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January 18, 2023

EDITORIAL: An appalling arrival

At a time when the territory urgently needs its tourism industry to recover quickly from the pandemic, we have been distressed to hear repeated horror stories about travellers’ arrival experience …

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by BVI Beacon
December 12, 2022

EDITORIAL: Finally, direct flights to the United States

At a time when access limitations are one of the territory’s most intractable problems, the National Unity Government has scored a major victory by securing direct flights between here and …

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by BVI Beacon
December 1, 2022

Tourism booms as Covid ebbs

The tourism season started barely two weeks ago, but business is already booming at Foxy’s Tamarind Bar on Jost Van Dyke. “I don’t think we’ve ever seen a season like …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
November 3, 2022

Lit, lobster and lots more

What began as “Culture Week” has exploded into an annual celebration of art, literature, cuisine, music and other cultural assets in an effort to preserve and showcase what makes the …

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by Dana Kampa
July 29, 2022

‘Tourism off-season is changing,’ premier says

After major hits to the tourism sector during the pandemic, the Virgin Islands is figuring out the best way forward in new circumstances under new leadership, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” …

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by Dana Kampa
April 14, 2022

Gun Creek centre reopens

The same contractor who originally built the Captain Owen G. Harrigan Visitor Centre in 2005 said he took great pride in seeing the refurbished building ready to serve travellers in …

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by Dana Kampa
February 18, 2022

Tourism numbers ‘very healthy,’ premier says

Premier Andrew Fahie provide an update on tourism numbers at a Feb. 11 press conference, which he said are “very healthy and encouraging.” In 2021, the Virgin Islands received almost …

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by Dana Kampa
February 14, 2022

Overnight arrivals dropped in 2021

New tourism numbers are in for 2021: About 50,000 overnight guests arrived on Virgin Islands shores in all of 2020. The fall is dramatic when compared to previous years. Before …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
January 28, 2022

Mangrove destruction leaves VI ever more vulnerable to climate change

When Donald De Castro was a boy in the 1940s, mangroves lined the shore and cays in front of his family’s small waterfront home in Road Town. “We used to …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
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November 22, 2021

EDITORIAL: As tourists return, Covid rules still essential

Tourists are back, and the coming high season promises a big economic boost if the Virgin Islands can manage to stay safe and emerge from the pandemic without another major …

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by BVI Beacon
November 19, 2021

Premier presents $397m budget

Following another year of economic struggles amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Premier Andrew Fahie promised a brighter 2022 during his budget address on Nov. 11. Government, he said, hopes to tap …

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by Dana Kampa
October 26, 2021

Covid curfew lifts as tourism reboots

On Oct. 15, crowd-size restrictions were eased and the territory-wide curfew was completely lifted for the first time since the July spike in Covid-19 cases. “Cabinet met on Wednesday and …

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by Dana Kampa
September 22, 2021

Apolitical boards called key to sustainable tourism

At a time when the Virgin Islands government is under fire for abruptly dissolving its own Climate Change Trust Fund board and failing to replace it, a Caribbean tourism pioneer …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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September 6, 2021

Businesses still at forefront of building back

When Hurricane Irma came for the Bitter End Yacht Club, it destroyed nearly 100 buildings across 64 acres. But that didn’t mean that all of the resort was lost, said …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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July 21, 2021

UN: Tourism crash to cost trillions

The crash in tourism due to pandemic-related restrictions could cause a loss of more than $4 trillion to the global gross domestic product in 2020 and 2021, according to a …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
July 13, 2021

‘Digital nomads’ bring millions to region through remote work

In the 10 months after the One Year Barbados visa for remote work launched, it processed some 2,500 applications, earned $6 million for government coffers, and raked in at least …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 17, 2021

Quarantine lifted for vaccinated travellers

As the flow of visitors into the Virgin Islands continues to grow, Premier Andrew Fahie announced on Tuesday that fully vaccinated people will now be able to enter the territory …

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by Joey Waldinger
May 20, 2021

Cruise ‘bubble’ still a mystery

Cruise ships are scheduled to start arriving in the territory next month, but a plan to put their cruise ship passengers in a “bubble” in the era of Covid19 was …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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May 7, 2021

Fahie calls seaport opening a ‘success’

The recent seaport reopening has come with some “teething pains,” but it has been an overall success, Premier Andrew Fahie said on April 29 in the House of Assembly. Between …

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by Dana Kampa
May 5, 2021

2020 tourism industry revenue dipped nearly $280m

Although the dramatic pandemic-related slowdown in the tourism industry is evident from the Virgin Islands’ uncrowded beaches and vacant hotel rooms, statistics Premier Andrew Fahie presented to the House of …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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May 3, 2021

Cruise ships could home-port here soon

Cruise ships would be able to start and end their journeys in the Virgin Islands under a proposed law introduced recently in the House of Assembly as part of efforts …

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by Dana Kampa
April 21, 2021

COMMENTARY — Regional tourism recovery predicted

Recently published visitor arrival figures indicate that Caribbean tourism has started down the long road to recovery. Following a disastrous 2020 during which governments closed borders to try to halt …

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by David Jessop
April 14, 2021

EDITORIAL: Vaccine passports could help jump-start tourism

As the Virgin Islands reopens its seaports to international arrivals this week, leaders should expedite plans for a system designed to ease entry requirements for anyone who has been vaccinated. …

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by The BVI Beacon
April 8, 2021

Coming to VI now more costly

Travellers arriving in the Virgin Islands during the Covid-19 pandemic are now required to pay more on top of the $175 fee charged to enter through the BVI Gateway portal. …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
March 23, 2021

Disease still killing stony corals in Virgin Islands

An aggressive disease that can quickly kill stony corals has spread to at least 21 sites in the territory’s waters, according to a video released this month by the National …

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by Dana Kampa

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