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January 19, 2026

NPT head named to Sargasso Sea Commission

National Parks Trust Director Cassander Titley-O’Neal has been tipped to serve on an international body that works to protect a vast area of the Atlantic Ocean north of the Virgin …

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by The BVI Beacon
June 3, 2025

Spring Bay could reopen by year-end

Nestled between vacation villas on Virgin Gorda’s southwestern tip, Spring Bay National Park is a more accessible beach experience for people unable to circumnavigate The Baths less than a kilometre …

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by Rushton Skinner
January 13, 2025

New year, new bird count

The team of birders piled into a truck on Anegada on Monday to make the usual route around the island for the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count. Led …

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by Allison Vaughn
September 19, 2024

House tackling last COI reform

The House of Assembly began tackling its final Commission of Inquiry reform this week as legislators debated the first of five bills designed to improve the governance of five statutory …

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by Allison Vaughn
February 10, 2023

Herbarium planned after 3-year study

Scientists from the United Kingdom-based Kew Gardens have completed a three-year study investigating how endangered plant species have managed to survive in certain areas of the Virgin Islands even following …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 4, 2020

To avoid layoffs, National Parks Trust asks employees to use vacation time during lockdowns

Following media reports of a letter to National Parks Trust employees stating that they will not be paid during any further lockdowns this year, NPT Director Dr. Cassander Titley-O’Neal issued …

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by Joey Waldinger

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