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Dec 19, 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 …
Local News - The BVI Beacon
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 ...
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 …
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (Jan. 9, 2025) - The BVI Beacon
21 hours ago · ‘ED card’ When a Beaconite arrived at an American Airlines counter in the United States on Friday morning to check in for his return flight to Tortola, he received a surprise. The …
Virgin Islands flooded again - The BVI Beacon
Nov 15, 2024 · Cars floated away, homes and businesses flooded, and roadways crumbled early Monday morning during the latest in a series of flash floods that have plagued the territory this …
Virgin Gorda health crisis sparks cries and demands
Sep 12, 2024 · With emotion audible in her voice, Charlene Henderson spoke slowly in short sentences that commanded the room’s attention. “Bucky was dying. He could hardly breathe. He was breathing through his nostrils. And his …
Shots fired after ‘home invasion’ attempt - The BVI Beacon
Dec 5, 2024 · Shots were fired and one suspect was taken into custody after police responded to a report of a home invasion shortly after 3 p.m. Monday in the Cocodella area near …
Work starts on Beef Island vending zone - The BVI Beacon
Dec 19, 2024 · Construction is under way on a new vending zone as part of the Beach Management Project at Long Bay, Beef Island, government announced last week. …
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 …
Statutory board reforms continue - The BVI Beacon
Sep 26, 2024 · Over the past week, legislators passed four out of five bills designed to improve the governance of statutory bodies as the House of Assembly addressed its final reform …