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March 20, 2025

Despite criticism, Kartel show draws a crowd

Beneath a bright moon, an ocean of cell phone cameras pointed upwards as Jamaican dancehall artist Vybez Kartel took the stage just minutes after midnight. The crowd erupted, and photographers …

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by Rushton Skinner
December 5, 2024

Lobster, music and fun in Anegada

A record number of restaurants took part in the 12th annual Anegada Lobster Festival over the weekend, drawing praise from enthusiastic visitors despite attendance that participants said was down from …

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by Allison Vaughn
November 15, 2024

Tourism manual coming soon

One of the first roads in the Virgin Islands stretched from the Chalwell junction to Windy Hill, and it was called the “paved walk” because it was composed of stones …

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by Allison Vaughn
September 26, 2024

Statutory board reforms continue

Over the past week, legislators passed four out of five bills designed to improve the governance of statutory bodies as the House of Assembly addressed its final reform recommendation from …

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by Allison Vaughn
May 31, 2024

Small crowds, big cheers at music fest

Dancing concertgoers crowded the stage in hopes of touching Jamaican dancehall performer Alkaline early Sunday morning at the Virgin Islands Music Festival. It was a high point for the three-day …

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by Allison Vaughn
March 29, 2024

$670k budgeted for music festival

Government has allocated $670,000 for the Virgin Islands Music Festival in May but hopes to earn it all back through ticket sales, sponsorships and other revenue streams, Premier Dr. Natalio …

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by Allison Vaughn
February 19, 2024

Tourism plan promised this year

After more than a decade of delays, a national tourism plan is in the works and will be completed by the end of this year, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley …

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by Allison Vaughn
February 23, 2023

Skelton speaks out after leaving BVI Tourist Board

After working for the BVI Tourist Board for 19 years, Rhodni Skelton left his post as deputy director early this month after being passed over for the agency’s top job. …

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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
March 10, 2022

BVITB request for more funds rebuffed

The head of the BVI Tourist Board told legislators last year that the agency needed $15 million to do its job in 2022, when tourism is expected to recover by …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
November 29, 2018

Eco-levy cash caught in government debate

In April 2017, legislators passed the Environmental Protection and Tourism Improvement Fund Act, establishing a $10 levy for non-cruise-ship visitors entering the Virgin Islands. The law — which took effect …

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by Conor King Devitt
Road Town ferry terminal
September 21, 2018

Anegada “pushing for bigger and better things” after Irma

This article originally appeared in the Beacon’s Sept. 6 “Irma Anniversary” edition. For the some 300 people living on Anegada, day-to-day life is punctuated by boat arrivals. Road Town-based passenger ferries pull …

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by Conor King Devitt
September 12, 2018

Virgin Islands economy takes new shapes after Irma

This article originally appeared in the Beacon’s Sept. 6 “Irma Anniversary” edition. Like many people throughout the Virgin Islands, Courdney Williams has a very different daily routine than he did 12 months …

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by Conor King Devitt

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