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December 23, 2022

New unit to manage foreign yacht licensing

Foreign-based water taxis and day charters that come into Virgin Islands waters can now process paperwork and fees online through the newly established Commercial Recreations Vessel Licensing Unit, according to …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
December 19, 2022

EDITORIAL: Tourism is recovering quickly. Now what’s the plan?

Virgin Islands tourism is recovering quickly as the Covid-19 pandemic eases. This is great news. But it is also a reminder that the territory urgently needs the comprehensive tourism plan …

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by BVI Beacon
November 10, 2022

Fall show draws 27 yachts

The land met the sea on Tuesday evening when vendors mingled with yacht brokers and crew during one of the first events of the Charter Yacht Society’s annual BVI Fall …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 7, 2022

MarineMax targets superyachts

With a new acquisition, a yacht retailer and charter company with a base in the Virgin Islands is expanding its offerings into the luxury megayacht space. The Clearwater, Florida-based MarineMax …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
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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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

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