2024年12月30日 · 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

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.

Rescuers from Virgin Islands Search and Rescue joined marine protection crews from Anguilla, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands for a two-week search-and-rescue training programme …

2025年1月16日 · Over the past 10 days in the House of Assembly, the government fast-tracked two bills designed to boost law enforcers’ authority, drawing criticism from opposition members irked by Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley’s decision to expedite each bill’s three readings in one sitting. The proposed amendments to the Police Act, 2019 and the Computer Misuse and

2024年11月28日 · For rent Beautiful, spacious semi furnished Three Bedroom apartment (available 15 December) at Havers, Estate, Tortola. B.V.I Tele: (284) 544-9895 evenings. Email ...

2025年1月16日 · Fake news No, the government is not handing out tax refunds worth $3,000, though readers probably saw a fake news report circulating online that suggested as much. Unfortunately for the Beacon, the fake news was posted on a fake copy of the Beacon’s website by a bad actor who used the false story to draw

2025年1月9日 · 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

2025年1月16日 · The global south is made up largely of former colonies of European empires. Today they are emerging economic and military powers. China leads the global south in a world that is heading towards multi-polarity. And as the south rises, the world order of the 1944 Bretton Woods monetary system, dollarisation and accompanying institutions is in

2025年1月13日 · The team of birders piled into a truck on Anegada on Monday to make the usual route around the island for the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count. Led by Nancy Pascoe, the deputy director for science, research and environmental policy at the National Parks Trust, the team spotted 35 species and a total

5 天之前 · A freedom-of-information law that successive governments have been promising for two decades is coming soon, according to Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley. The premier said the long-delayed move — which would codify the public’s right to know how the government spends taxpayers’ money — is a key aspect of the agenda his administration laid out in