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January 18, 2023

EDITORIAL: An appalling arrival

At a time when the territory urgently needs its tourism industry to recover quickly from the pandemic, we have been distressed to hear repeated horror stories about travellers’ arrival experience …

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by BVI Beacon
October 10, 2022

EDITORIAL: Government is dropping the ball amid a migration crisis

At a time when illegal migration is on the rise across the region, we are growing increasingly concerned by the Virgin Islands government’s spectacular failure to properly address the issue …

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by BVI Beacon
May 26, 2022

Another migrant flees detention at Castle Maria

Immigration officials are asking the public to help locate Haiti national Elena Milford, who they say escaped from detention at Hotel Castle Maria last week and remains at large. “The …

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by Joey Waldinger
April 29, 2022

Joint Task Force nabs 15 migrants on Anegada

Joint Task Force officers on Sunday apprehended 15 migrants after responding to reports of an abandoned vessel on Anegada, barely a month after detaining 23 migrants during a similar operation …

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by Joey Waldinger
January 7, 2022

Immigration department seeks info on 11 men

Chief Immigration Officer Ian Penn is seeking information on ten Haitians and one Venezuelan, according to a Dec. 29 press release from government. “The matter was immediately reported to the …

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by Joey Waldinger
October 11, 2021

EDITORIAL: Belongership system urgently needs reform

For decades, the government’s system for awarding belongership has been broken. It is inconsistent and unfair, and it lacks transparency. Thus, much of the information about the topic aired recently …

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by BVI Beacon
September 24, 2021

Two arrested in Virgin Gorda immigration crackdown

During a Sept. 12 operation on Virgin Gorda targeting people suspected of being in the territory illegally, Joint Task Force officers issued three summonses for immigration-related offences and police arrested …

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by Joey Waldinger
September 3, 2021

Crackdown coming on illegal entry

Covid-19 continues to plague communities around the world, which government leaders said last week was a main motivator for passing harsher border-control legislation that could lead to a 10-year prison …

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by Dana Kampa
July 21, 2021

Work permit system goes online

A new electronic work permit system has arrived just as the Covid-19 pandemic has led to  more and more business being conducted remotely. Premier Andrew Fahie, during a virtual rollout …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
January 8, 2021

Wheatley: Dominican Republic man escaped Virgin Islands after breaking quarantine

Virgin Islands authorities are currently tracking a Dominican Republic man who broke his quarantine after being refused entry into the territory on Dec. 20 — and who has since escaped …

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by Joey Waldinger
September 17, 2020

Two Venezuelans arrested in raid

Early in the morning of Sept. 6, officers with the recently formed Joint Task Force searched the Betteto Frett building in Wickhams Cay, where they arrested two Venezuelans who had …

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by Joey Waldinger
August 16, 2019

Amended belongership law passes

The House of Assembly passed the Immigration and Passport (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 2019 on Aug. 1 after it was considered clause by clause through a committee of the whole House. …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
June 12, 2019

Wheatley promises environmental law

Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley spoke at length at the House of Assembly on Monday on the importance of sustainable development both as it applies to environmental …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
April 17, 2019

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by BVI Beacon
July 9, 2018

COMMENTARY — Passport Office staff draws praise

I am writing in response to Donald de Castro’s letter of last week, “Passport statement draws questions.” In June/July 2017, I needed to renew both my United Kingdom passport and …

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by Pam Edwards

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