The power of Reporter’s Notebook? About two months ago, a Beaconite wrote a Reporter’s Notebook item warning about dangerous new road markings in Fish Bay. He is happy to report …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (March 9, 2023)
Rentals on the roads As a Cane Garden Bay resident, a Beaconite is accustomed to navigating beaches and roads that can occasionally be crowded with tourists, and she typically enjoys …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (March 2, 2023)
Football fun A highlight of a Beaconite’s weekend was covering the launch of a football festival celebrating women in the sport. Kids of various ages showed up to the East …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Feb. 23, 2023)
Skydiving It’s not every day that a Beaconite jumps out of a plane, but she was happy to have the experience over the weekend. She took a trip to San …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Feb. 2, 2022)
Saying good-bye As Zarrin Ahmed winds down her time here in the Virgin Islands as a Beacon reporter, she has been making the most of her days and catching up …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Jan. 26, 2023)
Floored? During a Monday press conference, the premier denied a report that he had slept on the floor of an airport in Antigua recently while in transit to the United …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Jan. 19, 2023)
Slow down, drivers A Beaconite is enjoying the hustle and bustle of Road Town as tourists return in much greater numbers now that the Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted. But …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Dec. 22, 2022)
Holiday schedule Because of the coming holiday, the Beacon won’t print on Dec. 29 or Jan. 5, but advertising and editorial deadlines will return to normal for the Jan. 12 …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (December 15, 2022)
A Christmas miracle A Beaconite would like to report a Christmas miracle. On Tuesday, he had an 11:10 a.m. appointment to renew his immigration time at the Immigration Department. As …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Dec. 1, 2022)
Tooting our horn Beaconites have big news. Last month the Beacon received one of the premier investigative reporting awards in the hemisphere for its part in a recent cross-border collaboration …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Nov. 17, 2022)
Order in the court This week saw the announcement of a new, more accessible portal intended to facilitate more efficient court proceedings in the Virgin Islands, and a Beaconite expects …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Nov. 10, 2022)
Lit Fest Two Beaconites were thrilled to take part in the BVI Literary Arts Festival last week. Beacon Editor Freeman Rogers, above, hosted a panel with fiction authors Tiphanie Yanique, …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 27, 2022)
UK leadership The recent shakeup in the United Kingdom government has caused all kinds of speculation about the possible impacts here in the Virgin Islands. One political candidate even suggested …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 20, 2022)
In the classroom A Beaconite’s book club joined in this year’s celebration of Reading is Fun Week by reading to students from Ebenezer Thomas Primary School and Eslyn Henley Richiez …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 13, 2022)
Another school closed After everything that primary school students and staff have been through this year, a Beaconite was sad to hear that students from Alexandria Maduro Primary School had …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 6, 2022)
Hurricane fallout Shipping has understandably been interrupted by the storms that struck Florida and Puerto Rico recently, and the effects are apparently already reaching the Virgin Islands as illustrated by …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Sept. 29, 2022)
Being followed A Beaconite who is now in the United States for an extended stay is finding that hurricane season seems to be chasing her. When she left the Virgin …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Sept. 15, 2022)
Pier Park photos A Beaconite believes that people should be encouraged to take photographs and videos in the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park. Such material, after all, often finds …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Sept. 1, 2022)
Journalism award Readers may remember the Beacon’s January special report about the destruction of mangroves in the territory over the past 60 years. The piece was part of the “Paradise …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (August 28, 2022)
Everyone has a story A Beaconite was sitting in her car the other day when a complete stranger stopped by and struck up a conversation. Chatting about the weather gradually …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Aug. 18, 2022)
Getting in touch The Beacon has been having some phone trouble at the office in recent days, but the advertising department can be reached by phone or WhatsApp at 542-2404 …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (August 11, 2022)
Diving A Beaconite who first became a certified scuba diver in the Virgin Islands has done all but one of her dives in VI waters. This week, she finally got …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 28, 2022)
Festival schedule The Beacon won’t print next week because of the August Emancipation Festival holiday. Advertising and editorial deadlines will return to normal leading up to the next edition on …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 21, 2022)
Happy 50th! July 12 marked the 50th anniversary of the first official graduation at the BVI High School, as noted by community members on social media this week. Photos of …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 14, 2022)
Customer service A Beaconite is happy to hear that a director of customer service is to be appointed to “enhance” the government’s Customer Service Care Centre. For whoever is hired, …