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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.
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Andrew Fahie sentenced to 11 years in prison - The BVI Beacon
Aug 5, 2024 · MIAMI, Florida – Former premier Andrew Fahie sat expressionless in a Miami courtroom this afternoon as a federal judge sentenced him to a little over 11 years in prison for conspiring to smuggle cocaine through Virgin Islands waters and into the United States. The 135-month sentence followed a roughly two-hour hearing where United States District
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
Air traffic controllers get weather training - The BVI Beacon
Oct 16, 2024 · Seven air traffic controllers at the BVI Airports Authority recently completed a course that will help them accurately assess weather on the job. The certifications they obtained by passing the Aeronautical Meteorology Observer Training Course — which was conducted in collaboration with the Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology — …
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 Islands represented at major PAHO meeting - The BVI Beacon
Oct 15, 2024 · Climate change, epidemic-warning systems, pooled procurement, tobacco control and chronic diseases were on the agenda last week when Health and Social Development Minister Vincent Wheatley led a Virgin Islands delegation to the 61st Pan-American Health Organisation Directing Council in Washington DC. The five-day event, which started Sept. 30 and wrapped up on Friday, drew high-level
Classifieds (October 10, 2024) - The BVI Beacon
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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 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