Whatever the reasons for the premier’s attempts to fast-track residency and belongership applications, the genie is out of the bottle: The eruption of heated arguments for and against the proposal …
June 11, 2019
March 25, 2019
Commentary — The VI election and Brexit
As Election Day approaches, this Virgin Islands resident pleads with the voting and nonvoting public to exercise patience, civility and cordiality throughout the whole electoral process through the voting on …
November 5, 2018
United Kingdom to update ‘offshore compliance strategy’
United Kingdom Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the UK’s autumn budget to Parliament last week, touching on several points designed to further regulate offshore finance. One of the budget’s initiatives is …
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October 4, 2018
Government hires UK lawyer in attempt to avoid EU blacklist
The government is paying a tax lawyer in London up to $400,000 to try to derive a legislative solution that will keep the territory off the European Union’s tax-avoidance blacklist …
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September 12, 2018
Virgin Islands economy takes new shapes after Irma
This article originally appeared in the Beacon’s Sept. 6 “Irma Anniversary” edition. Like many people throughout the Virgin Islands, Courdney Williams has a very different daily routine than he did 12 months …
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July 16, 2018
United Kingdom rolls out “soft” Brexit negotiating stance
The rollout of United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May’s “soft” Brexit plan earlier this month spurred multiple resignations throughout her government, including Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Mr. Johnson, who visited …
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May 8, 2018
Virgin Islanders reflect on Windrush scandal in the UK
Douglas Wheatley was 15 when he first journeyed to the United Kingdom in 1962 to attend school. He remained for about three years — unlike many of his peers from …
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April 30, 2018
Police receive new armed response vehicles
Two armed response vehicles, which will transport officers of the “newly trained and enhanced” armed response unit, have officially been delivered to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force. On Thursday, …
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