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Virgin Gorda

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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by Conor King Devitt
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 …

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by Amanda Ulrich
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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by Conor King Devitt
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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 …

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by BVI Beacon
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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by FREEMAN ROGERS
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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by Amanda Ulrich
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 …

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by Amanda Ulrich
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 …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
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 …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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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by Amanda Ulrich
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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by Amanda Ulrich
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 …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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, …

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by Conor King Devitt

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