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December 17, 2020

9 new Covid cases announced

Since the borders opened to tourists on Dec. 1, the Virgin Islands has nine active cases of Covid-19 among recent arrivals, some of whom recently breached quarantine procedures, officials said …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
December 16, 2020

CARTOON (Dec. 10, 2020)

by BVI Beacon
Cartoon (December 10, 2020)
December 13, 2020

Two tourists test positive for Covid

The day before seaports were scheduled to reopen to tourists, government on Monday bumped the date to Jan. 21 and announced that a visitor who arrived last week had tested …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
December 7, 2020

EDITORIAL: As borders reopen, better safe than sorry

In recent weeks, there has been much debate about the border reopening that got under way last week, but now everyone must work together to achieve success as tourism returns. …

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by BVI Beacon
December 5, 2020

After eight months, tourists welcomed back

As the late afternoon sun beat down on the tarmac of the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Tuesday, two flights carrying visitors touched down. Aboard one of the planes …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
December 4, 2020

Regional tourism stats grim

Even as Caribbean countries including the Virgin Islands cautiously reopen their borders to tourists, new statistics from the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s November report illustrate the havoc the Covid- 19 pandemic …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
November 5, 2020

Biz info released, but reopening website not launched

The standards that businesses must meet ahead of the Dec. 1 border reopening became a bit clearer this week with new information released about “gold seal” staff training requirements. However, …

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by Dana Kampa
October 30, 2020

VI wary as US heads to polls

An old adage proclaims, “When the United States sneezes, the world catches a cold.” As the country heads into a presidential election next Tuesday amid the Covid-19 pandemic, that wisdom …

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by Dana Kampa
October 30, 2020

Reopening plan sparks outcry, cancellations

Premier Andrew Fahie on Monday announced the official protocols for tourists to enter the Virgin Islands, which include four rounds of testing for Covid-19, four days of quarantine within approved …

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by Dana Kampa
October 22, 2020

Amid questions, tourism industry prepares for reopening

With a new tourism season set to start on Dec. 1, hotels are outfitting rooms, boats are getting back on the water, restaurants are stocking up, and many other businesses …

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by Dana Kampa
October 18, 2020

Stakeholders debate bubble tourism, quarantine rules

During a series of closed-door stakeholder meetings hosted by the BVI Tourist Board over the past week, business owners in the tourism sectors of small hotels, transportation and tour operations …

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by Dana Kampa
October 8, 2020

Draft reopening protocols complete but not public

With less than seven weeks until the Virgin Islands’ borders are set to reopen to non-residents for the first time since late March, government has launched a series of meetings …

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by Dana Kampa
September 24, 2020

Borders to open to tourism on Dec. 1

Pink flamingos and flourishing reefs were among the scenes in a video premiere launching “BVI Love,” a marketing campaign geared toward bringing tourism back to the territory on Dec. 1. …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 17, 2020

Cruise ships with no passengers can now dock

The Virgin Islands closed to cruise ships on March 14, three days after the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. Now, six months later, cruise ships might finally return …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
August 25, 2020

EDITORIAL: Plan for tourism opening needed now

Following the government’s recent announcement that expatriates will be allowed to enter the territory starting in September, one big question remains about plans for the border reopening: When will tourists …

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by BVI Beacon
August 19, 2020

EDITORIAL: Government right to reopen borders to expats

The government is right to use caution when reopening the borders during the pandemic, but we are glad that leaders have finally announced a plan to allow the return of …

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by BVI Beacon
July 29, 2020

COMMENTARY — Ideas offered for safe tourism

Some years ago, the Caribbean Tourism Organisation launched a marketing campaign under the tagline “life needs the Caribbean.” It positioned the region’s tourism experience of peace and relaxation as the …

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by Kedrick Malone
June 12, 2020

Divers turn old mooring rope into new scuba dive attraction

As part of his duties in maintaining the Bitter End Yacht Club’s mooring fields, Ben Williams, the owner of Sunchaser Scuba, has to replace the mooring lines every five or …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 10, 2020

COMMENTARY — Call made for regional tourism protocol

Since late April there have been virtually no tourist arrivals in the Caribbean. In recent days, however, several countries have announced plans to reopen to international travel, albeit in a …

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by David Jessop
June 5, 2020

Fahie releases Protocols request sent to UK

Facing a projected 42 percent dip in government revenue this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Virgin Islands has found some success in opening negotiations with the United Kingdom …

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by Dana Kampa
June 3, 2020

Leaders push to boost local food production

As the Virgin Islands hopes to scale up its fishing and farming sectors with the ultimate goal of becoming more self-sufficient, participants in a virtual forum last week said it …

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by Dana Kampa
May 29, 2020

Caribbean islands prepare for tourism

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 …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
May 21, 2020

Experts advise looking abroad for ideas on reopening

As the Virgin Islands and other Caribbean nations consider how to re-open their borders following the coronavirus pandemic, they could find helpful examples and cautionary tales in other island nations …

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by Dana Kampa
May 13, 2020

Cartoon (May 7, 2020)

by BVI Beacon
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 …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK

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