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September 5, 2022

EDITORIAL: VI strong, but government recovery far behind

For the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Irma, we asked a handful of residents to grade the territory’s recovery on a scale of one to ten. Their scores averaged nearly seven, …

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by BVI Beacon
Ralph T. O’Neal Administration Complex
January 7, 2022

RDA completed 7 projects in 2021

The Recovery and Development Agency oversaw seven projects last year and is looking to complete more in 2022, including works at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, RDA acting CEO …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
October 24, 2021

Ground floor completed at Road Town fire station

Four years after Hurricane Irma gutted the Road Town fire station, renovation of the ground floor is finished, complementing second-storey repairs carried out in 2019 and bringing the project one …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
Fire station
September 6, 2021

EDITORIAL: Four years after Irma, government recovery far behind

The Elmore Stoutt High School. The Isabella Morris Primary School. The Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre. The Road Town library. The West End ferry terminal. The National Emergency Operations Centre. …

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by BVI Beacon
September 2, 2021

WE ferry terminal tender expected in 6 months

Close collaboration between residents and planners will be key to making sure the design of the new West End ferry terminal fits the community’s needs, residents said during an Aug. …

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by Dana Kampa
September 2, 2021

Housing issues persist four years post-Irma

When Covid-19 hit early last year, many Virgin Islands residents were still living in homes that had not been fully repaired from the damage they sustained during hurricanes Irma and …

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by Dana Kampa
August 25, 2021

Demolition progresses at admin complex

Demolition and waterproofing work has progressed at the Ralph T. O’Neal Administration Complex this year despite complications caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye …

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by Dana Kampa
August 25, 2021

7 of 9 community centres not ready for storms

Most of the territory’s community centres are not yet fully repaired nearly four years after Hurricane Irma, though two are now ready to serve as emergency shelters following completion of …

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by Dana Kampa
May 17, 2021

Fire station repairs on schedule, Rymer says

Work on the Road Town Fire Headquarters under a $332,000 contract issued on March 2 is on target to be completed by July, according to Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister …

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by BVI Beacon
March 5, 2021

Contract signed for repairs to fire station

Renovations to the ground floor of the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters in Road Town are finally commencing after more than three years of delays. During a ceremony …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
October 18, 2020

RDA gets funding for police, court facilities

New funding has been provided to facilitate repairs to the Road Town Police Station and the Magistrates’ Court from damage caused by the 2017 hurricanes, and three “deeds of contribution” …

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by Dana Kampa
September 14, 2020

EDITORIAL: Covid is highlighting Irma recovery failures

Three years after Hurricane Irma, successive governments’ failure to secure the needed level of recovery funding — which now could be doing much more to help the stalled economy through …

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by BVI Beacon
Ralph T. O'Neal Administration Complex
September 13, 2020

Remembering Irma in the Covid age

A recent uptick in cases of Covid-19 in the Virgin Islands meant that community members couldn’t host any sort of large gathering on Sunday to reflect on the past three …

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by Dana Kampa
September 11, 2020

Underfunded hurricane recovery still dragging

As the Covid-19 crisis has decimated the economy in recent months, leaders have sought to counter the dismal outlook while rolling out more than $10 million worth of contracts under …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
March 3, 2020

2019 tourism approached pre-Irma levels

A total of 894,991 tourists visited the Virgin Islands during 2019, reaching nearly 80 percent of pre-Irma levels and more than doubling 2018 numbers, Premier Andrew Fahie announced last Thursday …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 28, 2020

Premier: Revised Recovery to Development Plan in UK hands

After submitting a revised Recovery to Development Plan to the United Kingdom in September, the Virgin Islands government is now waiting to learn whether the UK will approve the territory’s …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 4, 2020

Where are they now? Irma survivors abroad share their journeys

Connie Haines Barry lives in an island-inspired haven in Spooner, Wisconsin, a town in the United States with a population of about 2,600 people. A pineapple-themed welcome sign hangs above …

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by Dana Kampa
January 30, 2020

Opposition promises to hold government accountable

After losing former opposition member Alvera Maduro-Caines to the Virgin Islands Party and seeing the resignation of Recovery and Development Agency CEO Paul Bayly this month, opposition members acknowledged last …

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by Dana Kampa
January 22, 2020

EDITORIAL: RDA CEO’s resignation hurts, but it’s no surprise

The slow pace of the government’s hurricane recovery is nothing short of a crisis, and the resignation of Recovery and Development Agency CEO Paul Bayly is another major blow to …

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by BVI Beacon
RDA poll
December 17, 2019

Post-Irma growth puts VI near top in tourism rankings

Following low tourism numbers in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, the Virgin Islands saw some of the highest growth in the Caribbean during a strong regional …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
December 15, 2019

Premier: New court facilities coming soon

A new Magistrates’ Court is currently being designed and planned as part of the first phase of the “Halls of Justice” project, according to Government Information Services. Premier Andrew Fahie …

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by BVI Beacon
December 9, 2019

D-7 receives updates on local projects

During a Friday meeting that lasted about two hours at the Church of God of Prophecy in East End, Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Dr. Natalio Wheatley …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
November 13, 2019

Cartoon (November 7, 2019)

by BVI Beacon
Cartoon (November 7, 2019)
November 8, 2019

UK and VI in ‘technical’ talks on new recovery plan

The government is in discussions with United Kingdom officials about the new Recovery to Development Plan, which was submitted to the UK on Sept. 27 as part of ongoing efforts …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
November 4, 2019

EDITORIAL: The revised recovery plan is even worse than the last

When we heard that the new government was drafting a revised recovery plan as part of its efforts to secure the United Kingdom loan guarantee, we had high hopes. But …

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by BVI Beacon

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