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March 20, 2023

EDITORIAL: Women much missed in House of Assembly

There was an elephant in the room this month when the territory celebrated International Women’s Day amidst the ongoing election campaigns. In recent decades, Virgin Islands women have increasingly taken …

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by BVI Beacon
November 28, 2022

EDITORIAL: Please weigh in on Constitution

Over the next year, the Constitutional Review Commission will work to produce a report advising the House of Assembly on the way forward toward a stronger Constitution. But first, they …

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by BVI Beacon
April 1, 2022

EDITORIAL: Direct UK rule should be a very last resort

The stakes are high as the United Kingdom-appointed Commission of Inquiry prepares to submit its recommendations to Governor John Rankin next month. Following two similar COIs in the Turks and …

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by BVI Beacon
Commission of Inquiry
September 24, 2021

EDITORIAL: Boards mishandled, almost across the board

In recent weeks, hearings in the Commission of Inquiry have again highlighted a longstanding problem in the territory: Successive governments have used exceedingly poor practice when appointing and removing the …

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by BVI Beacon
October 12, 2020

EDITORIAL: Public holiday reform an easy win for government

If the government is looking for easy win, a golden opportunity has arisen. Last week, the Public Holidays Review Committee published a list of recommendations that it now plans to …

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by BVI Beacon
February 10, 2020

EDITORIAL: The ferry system is a national embarrassment

Operating a reliable, convenient ferry service between Tortola and St. Thomas is not rocket science. It is not even ferry science. It is plain common sense. But despite decades of …

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by BVI Beacon

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