Colin O’Neal is the CEO of JOMA Properties Ltd, a property development and management company based on Tortola. The company, he says, has completed about 95 percent of the work …
January 23, 2019
December 6, 2018
In their Words: Claudius Sam
Mr. Sam is a chef at Potter’s by the Sea in Anegada. The following are his words, condensed and edited by Claire Shefchik. I’m Claudius Sam, the man with the …
November 29, 2018
In their Words: Eddie Young
After Hurricane Irma, Mr. Young has worked both for his father’s business on Virgin Gorda — Young’s Maintenance Services — and as a bartender at the Coconut Lounge in the …
November 21, 2018
In their Words: Meleni Khan
Ms. Khan (far left) is working with her son, Farrari Khan (far right), a leukaemia survivor and a grade seven student at Cedar International School, to run their new nonprofit …
November 7, 2018
In their Words: Joe Collier
Mr. Collier is the president and CEO of Mainsail Lodging and Development, which owns and operates Scrub Island Resort and Marina, the grand reopening of which took place Oct. 1. …
October 26, 2018
In their Words: Edward Childs
Mr. Childs is a director at Smiths Gore’s Virgin Islands office. Like many businesses throughout the territory, the real estate consultancy firm operated quite differently in the year after the …
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 …
October 11, 2018
In their Words: Tameshwar Lutawan
Mr. Lutawan, 21, works with his father Komal, who is known as “Smiley,” in his garage in Baughers Bay. After Hurricane Irma, he helped to repair the BVI Red Cross’s …
October 5, 2018
In their Words: Bennet Smith
Mr. Smith, a retired civil servant, had a long career spanning the top ranks of government, serving in posts including the chief engineer for the Public Works Department; permanent secretary …
September 26, 2018
In their Words: James Carr
Five years ago, James Carr left his financial services job in the Virgin Islands to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Since then, he has performed for crowds …
August 31, 2018
In their Words: ‘Guess what? I locked myself out.’
Michael Masters, the founder of Nautool Machine Limited, recently sold his business and retired. Last September, he spent Hurricane Irma alone in his house in Cooten Bay — and found …
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August 13, 2018
In their Words: Radiance Modeste
Radiance Modeste, of Virgin Gorda, is a student at the Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies and a junior chef on the National Culinary Team. In June, she was the …
August 1, 2018
In their Words: Melvin Jeffers
Mr. Jeffers, acting deputy fire chief and station officer, recently won the Red Cross Medal for Service and Bravery for helping an injured officer get to safety during Hurricane Irma. …
July 25, 2018
In their Words: Naudia L. Turnbull
Ms. Turnbull, 23, is the creator of the Qartoonme series, a collection of short comedic online video cartoons that portray some of the frustrations of Virgin Islands life after Hurricane …
July 18, 2018
In their Words: Shakeem “DJ Fireblaze” Dore
Mr. Dore, aka DJ Fireblaze, plays at clubs and private events around the Virgin Islands, including last Sunday at Wet Fete on Long Bay Beach. Below are his words, condensed …
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July 11, 2018
In their Words: Dame Peters
Dame Peters, who is from the Virgin Islands, owns his own photography business and has been taking professional photos for years. The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College alumnus came full …
July 4, 2018
In their Words: ‘We see a drastic decrease in business’
Richard Henry is the owner of Marine Depot BVI. A Guyana native, he has lived in the Virgin Islands for 35 years. Below are his words, condensed and edited by …
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June 20, 2018
In their Words: Doug Arter
Doug Arter, the founder and owner of Journeys Health Spa, lost the space that housed his business on Main Street after Hurricane Irma. But since the storm, Mr. Arter and …
June 13, 2018
In their Words: Sanjay Surtani
Sanjay Surtani, a gemologist, is the director and co-owner — with his wife Veera — of House of Luxury, a jewellery store in the Tortola Pier Park. The following are …
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 23, 2018
In their Words: Duran Greaves
Duran Greaves, 23, is the food and beverage coordinator at Village Cay Resort and Marina. He spends most of his time there tending the bar — a role he resumed …
May 15, 2018
Kim Takeuchi: In Their Words
Kim Takeuchi, who has lived on Virgin Gorda for 14 years, is operations manager at Unite BVI. She competed in the stand-up paddle- board race in the 2018 VISAR Swim …
April 10, 2018
In their Words: Raphael Singh
Mr. Singh, 28, works as an air traffic control officer for the BVI Airports Authority. He also has a private pilot licence, an instrument rating and commercial multi-engine land rating. …
March 15, 2018
In their Words: Survivor’s Story
Shauna-Kay Miller is a singer and home economics teacher at the BVI Seventh-Day Adventist School in Carrot Bay. She won the 2017 Gen Y Factor competition and has been performing …
