Certain prison, customs and immigration officers could soon be subject to new vetting requirements under a bill the House of Assembly passed recently in accordance with a Commission of Inquiry …
August 15, 2024
May 30, 2024
Immigration bill passes with amendments
The Immigration and Passport Amendment Bill, 2024, passed with amendments on Friday after the House of Assembly returned from a closed-door committee session, according to HOA Public Relations Officer Linton …
May 2, 2024
Two migrants captured on Peter Island
More migrants allegedly entered the territory illegally last week, but most of them had not been reported apprehended as of Beacon press time yesterday afternoon. After receiving a tip about …
March 30, 2024
21 more migrants found near VG, leaving 53 in custody
Twenty-one migrants who entered the territory illegally were apprehended March 21 in the North Sound area of Virgin Gorda, bringing the total number of migrants in the Immigration Department’s custody …
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March 8, 2024
Premier eyeing full Caricom membership
The government is considering pursuing full membership in the Caribbean Community under an arrangement that would not require signing on to all the regional organisation’s agreements, according to Premier Dr. …
March 7, 2024
14 migrants captured on Virgin Gorda
Early on the morning of Feb. 29 in an abandoned building on Virgin Gorda, police found 11 migrants who had entered the territory illegally, they said. Subsequent investigations uncovered three …
March 21, 2022
Migrants escape from detention
Eight migrants recently escaped detention, but three had been recaptured as of March 14, according to a press release that day from the Immigration Department. Chief Immigration Officer Ian Penn …
July 1, 2021
Customs and Immigration chiefs appear before Commission of Inquiry
Customs Commissioner Wade Smith and Chief Immigration Officer Ian Penn, the heads of the territory’s two biggest border enforcement agencies, sat before the Commission of Inquiry on June 23 and …
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July 17, 2020
Jobless expats asked to leave
Government is instructing expatriates who are unemployed due to the Covid-19 pandemic to return to their home countries as soon as possible unless they have the requisite permission to seek …
March 27, 2020
Layoffs loom after border closure
The sudden shutdown of the tourism industry and other businesses in the Virgin Islands due to the coronavirus pandemic — coupled with global economic concerns — is leaving employees with …
