Following the June launch of much-anticipated direct flights between the Virgin Islands and Miami, leaders are now considering airport upgrades to accommodate an increase in travellers at the Terrance B. …
September 28, 2023
September 5, 2023
EDITORIAL: Airport project won’t work without full transparency
For more than a decade, a disturbing lack of transparency has surrounded multiple governments’ unsuccessful efforts to expand the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport. The new government must turn over …
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August 24, 2023
Gov’t hosts meeting on airport expansion, but public not invited
The government hosted a stakeholder meeting on Aug. 18 to discuss its plan to expand the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport. But the public and the media weren’t invited. “This …
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July 20, 2023
Airports close again without any notice
For the third time in less than two months, the territory’s airports closed without notice on July 17. The Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island reopened that evening, …
June 12, 2023
‘Non-stop concert’ to celebrate direct flights
The Virgin Islands community has been anticipating the commencement of direct flights between Miami and the territory all year, and leaders are planning a big bash to celebrate the first …
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June 12, 2023
VI welcomes direct flights
Just before 1:30 p.m. on June 1, crowds gathered at the upper-floor lounge at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, pressing up against the windows facing the tarmac. Anticipation built as …
June 1, 2023
EDITORIAL: Airports closure was unacceptable
Today, American Airlines will launch direct service between here and Miami — a major step toward resolving the access issues that have plagued the territory for decades. As the service …
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December 8, 2022
Direct MIA flights coming in June
Following more than 10 years of failed attempts by successive governments to secure direct flights to the United States mainland — and vigorous debate about whether such flights were even …
April 28, 2022
United States man arrested at airport for possession of a loaded gun
Police are investigating a “serious breach of security at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport” after arresting a 52-year-old United States man there on Tuesday for possession of a loaded gun, …
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March 11, 2022
Police seek help finding wanted Haitian
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Haitian national Genel Mauvais, who escaped custody while being escorted to the immigration office at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on …
January 7, 2022
RDA completed 7 projects in 2021
The Recovery and Development Agency oversaw seven projects last year and is looking to complete more in 2022, including works at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, RDA acting CEO …
November 19, 2020
Budget address pushes airport, pier expansion
The World Bank has forecasted the “deepest global recession in eight decades” because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Virgin Islands is not exempt. Estimates show a $22 million dip …
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July 22, 2020
Airport report withheld from public
A taxpayer-funded report from an Atlanta-based consultant engaged in December to assess the future of air transportation in the Virgin Islands is “before the [BVI Airports Authority] board and not …
June 29, 2020
Airport expansion in the works once again
During last year’s election campaign, now-Premier Andrew Fahie opposed the incumbents’ rush to extend the Beef Island runway following the government’s receipt of a $153 million bid from the China …
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March 20, 2020
Tortola travellers took flight linked to COVID-19 cases
Though no cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Virgin Islands, government officials here were working early this week to track down passengers who shared a plane from London …
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February 27, 2020
BVI Airports Authority explores nonstop flights from US to VG
Flights from the continental United States to Virgin Gorda could be a reality in the near future with the completion of renovations to the Taddy Bay Airport, Premier Andrew Fahie …
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January 16, 2020
Runway extension ‘a must,’ premier says now
During last year’s election campaigns, now-Premier Andrew Fahie vigorously opposed the incumbents’ plan to extend the Beef Island runway as soon as possible, insisting that the effort should not be …
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January 24, 2019
Runway extension returns to spotlight
Though extending the runway at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport has been on government’s agenda since 2011, the proposal is front-and-centre again following the fall completion of the latest environmental …
July 18, 2018
Angolan pilot dead after plane crashes in sea at Beef Island
A pilot died when the plane he was flying overran the runway at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Wednesday afternoon and ended up in the sea near Trellis …
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June 11, 2018
BVI Airports Authority requests $15 million for runway
The BVI Airports Authority requested $15 million to improve the friction of the runway at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, according to a report on the deliberations of the …
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June 6, 2018
Penn hopes to finish recovery plan this month
The Disaster Recovery Coordination Committee hopes to finalise and submit the territory’s recovery plan to Premier Dr. Orlando Smith by the end of June, according to DRCC Chairman Brodrick Penn. …
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