On Saturday, a barrage of honks, beeps and cheers carried down into Cane Garden Bay as a train of cars, some with passengers waving laminated photos of a special basketball …
July 27, 2023
March 3, 2023
CGB sewage collection system to cost $4m
Last July, government commissioned a $1.8 million wastewater treatment plant near the Ivan Dawson Primary School in Cane Garden Bay. Now, another $4 million is needed to complete the collection …
September 6, 2022
Irma, then and now: Five years later
The Virgin Islands has transformed in the five years since it was devastated by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017. Scroll down to compare scenes photographed shortly after Irma to …
July 1, 2022
Cops seize four illegal motorbikes
Police seized four oversized motorbikes over the weekend after an off-duty officer spotted the min the Cane Garden Bay area and alerted several teams of officers who helped confiscate the …
January 28, 2022
Police Commissioner asks for funding to hire more officers
After years of a chronically underfunded police force, Police Commissioner Mark Collins is again requesting more money to hire senior officials and house specialised divisions, he said late last year …
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September 17, 2021
US citizen charged with unlawful sexual intercourse with underage girl
Kadeem Callwood, 19, a United States citizen residing in Cane Garden Bay, was charged with five counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 16, Police …
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January 14, 2021
Gunshots reported in Cane Garden Bay but police find nothing
Police received two reports of gunshots in the areas of Cane Garden Bay and Ballast Bay at around midnight on Sunday, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton said via WhatsApp on …
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July 1, 2020
Community centres to be rebuilt in Brewers, Cane
Plans are in the works to rebuild the community centres in Brewers Bay and Cane Garden Bay that sustained damage in the 2017 hurricanes, according to Deputy Premier Carvin Malone. …
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February 28, 2020
Rymer: Sewerage in Cane, East End to get priority
As government forges ahead with the National Sewerage Project, the Ministry of Transportation, Works and Utilities will prioritise Cane Garden Bay and East End/Long Look “for a comprehensive overhaul and …
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January 21, 2020
Art auctioned by the beach
On Saturday evening, Paradise Club in Cane Garden Bay was lit with a display of art and photography that was up for auction. The five-person show, themed “Wave of Art,” …
October 10, 2019
As tourist season approaches, Cane reopens
Kate Mathew was eating nachos on the beach in Cane Garden Bay Sunday evening, while a few yards away kids tossed a ball in the surf and swimmers lazed around …
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October 4, 2019
Cane Garden Bay beach “closed” due to bacteria
Government announced Friday that Cane Garden Bay beach was “closed for recreational use” after water quality samples found high levels of harmful bacteria, but beachgoers continued to swim there and …
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March 12, 2019
Shore fix in Cane unlikely to last, experts say
About a month ago, excavations began along the beach in the north end of Cane Garden Bay as part of a government project designed to protect a shoreline that slips …
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October 17, 2018
In Their Words: Garfield “One Love” Hull
Mr. Hull, also known as Jah Lucia, is the owner of One Love Gift Shop in Cane Garden Bay, which was destroyed after Hurricane Irma and rebuilt. The opening date …
August 28, 2018
Disney Cruise Line returns today, territory prepared
Last Tuesday morning in Cane Garden Bay, something was happening everywhere you looked: Backhoes were churning up sand, steps were being swept, roofs were being hammered, buildings were being painted, …
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July 5, 2018
BVI Food Fete launches at Callwood Rum Distillery
Fried fish proved a surprisingly versatile main course as local chefs served up different varieties, accompanied by craft cocktails and live music, at Callwood Rum Distillery in Cane Garden Bay …
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June 6, 2018
In their Words: ‘My first memory was crushing sugarcane’
Mark Callwood is the son of Michael Callwood, the owner and operator of Callwood Rum Distillery in Cane Garden Bay, and works in the family business. The following are his words, …
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May 10, 2018
Cane Garden Bay and Brewers Bay to get $1.7 million makeover
New palm trees, a graveyard wall, and a repaired dinghy dock are just some of the $1.7 million worth of improvements the government will be pouring into Cane Garden and …
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