The Virgin Islands’ soaring air connectivity received another uplift this week as LIAT Airlines returned to the skies over Beef Island. Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley hailed the move as a …
December 12, 2024
November 28, 2024
Three airport options unveiled at public meetings
The government’s latest proposals to expand the runway at the Virgin Islands’ main airport were unveiled at a public meeting the evening of Nov. 26, but major details about the …
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October 6, 2023
Two seized drug planes part of a bigger problem on Anegada
In a field next to the Theodolph Faulkner Administration Building, where Anegada’s police force is based, lie two battered engines and the charred tail section of a small Piper airplane …
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September 21, 2023
Plane lands on Anegada, then burns
Early yesterday morning, a plane landed without authorisation at Anegada’s Captain Auguste George Airport, police said. “Shortly after landing, a fire of unknown origin engulfed the aircraft,” Police Information Officer …
August 3, 2023
Airport closures blamed on ‘growing pains’
Increased air traffic has strained staffing at the territory’s airports in recent months and led to unexpected closures, Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer said last Thursday during a joint …
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March 1, 2023
PPP back on table for runway expansion
Public-private partnerships are among the options being considered for the airport expansion the government hopes to build soon, officials said after attending a recent meeting of the Airport Expansion Summit …
September 23, 2022
Three statutory bodies get new leadership
The boards overseeing three statutory bodies have been replaced in recent weeks, bringing new leadership to the BVI Ports Authority, the BVI Airports Authority, and the BVI Tourist Board, according …
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April 28, 2022
Stimulus awardees urged to account for spending
As part of an update on a variety of economic affairs, Premier Andrew Fahie went into further detail on how government plans to account for the $40 million granted by …
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February 7, 2022
Premier pushes for direct US flights
During his annual address to his First District, Premier Andrew Fahie provided updates on initiatives including plans for direct flights to the United States using the existing runway at the …
August 25, 2021
Airport development fund in spotlight
The BVI Airports Authority development fund has been tapped for various uses in recent years, including multiple consultancies costing hundreds of thousands of dollars as well as investments in equipment …
July 23, 2021
Commissioner of Inquiry asks airport boss to resubmit his affidavit
After BVI Airports Authority Managing Director Clive Smith testified before the Commission of Inquiry for a little over an hour on Monday, COI Commissioner Sir Gary Hickinbottom ended the hearing …
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November 18, 2020
Virgin Gorda airport project re-tendered
After announcing in September that two foreign contractors with local partners had bid for the rehabilitation of the existing sand-and-gravel runway at the Taddy Bay Airport in Virgin Gorda, the …
February 7, 2020
‘In-transit lounge’ opens at airport
The BVI Airports Authority officially launched its “In-Transit Lounge” at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Saturday. The facility will serve air passengers transiting through the airport to catch …
January 9, 2020
BVIAA honours track and field athletes
The BVI Athletics Association hosted its annual awards gala at The Moorings on December 30. The event honoured Virgin Islands athletes of all ages for accomplishments throughout the 2019 season. …
October 10, 2019
Government may sue US lawyer over BVI Airways
After $7.2 million of taxpayers’ money was funneled into a failed deal with BVI Airways in 2016 and 2017, angry residents called for answers, and then-Premier Dr. Orlando Smith promised …
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August 31, 2019
Ex-BVIAA chair fires back at premier, says July claims were largely false
Former BVI Airports Authority Chairman Glenn Harrigan wrote a scathing letter to Premier Andrew Fahie this month, claiming that some of Mr. Fahie’s July criticisms of the BVIAA were false …
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July 26, 2019
Fahie: Airports a ‘rabbit hole’ of mismanagement
The government needs $8.3 million to get the territory’s airports back on track after the newly installed BVI Airports Authority board discovered “a rabbit hole of mismanagement, deception, profligacy, and …
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June 11, 2018
BVI Airports Authority requests $15 million for runway
The BVI Airports Authority requested $15 million to improve the friction of the runway at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, according to a report on the deliberations of the …
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