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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 …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
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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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
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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by Dana Kampa
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 …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
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 …

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by Dana Kampa
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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by Joey Waldinger
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 …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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 …

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by BVI Beacon
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. …

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by BVI Beacon
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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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
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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by Joey Waldinger
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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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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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by Conor King Devitt

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