On a safari For many Virgin Islands residents who aren’t taxi drivers or schoolchildren, safari buses — those massive trucks painted with various themes — can be problematical. They are …
LETTER — Gov’t criticised for undoing predecessors’ climate work
Although among the smallest of Caribbean island states, the Virgin Islands has long been a leader in the region in formulating climate change policy and establishing a governance structure to …
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COMMENTARY — More Brexit fears aired
Brexit is the most damaging event in recent United Kingdom history, equivalent to the Suez Crisis of the early 1960s in terms of its malevolent effect on UK politics, economics …
Classifieds (July 18, 2019)
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Notices (July 18, 2019)
Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. ZRH Nominees (0043) Ltd. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 294154 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant …
As Montserrat medical school sanctioned, founder launching another in the VI
SPECIAL REPORT Dr. Orien Tulp, the founder and president of the University of Science, Arts and Technology in Montserrat, has big plans for the Virgin Islands. He and his team …
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 11, 2019)
Sister islands woes A Beaconite had the pleasure of visiting Jost Van Dyke this week for a meeting on disaster preparedness that turned into a town hall style event where …
Ocean floor mapping project is under way
Mapping the Virgin Islands’ waters is no easy task, but it’s under way with the help of the Recovery and Development Agency, the National Oceanographic Center from the United Kingdom, …
Classifieds (July 11, 2019)
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 4, 2019)
Quiet support The Beacon, like other media outlets, occasionally finds itself embroiled in controversy (the reasons for which are far beyond the scope of this Reporter’s Notebook). When that happens, …
COMMENTARY — Call made for economic change
In his preaching on the need for a new capitalism that will power social and economic prosperity in the West in the decades ahead, economist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate …
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LETTER — Salt Island descendent seeks brother
My name is Maekiaphan Phillips, but my birth name was Marciana Marcola Rivera. My dad was Epifanio B. Rivera. At my dad’s funeral on May 16, 1972, a brother from …
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 4, 2019)
No good deed… A Beaconite who recently bought a car decided it was only fair to pick up hitchhikers as often as possible, given that she certainly hitched her share …
Commentary — Book on Cornish in Caribbean seen as important to VI history
Over five years ago, I received a “blast from the past:” an email from an organiser of a UNESCO workshop in Antigua in the mid-1980s on the use of mini/micro …
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Commentary — Call made to separate ‘big money’ and politics
Neo liberalism is the idea that markets are self-correcting. For 40 years the belief that free markets allocate resources efficiently ruled. Jack the Tycoon was king, and whatever was good …
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Hospital accreditation review coming soon
The BVI Health Services Authority is preparing for an accreditation review scheduled for later this year, according to BVIHSA CEO Dr. Ronald Georges. “We started our accreditation journey in 2016,” …
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Classifieds (June 27, 2019)
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (June 20, 2019)
‘A miracle’ As a Beaconite waited for a tow truck to come drag her vehicle out of the ditch last week (long story short, wear better sunglasses when driving up …
Classifieds (June 2019)
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Reporter’s Notebook (June 13, 2019)
35 and counting Beaconites of course realise that the Queen’s birthday was celebrated on Friday in the territory. But that day also marked another birthday that is close to their …
Commentary — VI-Cornwall links explained
A recurring theme throughout more than 100 commentaries I have contributed to the Beacon has been the Virgin Islands’ ties over time with Cornwall, a county in southwest England. Last …