Oct 11, 2024 · Representatives from Nanny Cay continued making their case to residents last Thursday for a $30-$40 million expansion that they hope to complete within three years after they receive the green light from government planners. The project — which would add a 112-slip marina to the cay’s southwestern tip and replace the existing beach area with

Sep 29, 2023 · After United States prosecutors decided to drop their four-year-old money-laundering case against Virgin Islander Nyron Erickson last month, he was released from house arrest on St. Thomas last week and sent back to Tortola via ferry. But his freedom was short-lived. When he returned to the territory on Sept. 20, Mr. Erickson was arrested on

Dec 30, 2024 · The reopening of Peter Island Resort shows that the tourism industry in the Virgin Islands is returning to its “former glory,” according to Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley. The resort, which celebrated with a ceremony on Saturday, welcomed tourists back this month for the first time since it was ravaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria in

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May 12, 2022 · Governor John Rankin has instructed Police Commissioner Mark Collins to launch several criminal investigations recommended by the recently published Commission of Inquiry report. The investigations will probe four areas, Mr. Rankin announced on May 12: - allegations that the Premier’s Office obstructed investigations by the director of the Internal Audit Department into Covid-19 assistance ...

The BVI Beacon newspaper in Road Town, British Virgin Islands, publishes a weekly print edition as well as daily online news at bvibeacon.com. It focuses on local news, and also covers regional and international news of interest to this British overseas territory in the Caribbean.

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.

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

Jan 9, 2025 · The first Speech from the Throne in two years emphasised the elected government’s determination to push ahead with the six broad goals laid out in the territory’s National Sustainable Development Plan. Read to the House of Assembly on Tuesday by Governor Daniel Pruce, the hour-long address outlining the government’s legislative agenda stressed the aims of

Dec 19, 2024 · Recent developments suggest that government may be rethinking a previous plan to award a controversial contract for 38 miles of roadwork, but the minister in charge says no final decisions have been made yet. The original plan drew criticism after a government tender process launched in November 2023 attracted only one bid: a $37 million