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Nine days after fight, cops break silence - The BVI Beacon
Oct 10, 2024 · Nine days after a Sept. 28 fight at Cane Garden Bay, police broke their silence on the incident this week and refuted online reports that a stabbing had occurred. “At approximately 7:21 p.m. on said date, the [police] received a report of an altercation in front of a local business at Cane Garden Bay,” according
Online entry system to cut wait at ports - The BVI Beacon
Sep 26, 2024 · Officials said a new online entry system will cut wait times at ports of entry by allowing travellers to submit their details before arrival. Above, passengers disembark from an American Eagle flight last year at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport.
Survey details major Covid impacts - The BVI Beacon
Jan 9, 2021 · Twenty percent of about 50 businesses that responded to a November survey from the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association reported an “extremely negative impact” from the Covid-19 pandemic on their finances to the point of near-closure or closure, among other findings. “It didn’t think it was going to be so high, but that in itself was alarming to know that 20 percent of the ...
Andrew Fahie sentenced to 11 years in prison - The BVI Beacon
Aug 5, 2024 · Former premier of the British Virgin Islands, Andrew Fahie, was convicted of conspiring to smuggle cocaine into the US. He received a 135-month sentence and is appealing his conviction.
COMMENTARY — The Wagners of Trellis Bay, Part 24
Oct 24, 2024 · I started this series of commentaries on July 20, 2023, after the inaugural American Airlines flight between Miami and Beef Island and the reopening of Marina Cay, to salute the pioneering work of Captain Wladek Wagner, the Polish sailor who contributed to the early development of Trellis Bay and the Virgin Islands’ first public airstrip.. Since then, I have followed chapters of the book ...
Virgin Islands urged to match other OTs on company registers
Aug 26, 2024 · The Virgin Islands could face an economic hit if it does not keep pace with other overseas territories as they expand access to their company registers in the coming months, financial industry experts have claimed. The warning comes as the Cayman Islands moves to introduce greater transparency to its register of beneficial ownership. Cayman legislation
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Oct. 10, 2024) - The BVI Beacon
Oct 10, 2024 · Slick Instead of yellow lines dividing lanes, too many Virgin Islands roads have dried oil slicks. While nearly every road features this slippery obstacle courtesy of commercial vehicles, few are worse than Joes Hill. It’s obvious why there is always a trail of oil in both lanes there: Engines are stressed to the max all
Virgin Gorda man arrested at port for suspected pot
Oct 10, 2024 · After nearly a month, police announced Monday that they had arrested and charged a Virgin Gorda man with drug-related offences following a joint operation with customs officials at the Road Town ferry terminal on Sept. 9. J’Quoi Lloyd, 26, of The Valley, was charged with possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply to