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Dec 16, 2024 · 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 …
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.
With gusts up to 85 mph, Ernesto batters Virgin Islands
Aug 14, 2024 · Shortly before growing into a Category One hurricane early this afternoon, Tropical Storm Ernesto battered the Virgin Islands with more than 12 hours of high winds and heavy rain as it passed directly over the territory last night and this morning. In its wake were downed trees, widespread power outages, obstructed roads, flood damage and
Local News - The BVI Beacon
6 days ago · Marijuana weighing 71.84 kilograms was found last week during a routine inspection of a container at the Port Purcell port, police said. The drugs were discovered on Dec. 10 after ...
Back-to-work programme to get $2 million this year
Nov 19, 2024 · More than $2 million will be spent this year on a programme aimed at helping the unemployed back to work, Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said. During his Monday budget address, Mr. Wheatley stated that road maintenance and “beautification” projects had benefited from the Registration, Apprenticeship, Training, Employment and Development programme.
About Us - The BVI Beacon
Dec 18, 2017 · The BVI Beacon. The BVI Beacon is a weekly newspaper founded in 1984 and published on the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.. The first Beacon, a 12-page edition published on June 7, 1984, was produced by founders Linnell M. Abbott and her niece, Michelle Abbott, in a small house at 67 Main Street, later the location of the Dove Restaurant.
Great March of 1949 remembered - The BVI Beacon
Nov 30, 2023 · Three wreaths of remembrance floated in the water behind the Crafts Alive Village in Road Town on Monday night as three paper lanterns were lit and released one by one into the dark sky. Seventy-four years earlier, three men who were recently named national heroes organised the protest now known as the Great March of
First 10 ‘national heroes’ named - The BVI Beacon
Oct 20, 2023 · Descendants of illustrious Virgin Islanders bore witness from the House of Assembly gallery as the first ten “national heroes” were officially honoured on Oct. 13 as part of the territory’s observance of Heroes and Foreparents Day. The ten honourees included trail-blazing legislators, ancestors who fought for emancipation, and visionaries who championed new educational opportunities in
Crime - The BVI Beacon
Dec 5, 2024 · A 39-year-old St. Thomas resident died from injuries sustained during a boat collision that occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Friday near Saba Rock in Virgin Gorda’s North Sound, police said. …
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Dec 18, 2017 · 10 Russell Hill Road Road Town Tortola VG1110 British Virgin Islands (284) 494 3767 / 494 3434 (284) 494 6267 (284) 542-2805 [contact-form-7 id=”4″ title ...