This year’s 52nd Virgin Gorda Easter Festival will be scaled down again because of financial constraints and efforts to highlight local culture over international artists, officials said last week. At …
April 16, 2019
January 23, 2019
Iris O’Neal Medical Centre now due next month
The estimated cost to complete the Iris O’Neal Medical Centre on Virgin Gorda is some $900,000, and the facility is expected to be finished in February, according to Health and …
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December 10, 2018
Exploring the depths without a dive certificate
Snorkelling enthusiasts in the Virgin Islands who don’t have their scuba diving certificates now have an alternative way to explore deeper underwater environments: BVI Snuba. Snuba — first conceived by …
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November 14, 2018
Taddy Bay Airport on Virgin Gorda reopens
Virgin Gorda’s Taddy Bay Airport reopened for business on Friday, Nov. 2, after having been shuttered for more than six months while it repaired its runways and sourced a replacement …
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September 26, 2018
One year after Irma, Virgin Gorda fights to recover
This article originally appeared in the Beacon’s Sept. 6 “Irma Anniversary” edition. The team of people who once served as Virgin Gorda’s de facto government now have their headquarters in …
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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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August 31, 2018
RDA names VG, Anegada contractors
The Recovery and Development Agency awarded three businesses contracts to collect and transport debris on Anegada and Virgin Gorda. Though work on the second portion of the territory-wide project began …
August 31, 2018
National Bank offers ‘Fast Passes’ to sister island residents
The National Bank of the Virgin Islands plans to offer “Fast Passes” to sister island residents so they can skip the normal lines while doing their banking on Tortola. NBVI …
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July 31, 2018
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 26, 2018)
Tourism problems, tourism solutions At a tourism stakeholder meeting hosted by the BVI Tourist Board on Tuesday morning, one attendee raised his hand and made an interesting point: Some of …
July 19, 2018
Virgin Gorda airport likely to reopen in September
The Taddy Bay Airport on Virgin Gorda is likely to reopen in mid-September, the BVI Airports Authority announced Monday. The facility closed in April because officials were concerned that its …
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July 18, 2018
VG man appears in court charged with attempted murder
Dillion Thomas, 28, of Petty Pasture, North Valley, Virgin Gorda, has been charged in relation to a shooting that took place on the island last week. On July 12, two …
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July 10, 2018
Man shot on Virgin Gorda, police report
A shooting took place on Virgin Gorda on Tuesday afternoon, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton reported in a four-sentence press release that provided few details. A man, who police did …
July 4, 2018
Arrests made in two robberies
Two people have been arrested in connection with recent robberies, police said. Donald Hanley, of The Valley, Virgin Gorda, was charged with robbery after he allegedly approached a woman on …
July 3, 2018
Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre to be complete this year, says permanent secretary
The construction of a Virgin Gorda clinic that has been delayed repeatedly is back on track for completion by the end of the year, according to Petrona Davies, permanent secretary …
May 31, 2018
Leverick Bay Poker Run draws 260-plus boats
As Leverick Bay Poker Run founder Nick Willis stood at the awards table, watching the arrival of some of the 260-plus boats that took part in the event this year, …
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May 29, 2018
Virgin Gorda men charged in armed robbery
Two Virgin Gorda residents were charged with firearm-related offences in relation to a robbery over the weekend, police reported on Tuesday. Richard Creque, 44, of North Sound, was charged with …
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April 23, 2018
Masked gunman attempts to rob VG construction company
A lone gunman “forced his way” into a construction firm’s office on Virgin Gorda on Friday afternoon, reportedly attempting to steal money intended for construction workers. Police — who did …
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April 18, 2018
US lifts travel warning for VI
When the United States Department of State implemented a new travel warning system on Jan. 10, it placed the Virgin Islands on a list with countries like Honduras, Sudan and …
April 11, 2018
CDB $65.2m loan project launches
Douglas Fraser had just begun explaining the nuts and bolts of contract tendering: who is eligible, what constitutes a conflict of interest, what sets of rules dictate the selection process, …
