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March 5, 2021

Border barges cost $360k per month

Though the Virgin Islands reopened to tourists at the start of December, the seaports remain closed to international travel, and government is continuing with measures to fortify border patrols. To …

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by Dana Kampa
March 5, 2021

Ports opening pushed with four days’ notice

The government isn’t equipped to monitor both the Covid-19 vaccination rollout and a long-promised sea border reopening, which therefore has been pushed back another 45 days to April 15, the …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
March 5, 2021

49th Spring Regatta postponed until 2022

The annual BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival has been pushed back for a second year due to complications arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers announced Friday. “As much as …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 26, 2021

Opposition leader calls for ‘stimulus 2.0’

As the first anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic approaches, Opposition Leader Marlon Penn recently highlighted a need for additional relief while addressing the pandemic, the tourism industry and other economic …

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by Dana Kampa
February 22, 2021

3,000 masks and counting

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world, Virgin Islands resident Denise Carson made it her goal to ensure that everyone in need of a face mask was able to get …

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by Dana Kampa
February 19, 2021

Cabinet relaunches meeting summaries

As conversation about the importance of good governance buzzes in the community, officials recently relaunched a transparency measure they had discontinued shortly after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. On …

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by Dana Kampa
February 19, 2021

‘Temporary layoffs’ get longer

The workforce furlough extension passed in the House of Assembly last year has been prolonged by another month and now lasts through the end of February, government announced. The move …

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by Dana Kampa
February 4, 2021

14th governor sworn in

Governor John Rankin first visited the Virgin Islands not on vacation, but to lend his support as leader of a fellow overseas territory in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in …

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by Dana Kampa
January 21, 2021

Interview: Departing governor reviews tenure

  After arriving just 16 days before Hurricane Irma devastated the Virgin Islands in 2017, Governor Gus Jaspert has since been largely focused on the territory’s recovery and the Covid-19 …

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by Dana Kampa
January 14, 2021

Cruise ships arrive for 30-day ‘warm layups’

For the first time since last March, two cruise ships docked Monday at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park. But they are carrying only crewmembers, and no one will …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 12, 2021

EDITORIAL: A better 2021? Here’s how.

Following the struggles of the past year, we know we’re not alone in wishing for a much brighter 2021. The following is our list of a few ways to help …

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by BVI Beacon
January 8, 2021

New rules take effect as Covid cases climb

With growing concerns of a second wave of faster-spreading Covid-19 in the United Kingdom, the Unites States and other countries, the Virgin Islands has pushed its projected reopening date for …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
December 7, 2020

EDITORIAL: As borders reopen, better safe than sorry

In recent weeks, there has been much debate about the border reopening that got under way last week, but now everyone must work together to achieve success as tourism returns. …

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by BVI Beacon
December 5, 2020

After eight months, tourists welcomed back

As the late afternoon sun beat down on the tarmac of the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Tuesday, two flights carrying visitors touched down. Aboard one of the planes …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
November 27, 2020

Virgin Islands readies for Tuesday reopening

A week before the border reopening, more details on the official entry protocols were announced and the online portal for applying to enter the Virgin Islands went live. But businesses …

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by Dana Kampa
November 19, 2020

Budget address pushes airport, pier expansion

The World Bank has forecasted the “deepest global recession in eight decades” because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Virgin Islands is not exempt. Estimates show a $22 million dip …

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by Dana Kampa
November 12, 2020

House agenda addresses life amid Covid-19

While this year’s Speech from the Throne delivered by Governor Gus Jaspert last Thursday in the House of Assembly repeated many familiar promises for digital advancement and overhauls of major …

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by Dana Kampa
November 10, 2020

EDITORIAL: Government’s silence on stimulus is deafening

At a time when thousands of Virgin Islands residents are unemployed or otherwise struggling due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are disturbed by the government’s failure to adequately account for …

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by BVI Beacon
November 5, 2020

Biz info released, but reopening website not launched

The standards that businesses must meet ahead of the Dec. 1 border reopening became a bit clearer this week with new information released about “gold seal” staff training requirements. However, …

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by Dana Kampa
November 2, 2020

EDITORIAL: Communication failure marred tourism reopening

Premier Andrew Fahie is right that the territory should proceed slowly and cautiously when restarting tourism, but his government’s abysmal communication surrounding the Dec. 1 reopening has needlessly exacerbated a …

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by BVI Beacon
Cane Garden Bay
October 30, 2020

Reopening plan sparks outcry, cancellations

Premier Andrew Fahie on Monday announced the official protocols for tourists to enter the Virgin Islands, which include four rounds of testing for Covid-19, four days of quarantine within approved …

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by Dana Kampa
October 22, 2020

Amid questions, tourism industry prepares for reopening

With a new tourism season set to start on Dec. 1, hotels are outfitting rooms, boats are getting back on the water, restaurants are stocking up, and many other businesses …

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by Dana Kampa
October 21, 2020

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October 18, 2020

Stakeholders debate bubble tourism, quarantine rules

During a series of closed-door stakeholder meetings hosted by the BVI Tourist Board over the past week, business owners in the tourism sectors of small hotels, transportation and tour operations …

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by Dana Kampa
October 8, 2020

Draft reopening protocols complete but not public

With less than seven weeks until the Virgin Islands’ borders are set to reopen to non-residents for the first time since late March, government has launched a series of meetings …

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by Dana Kampa

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