The premier has defended plans to proceed with a major airport expansion despite the decision being made ahead of promised public meetings and the completion of a high-level business case. …
July 26, 2024
July 12, 2024
With business case unfinished, government decides to extend runway at least 2,400 feet
Government has decided to extend the Beef Island runway by some 2,400 feet even though a business case designed to assess the project’s feasibility is not complete and promised public …
July 4, 2024
EDITORIAL: Airport survey questions raise questions
Words matter. And we fear that the verbiage chosen for a public survey circulated as part of the business case for the planned airport expansion could produce skewed and incomplete …
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May 28, 2024
American Airlines to up Miami Flights
American Airlines will continue offering direct flights between here and Miami throughout the summer before ramping up to as many as five per day by the end of the year, …
May 10, 2024
After airport closure, second threat reportedly blasts TCI arrests
The Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport closed for about two and a half hours on the afternoon of Sunday, May 5, amid a series of hoax bomb threats targeting the …
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February 16, 2024
KPMG to carry out airport biz case after submitting lowest bid
KPMG (BVI) Ltd. will carry out the business case slated to guide the way forward for the long-delayed expansion of the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, the BVI Airports Authority …
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January 12, 2024
Bids for airport biz case range from about $209k to $540k
Eight companies from here and abroad bid to carry out the comprehensive business case that is expected to decide the way forward for the government’s long-delayed plan to expand the …
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December 15, 2023
Air rally touches down in Virgin Islands
For the first time since 2016, organised waves of private planes descended onto Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport last week, completing the second leg of this year’s Governor General’s Caribbean …
December 8, 2023
Anegada airport back open after sudden closure
The Anegada airport closed without warning over the Dec. 2-3 weekend after its fire truck was taken to replace a malfunctioning truck at the Virgin Gorda airport, but it reopened …
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December 5, 2023
EDITORIAL: Finally, airport business case put to tender
It’s about time. After more than a decade of bumbling attempts to expand the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, government is finally taking the proposal back to the drawing board …
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December 5, 2023
International companies eye airport business case
Nearly 50 people from 15 companies around the world attended a pre-tender meeting to discuss a planned business case for the proposed expansion of the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport. …
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November 21, 2023
In a first, government seeks full business case for airport expansion
The BVI Airports Authority is seeking proposals for a comprehensive business case to decide the way forward for the development of the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport. The study — …
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November 3, 2023
Airport boss defends drill that panicked tourists
Two weeks after an active-shooter drill panicked tourists at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, the BVI Airports Authority broke its silence on Monday and defended the exercise. The Oct. …
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October 19, 2023
Tourists run for their lives during airport shooter drill
New Jersey nurse Nancy Winter came to the Virgin Islands for a five-day vacation to relax, snorkel and share some beach time with her long-time friends. She wasn’t expecting gunmen. …
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October 9, 2023
UK supports airport expansion, Rymer says
The United Kingdom supports a 12-year-old plan to lengthen the runway at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport to bring larger jets with more passengers to the Virgin Islands, officials …
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September 28, 2023
Government plans to beef up airport soon
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 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 …