When the doors of the Virgin Islands reopen to tourism, the territory’s leaders say, they intend to be ready. Some competing countries and territories in the region have announced plans …
May 29, 2020
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 …
October 23, 2019
Evening ferry service proposed
During the coming tourist season, people arriving in St. Thomas after sunset Friday through Sunday may be able to take a ferry to Tortola if the BVI Tourist Board succeeds …
September 11, 2019
Businesses take a lead in Hurricane Irma recovery
Two years after Hurricane Irma, a walk through Road Town suggests that the biggest victory of the private sector also remains its greatest challenge: rebuilding. “Many of the businesses are …
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August 1, 2019
Puerto Ricans take over for Christmas in July
From Nanny Cay to Virgin Gorda to Anegada to seemingly everywhere in between, this year’s “Christmas in July” was a virtual phalanx of Puerto Rican- flagged boats, with about 450 …
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March 19, 2019
COMMENTARY — Tourism head speaks up for women
The following is a condensed version of the speech Ms. Flax-Brutus delivered at the International Women’s Day information fair on Friday at Peebles Hospital. If anyone here knows me …
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December 4, 2018
Lobster Fest attendance up from last year
At last, Bellanseta Creque could finally get creative. Unlike during last year’s Anegada Lobster Festival, which was held less than three months after Hurricane Irma, the owner of Cow Wreck …
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November 29, 2018
Amid post-Irma slump, BVI Tourist Board hatches new plans
While new numbers show that many tourists have stayed away from the Virgin Islands following the devastation from Hurricane Irma, the BVI Tourist Board is banking that cultural attractions and …
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November 6, 2018
After months of questions, basic details given about one Irma fund
This article originally appeared in the Beacon’s print edition on Nov. 1. A few days after Hurricane Irma devastated the Virgin Islands last September, the BVI Tourist Board launched an …
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