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May 13, 2025

EDITORIAL: Remaining tourism meetings should be open to the public

In January, we breathed a sigh of relief when the government announced a series of public meetings about the national tourism plan it is promising by October. Finally, we thought, …

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by BVI Beacon
May 1, 2025

Public tourism meetings cut short

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sustainable Development has cancelled the six remaining public meetings on a planned national tourism policy, replacing them with “target focus group sessions” that have …

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by Allison Vaughn
January 24, 2025

Summit to inform tourism plan

After Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley called for a “shared vision” last Thursday at the first Virgin Islands Tourism Summit, Shereen Flax-Charles had a question. “What are the plans to balance …

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by Allison Vaughn
January 16, 2025

EDITORIAL: Public input vital at tourism summit

Government is right to kick off 2025 by organising a comprehensive public conversation about the tourism sector. Now it’s the public’s turn. We urge all residents to participate in the …

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by BVI Beacon
January 13, 2025

Tourism plan delayed again

As the government gears up to host a tourism summit next week, the completion target for a long-delayed national tourism plan has been pushed forward again — this time until …

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by Shaun Connolly
December 28, 2024

EDITORIAL: After 7 years of strife, the VI must emerge stronger

The past 12 months have not been easy for the Virgin Islands, but 2024 nevertheless brought glimpses of the light at the end of a tunnel the territory entered when …

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by BVI Beacon
November 1, 2024

Public not invited to ‘stakeholder’ meetings for airport project

A series of “stakeholder consultations” on the planned airport expansion was scheduled to start on Oct. 29, but the Beacon’s attempts to find out when and where the meetings are …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
Airport sidebar
October 22, 2024

EDITORIAL: Flight boost should prompt celebration, reflection

In a significant win for the territory, more flights from more destinations inside and outside the Caribbean have been coming to the Virgin Islands in recent months. The resulting increase …

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by BVI Beacon
Caribbean Airlines
July 12, 2024

With business case unfinished, government decides to extend runway at least 1,400 feet

Government has decided to extend the Beef Island runway by some 1,400 feet or more even though a business case designed to assess the project’s feasibility is not complete and …

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by Rushton Skinner
Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport
February 19, 2024

Tourism plan promised this year

After more than a decade of delays, a national tourism plan is in the works and will be completed by the end of this year, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley …

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by Allison Vaughn
September 28, 2023

Long-delayed tourism plan stalled for now

In March 2022, Cabinet decided to award a $1.9 million contract to a New York-based firm to create the national tourism plan that successive governments had been promising for more …

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by Dana Kampa
December 19, 2022

EDITORIAL: Tourism is recovering quickly. Now what’s the plan?

Virgin Islands tourism is recovering quickly as the Covid-19 pandemic eases. This is great news. But it is also a reminder that the territory urgently needs the comprehensive tourism plan …

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