Blue marlin and other gamefish took the bait in a big way over the weekend during the first three-day leg of this year’s Scrub Island Invitational Billfish Tournament. For $5,000 …
September 19, 2024
April 4, 2024
60-plus boats to face off at regatta
The 51st BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival is under way, and everyone is invited. “We’re aware we’re known for sailing, and we’re famous for that, and now we want …
July 30, 2023
Scrub Island to go independent
Scrub Island Resort, Spa and Marina will end its 11-year affiliation with Marriott International’s Autograph Collection on Tuesday, resort officials announced last week while citing a need for more “flexibility.” …
July 10, 2023
Marina Cay opens for first time since Irma
For the first time since Hurricane Irma devastated Marina Cay in 2017, the eight-acre island near Trellis Bay reopened on June 30 with a bar and grill that will be …
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April 22, 2021
Tourism in the quarantine era
It had been over a year since I’d last travelled to the United States. I normally make the trip twice a year, and I’d never missed Christmas in my home …
April 17, 2020
Amid pandemic, tourism stalls
Nearly two and a half years after Hurricane Irma, tourism in the Virgin Islands was back. Hotel rooms were full, cruise cabins were packed, charter yachts were booked solid. Then …
March 20, 2020
Scrub Island raises money for employee’s cancer surgery
Employees at Scrub Island Resort hosted a benefit last Thursday to raise money to cover the costs of a bone marrow transplant for one of their coworkers diagnosed with multiple …
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November 18, 2019
Scrub Island touts new investment, partnerships
After a $41 million investment by a new lender earlier this year, Scrub Island Resort, Spa and Marina is touting a “successful come-back” following the damage caused by Hurricane Irma …
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April 5, 2019
Cabinet holds retreat on Scrub Island
The new Cabinet held an “Executive Briefing Retreat” at the Scrub Island Resort Spa and Marina on March 20 under the theme “Looking Ahead: The Cabinet’s Executive Mandate.” “This retreat …
November 7, 2018
In their Words: Joe Collier
Mr. Collier is the president and CEO of Mainsail Lodging and Development, which owns and operates Scrub Island Resort and Marina, the grand reopening of which took place Oct. 1. …
October 30, 2018
Scrub is back, with full reopening set for Dec. 19
Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina announced a “grand opening” this month after sustaining extensive damage during the passage of Hurricane Irma last year. The announcement means the resort will …
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July 6, 2018
Exquisite Boat Show returns to Scrub Island
Andrew “Spongebob” Persaud brought his flashy blue-and-white speedboat Fresh Squeeze to the fourth BVI Exquisite Boat Show motorcade on Friday to show it off, but he didn’t mind as children, …
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