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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
November 3, 2019

Premier tables downsized recovery plan

Government tabled a new Recovery to Development Plan during the Oct. 17 House of Assembly sitting, introducing a 33-page document that is designed to replace the previous 116-page plan that …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
October 22, 2019

The poetry of recovery

Though many have commended Dr. Richard Georges for publishing three books within three years, he said his secret to such success is actually quite simple: pace. “It’s a natural progression …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
October 14, 2019

Rymer: Central Administration Building work to pick up soon

Work is expected to accelerate soon on renovations to the Central Administration Building while public officers are relocated to temporary accommodations, Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer said Monday …

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by The BVI Beacon
October 14, 2019

Contract signed for 3 temp housing units

More than two years after Hurricane Irma damaged most homes in the territory, the government has allotted funds to build three temporary housing units in Tortola and Anegada. The Recovery …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
October 3, 2019

Revised recovery plan submitted to UK

Cabinet has approved and submitted a revised Recovery to Development Plan to the United Kingdom as part of efforts toward securing a loan guarantee. Premier Andrew Fahie said Monday that …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 24, 2019

EDITORIAL: End of shift system is welcome, but work needed in schools

Finally. Two years after Hurricane Irma, public high schoolers are no longer attending class on a part-time basis under a shift system. This welcome news comes with the long-delayed reopening …

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by The BVI Beacon
September 19, 2019

Government ‘on the way’ to loan guarantee

After weeks of criticising the United Kingdom’s conditions for a recovery loan guarantee, Premier Andrew Fahie returned from a visit to London and said this week that his government is …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 12, 2019

Opposition weighs in on loan guarantee

While Premier Andrew Fahie visited London this week following a public spat with United Kingdom officials, opposition members launched a series of community meetings and pushed back against Mr. Fahie’s …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 9, 2019

Gov’t recovery drags amid funding woes

In the weeks after Hurricane Irma, the recovery effort roared to life. With the help of funding and personnel from the United Kingdom and other partners, the Virgin Islands government …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 9, 2019

Premier’s Office silences RDA CEO

Over the past five weeks, Recovery and Development Agency CEO Paul Bayly scheduled and cancelled three interviews with the Beacon before ultimately declining to speak at the reported request of …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED

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