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April 11, 2025

Businesses tapped for Road Town revamp

Government hopes businesses will fund half of a $10 million effort to spruce up Road Town over the next five years, but the needed financing is not yet in place, …

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by Shaun Connolly
March 24, 2025

Rights watchdog in the works again

The territory’s 2007 Constitution provided for the creation of a commission charged with helping protect human rights in the Virgin Islands. It was never formed. But now, after 18 years …

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by Allison Vaughn
November 15, 2024

Virgin Islands flooded again

Cars floated away, homes and businesses flooded, and roadways crumbled early Monday morning during the latest in a series of flash floods that have plagued the territory this year. “It …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
August 1, 2024

Torch parade kicks off 70th Festival

Torch-lit residents clad in white marched through Road Town on Monday evening, ceremoniously commencing the 70th August Emancipation Festival. Under the sweltering nighttime humidity, more than three dozen people sang …

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by Rushton Skinner
May 17, 2024

Old administration building to be repaired

Government plans to renovate the former government administration building and its annex at the Sir Olva Georges Plaza, but no firm timeline has been set for the project, according to …

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by Allison Vaughn
April 25, 2024

East End Police Station closed for now

The East End Police Station closed Friday until further notice because of the government’s ongoing sewage works in the parking lot adjacent to the facility, police announced last week. “These …

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by The BVI Beacon
April 18, 2024

Burt Point sewage plant back online

The Burt Point sewage treatment plant is operational again for the first time since it sustained major damage during Hurricane Irma in 2017. Extensive repairs on the facility were completed …

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by Allison Vaughn
April 11, 2024

Surgeries delayed by hospital AC outage

Elective surgeries were put on hold for at least 13 days at the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital as uncomfortable heat plagued the facility because of an air-conditioning problem, according …

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by The BVI Beacon
February 29, 2024

Money laundering report brings threat of ‘grey list’

A major international report released Monday raises serious concerns about the territory’s ability to deal with money laundering and other financial crime, leading one expert to warn that “red lights” …

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by Shaun Connolly
February 29, 2024

‘Several’ detained after police op

Following investigations into a Feb. 4 shooting in Cane Garden Bay and the Feb. 9 armed robbery of Aladdin Store in Road Town, police carried out a “targeted early-morning operation” …

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by The BVI Beacon
December 11, 2023

Christmas in the City marks 25

On Dec. 1-2, Shore Way Drive in Road Town was closed to cars and opened to foot traffic for Christmas in the City, kicking off consumerism in the Virgin Islands …

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by Rushton Skinner
December 7, 2023

3 charged for Road Town burglaries

Following a series of burglaries plaguing homes and businesses in Road Town over the previous two-week period, police announced last Thursday that they had arrested and charged three men. “Officers …

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by The BVI Beacon
November 3, 2023

Buy BVI back for first time since Irma

For the first time since the 2017 hurricanes, businesses from around the territory showcased their offerings last week at the Buy BVI Trade Expo. The event — which the BVI …

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by Rushton Skinner
October 30, 2023

New options for ringing in a new year

Virgin Islands residents and visitors will have two new options for ringing in 2024, and organisers have already started promoting both. In Road Town, Tortola Pier Park Ltd. will feature …

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by Rushton Skinner
October 30, 2023

Cops still tight-lipped on Road Town death, says deceased not identified yet

Police still have not identified a man who died after they received a report that he was “behaving erratically” at Village Cay in the early hours of Oct. 13, according …

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by The BVI Beacon
October 30, 2023

EDITORIAL: Sewer contracts are progress, but leaders must stay focused

We were heartened by the latest round of contracts signed to advance the much-delayed sewerage project in East End/Long Look, where residents have long suffered from untreated waste running in …

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by The BVI Beacon
October 19, 2023

Man dead after reportedly acting ‘erratically’ in Road Town

An unidentified man is dead after police received a report that he was “behaving erratically” at Village Cay in the early hours of Friday morning, according to the Police Information …

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by The BVI Beacon
September 15, 2023

Two charged in separate Road Town burglaries

Officers of the Criminal Investigations Department recently charged two men for separate burglaries in Road Town. Howard Hughes, 53, of no fixed place of abode, was charged with burgling the …

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by The BVI Beacon
February 20, 2023

EDITORIAL: Road Town a nightmare for pedestrians, drivers

Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the government redirected the traffic flow in Road Town as part of efforts to reduce the congestion that has plagued the capital for decades. For …

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by BVI Beacon
September 6, 2022

Irma, then and now: Five years later

The Virgin Islands has transformed in the five years since it was devastated by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017. Scroll down to compare scenes photographed shortly after Irma to …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
April 14, 2022

Docked boat catches fire in Road Town

Eighteen minutes after the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service received a call early Friday about a boat on fire, four officers put out the flames, Chief Fire Officer Zebalon …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 17, 2022

EDITORIAL: Shuttle service a good first step for traffic woes

Road Town traffic can be a nightmare, and it will only get worse as more remote workers return to their offices after the pandemic. We are therefore pleased that government …

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by BVI Beacon
October 26, 2020

EDITORIAL: Market Square is a good start to remaking the capital

We are delighted that the government is finally remaking the Market Square in Road Town, and we hope that the project heralds the first step of a comprehensive rejuvenation of …

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by BVI Beacon
July 6, 2020

EDITORIAL: Traffic reforms have promise, but tweaks will be needed

The jury is still out on the overall success of the recent traffic changes in Road Town, but we applaud the government for trying something new in order to tackle …

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by BVI Beacon
June 26, 2020

Free shuttle service to start Monday in Road Town

In a continued effort to alleviate traffic congestion in Road Town, a free park-and-ride shuttle service will be launched next week to offer rides between the Port Purcell and Prospect …

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by Dana Kampa

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