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Virgin Gorda

May 12, 2025

Standing against child abuse

Alexandre Wilson was nervous to step on stage before a crowd and give a speech he wrote himself. But he remained focused and steadfast. “Every child deserves to feel supported, …

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by Allison Vaughn
April 25, 2025

Hats off to Easter

On Sunday at the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival, the Ralph T. O’Neal Hat Parade once again brought the community together in a colourful celebration of culture and creativity. The parade …

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by Anika Christopher
April 25, 2025

Virgin Gorda celebrates Easter

Hundreds lined the streets of Virgin Gorda for the annual Easter Monday Parade, the main event of the sister island’s three-day Easter Festival. Beginning hours after the death of Pope …

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by Rushton Skinner
April 24, 2025

Gov’t trims proposed fees for USVI charters

New fees have been announced for foreign charter boats as the Virgin Islands pulled back from a trade war with its nearest neighbour. Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley hailed an agreement …

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by Shaun Connolly
April 17, 2025

HOA blasts UK security review as guv stays tight-lipped

A proposal to give the governor sweeping new powers over areas including customs, immigration and financial investigations has been roundly condemned by both sides of the House of Assembly. HOA …

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by Allison Vaughn
April 17, 2025

A sampling of security suggestions

The second volume of the law enforcement review is extensive. It examines nine public-sector bodies and seven other public service organisations in their roles connected to the criminal justice system. …

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by Allison Vaughn
April 17, 2025

Charter dispute ‘95%’ sorted, premier says

Following an explosive public row between Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley and his counterpart in the United States Virgin Islands over planned fee hikes for charter boats, both leaders announced this …

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by Shaun Connolly
March 27, 2025

VG man dead after stabbing

A Virgin Gorda man is dead and another has been charged with manslaughter following a stabbing shortly after 8 a.m. last Thursday in Gun Creek, VG, police said. After the …

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by The BVI Beacon
March 24, 2025

Rights watchdog in the works again

The territory’s 2007 Constitution provided for the creation of a commission charged with helping protect human rights in the Virgin Islands. It was never formed. But now, after 18 years …

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by Allison Vaughn
March 21, 2025

Water outages plague residents

Across the territory in recent weeks, many residents and businesses have gone without public water for days at a time as complaints have reached a fever pitch. The government has …

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by Rushton Skinner
March 20, 2025

Tourist dies at The Baths

A tourist was found unresponsive in the waters near The Baths on Virgin Gorda on March 12, police said Monday. “Initial inquiries indicate that the deceased was part of a …

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by The BVI Beacon
March 20, 2025

Virgin Gorda teen charged in stabbing

Following a stabbing shortly after 7 p.m. on March 15 in Virgin Gorda, a 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, police said. “Preliminary investigations …

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by The BVI Beacon
March 17, 2025

Crumbling downs

More than two years after the Ellis Thomas Downs closed amid a property dispute, no reopening date is in sight. “We have not yet been able to secure the existing …

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by Rushton Skinner
March 7, 2025

Virgin Gorda dump gets small admin office

An administration office has been erected at the Virgin Gorda dumpsite as part of efforts to address longstanding health and welfare issues there, according to Department of Waste Management Director …

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by The BVI Beacon
February 20, 2025

Government hiring public relations firm to defend financial sector

The government will soon launch a public relations campaign to burnish the territory’s global image and push back against recent attacks on the financial services sector, according to Premier Natalio …

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by Shaun Connolly
February 14, 2025

Catching cancer early

For Humphry Leue, the Cancer Screening Project he helped launch last week is meaningful on a very personal level. “I myself was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer about two years …

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by Allison Vaughn
February 14, 2025

Premier hits back at UK critics

Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley has hit back against claims that he says unfairly portray the Virgin Islands as a “rogue state” when it comes to fighting financial crime. Mr. Wheatley …

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by Shaun Connolly
February 9, 2025

Expert teaches compost tricks

On Sunday afternoon, 42 people young and old arrived at Green VI’s EcoPark in Tortola for the second “No Dig Farming and Composting” workshop presented by English agricultural educator Charles …

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by Allison Vaughn
February 6, 2025

Opposition trio launches ‘alliance’

In a cramped room last Thursday morning at Maria’s by the Sea, three opposition members pitched a new solution to the stagnation they said has bogged down both sides of …

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by Rushton Skinner
February 6, 2025

VI students shown in explicit video, cops say

After reports that an explicit video of Virgin Islands high school students is making the rounds on digital platforms in the territory, police have warned residents about the steep penalties …

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by The BVI Beacon
February 6, 2025

Crown appeals Walwyn ruling

Nine days after defeating allegations that he breached the public’s trust during the construction of a wall at Elmore Stoutt High School, opposition member Myron Walwyn projected confidence last Thursday …

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by Rushton Skinner
February 3, 2025

Virgin Islands hosts regional marine rescue training

Rescuers from Virgin Islands Search and Rescue joined marine protection crews from Anguilla, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands for a two-week search-and-rescue training programme …

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by The BVI Beacon
January 16, 2025

Alleged Virgin Gorda burglars charged

Police have arrested and charged two men in connection with a string of villa burglaries and other crimes in Virgin Gorda. Paul Jack, of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, was …

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by The BVI Beacon
January 13, 2025

New year, new bird count

The team of birders piled into a truck on Anegada on Monday to make the usual route around the island for the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count. Led …

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by Allison Vaughn
January 2, 2025

Economy takes centre stage at budget debate

The House of Assembly passed the 2025 budget with amendments on Dec. 19 after a lengthy debate over two days that touched on the economy, infrastructure, healthcare, the minimum wage …

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by Allison Vaughn

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