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November 14, 2024

Premier pushes ‘privacy’ ahead of register reforms

Measures originally aimed at shining a light on the owners of Virgin Islands-registered companies will be carefully tailored to “balance privacy,” Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said Monday in an apparent …

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by Shaun Connolly
October 31, 2024

Audit blasts 2019-2022 contracting procedures

The government tendered fewer than half of the major contracts it awarded between 2019 and 2022, and it often passed over the lowest offer for the rest, according to a …

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by Allison Vaughn
September 9, 2024

First-half tourism record driven by cruise ships

The first six months of 2024 set a tourism record, bringing the most visitor arrivals of any first half in Virgin Islands history and causing Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley …

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by Allison Vaughn
July 5, 2024

305 graduate high schools across VI

After each Elmore Stoutt High School graduate walked across the stage to receive a diploma last Thursday at the Multi-purpose Sports Complex, valedictorian J’Quela Callwood took the microphone. “We adapted …

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by Allison Vaughn
June 20, 2024

186 graduate from HLSCC

The 2024 graduates of H. Lavity Stoutt Community College know a thing or two about adversity. Many of them weathered Hurricane Irma around the time they started high school, and …

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by Allison Vaughn
June 7, 2024

Premier hails teamwork with new guv

Sweeping anti-corruption reforms recommended by the recent Commission of Inquiry can be achieved by the new deadline of September, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said Friday. Dr. Wheatley was speaking …

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by Shaun Connolly
May 30, 2024

Botched robbery doesn’t slow poker run

The 20th Leverick Bay Poker Run on Sunday was the second after the Covid-19 pandemic forced the event to take a three-year hiatus, and organisers dubbed it a success despite …

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by Rushton Skinner
May 23, 2024

Government touts first-year record

In an elaborate three-hour ceremony that featured dancers, saluting children, and the Rocky theme song, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley touted his government’s first year in office in a “territorial …

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by Shaun Connolly
March 4, 2024

New animal shelter in the works

On a recent Saturday morning, unpainted concrete walls cooled the interior of the skeleton structure that will become the new animal shelter in Josiahs Bay. “We are building a solid …

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by Rushton Skinner
February 29, 2024

Money laundering report brings threat of ‘grey list’

A major international report released Monday raises serious concerns about the territory’s ability to deal with money laundering and other financial crime, leading one expert to warn that “red lights” …

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by Shaun Connolly
February 12, 2024

Peter Island blames Covid for rebuild delays

The Covid-19 pandemic was to blame for the four-year delay in reopening Peter Island Resort, operators told the Beacon. The upmarket tourist property has been shuttered since sustaining heavy damage …

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by Shaun Connolly
January 30, 2024

As expected, cruise arrivals set record

As port officials had previously predicted, 2023 saw the arrival of a record number of cruise ship passengers in the territory, the BVI Ports Authority announced Monday. The number of …

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by The BVI Beacon
January 25, 2024

Governor bids farewell

In January 2021, Governor John Rankin arrived in the Virgin Islands days after his predecessor dropped a political bombshell by announcing a Commission of Inquiry into possible corruption in the …

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by Rushton Skinner
July 25, 2023

EZ Shipping blasts 2022 audit report

The debate last Thursday in the House of Assembly drew a sharp rebuke from a previous target of Auditor General Sonia Webster. On Tuesday, the Beacon received a statement from …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 21, 2023

EDITORIAL: First post-pandemic class enters world of opportunity

Congratulations to the members of the Class of 2023, who overcame formidable challenges to get where they are today. First, they survived Hurricane Irma, which transformed the territory. Then they …

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by The BVI Beacon
February 16, 2023

13 Covid cases reported this year

As of Friday, three patients had been admitted to the hospital to be treated for Covid-19 out of the 13 people who have tested positive this year, according to Health …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
December 23, 2022

EDITORIAL: The highs, lows and lessons of 2022

An optimistic look back on 2022 might conjure a year-end image of the Virgin Islands as a phoenix preparing to rise from the ashes of its former self. And after …

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by The BVI Beacon
December 6, 2022

930 take part in health training

Ahead of the holiday season, the Virgin Islands is preparing to join a regional programme that aims to set standards for public health management in the tourism sector across the …

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by Dana Kampa
December 1, 2022

Tourism booms as Covid ebbs

The tourism season started barely two weeks ago, but business is already booming at Foxy’s Tamarind Bar on Jost Van Dyke. “I don’t think we’ve ever seen a season like …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
October 28, 2022

Government mask policy to end November 1

Starting on Nov. 1, public officers will no longer be required to wear masks in offices, Deputy Governor David Archer announced last Thursday. Cabinet lifted the legal requirement to wear …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 2, 2022

Virgin Islands had 23 Covid cases as of Monday

As of Monday, there were 23 active Covid-19 cases known in the territory, according to a government dashboard released that day. Before that, government said in its most recent update …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
August 26, 2022

Virgin Islands to host vaccine drive

A vaccination drive will be held on Saturday and Sunday and again next weekend at the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital, the BVI Health Services Authority announced on Friday. “The …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
July 22, 2022

Virgin Islands drops entry test requirement

Travellers arriving in the territory are no longer required to present a negative Covid-19 test result to enter the Virgin Islands, government announced. The entry test requirement was in place …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 22, 2022

Mask mandate extended in public offices, schools

Less than a week after Cabinet lifted the territory’s indoor mask mandate, government announced that the requirement would be reinstated for public offices and schools. “For the next three to …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 16, 2022

Masks no longer required indoors

As of yesterday, people in the territory are no longer required to wear masks indoors or apply through the travel portal to enter the territory, Health and Social Development Minister …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED

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