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There is no doubt many of you who hide from Black History Month are truly earnest in your beliefs because you have never bothered to question whether they are true ...
First of two stories on the crucial need for a comprehensive public transportation service in the Virgin Islands Yours truly enjoys reading the news stories and ...
Besides being the 2nd largest Continent and 1st in Natural Resources Africa still remains the World’s poorest & most underdeveloped Continent… Her ...
Parents are those adults who have mothered and fathered at least one child. Some parents are mothers and fathers to a lot of children that are their own flesh and ...
British Virgin’s Productions aka BVP is a Live Radio Program started over a decade ago and presently on ZBVI and ZROD Stations from 6:00 – 7:00pm on Saturdays… ...
Final article on the critical importance of integrity in the legal system Gerrard Farara QC offered the Virgin Islands public a spyglass into issues of ...
… Continuing the conversation about our relationship with the U.K. and how we progress as a country in the relationship/partnership. Again this conversation calls ...
The state of territory’s road network is a white-hot topic; it is a topic of discussion at taxi stands, government offices, construction sites, ballparks, bars, ...
Track and Field has been in my blood for many years and living in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has made my love for the sport grow even more. Looking at the ...
A series of articles on Virgin Islands airport and runway expansion, and development, looks at a failing airline The national conversation on the Virgin Islands ...
By now you should be able to recognize & avoid Ghosts of Willy Lynch’ so let’s address Today’s Men, Women, Boys, Girls, Gays & Lesbians… This is your ...
A twin narrative on the critical importance of integrity in the legal system The Island Sun Newspaper of January 28, 2012, an article titled “Queens Counsel ...
I wrote a letter to the Premier the other day to give some feedback on the white paper public consultation that will be wrapping up soon here in the territory. I ...
If you knew your own History instead of someone-else’s Piss Story you would know that the first objectives of Oppressors are to prevent the Oppressed from ...
Age discrimination is described as ‘stereotyping of and discrimination against individuals or groups because of their age. It is a set of beliefs, attitudes, norms ...
It appears the National Democratic Government is serious when it states that it is a regime with a listening ear. And that it fully understands the critical need to ...
To Friends who seem concerned that Internet Ghost Writers have been trying to personally insult me I say; ‘please fret not thyself because of Evil Doers’.. They ...
After the people of the territory went ahead and did ‘the thing’ in the November 7, 2011 General Elections, is this how the National Democratic Party repays ...
This community servant frequently gets the urge to write, especially when perusing a local newspaper, searching for the news highlights on an online global media, or ...
I don’t think that it’s out of order to state the obvious. My recent New Year Message to young people sought to engage them in the process of taking ...
The first of three stories on a rapidly and dangerously changing new world The world is certainly not getting any easier as we start the New Year. And Honorable ...
Since the end of the global recession in 2009, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has encountered difficulties in consolidating its economic recovery. Initiatives to ...
Young people, I address you with respect, concern, and the audacity to hope that you will pay attention and consider this message. This New Year 2012 is fresh and ...
I am compelled to write this letter based on today’s news reports about the slogan ‘The Mighty Mighty Scatliffe’ being removed from the Althea Scatliffe ...
Seems while those who call in on the radio Program offer understanding and support, my online articles encountered a flood of negative responses … In all cases I ...
There comes a time you’ve got to call a spade a spade. I mean, call something what it is! Now yours truly for the second time in 2011 was invited by a dear and ...
As empirical data will show, youth development problems in these Virgin Islands community has been voiced on numerous occasions via the various Talk Shows, newspaper ...
I am one of many employers in the territory who is a victim of favouritism, nepotism and corrupt practices within the BVI Labour Department. This is not an attack on ...
There is no need to justify the Word because it justifies itself. By reflection we see that 2011 was the year of Fulfillment, 2010 was the year of Shifting, and 2009 ...
This is the end of an interesting year… We have seen unbelievable changes in Religion, Politics, the Judiciary and Life… Mine continued as expected; Forces of ...
Christmas is here again and for most of the West’s inhabitants it spells the end of one year and the beginning of another, a time of nostalgia, and paradoxically, ...
There comes a time when Overseas Territories of the UK, France, and Holland must take note of what is happening on the ancient and historic Continent of Europe. What ...
A perfect storm is walloping BVI consumers; they are experiencing the fury of economic storm and groaning under the pain of a stagnated economy, flat or declining ...
Many in the BVI feel this is a time for great Happiness because we have changed Government and are now poised to celebrate Christmas… To those who feel that way I ...
Hello, sometimes new ideas are like new shoes, they take a little while, with a little wearing before they are broken in to fit and feel comfortable. New ideas are ...
Almost five (5) months ago I stopped flirting with politics and took the plunge and got my feet wet. It was quite a learning experience of the good, the bad and the ...
The first article of a two part medley on good governance in these Antilles This Observer of all things social, economic and political was amazed just the other day. ...
Ralph Telford O’Neal is one of the most formidable statesmen to have graced these West Indies for a generation. Described as the toughest politician to have ruled ...
Shopping local provides personal and national benefits beyond the normal customary exchange between buyers and sellers of goods and services. Buying local helps ...
The beginning of a series of articles reviewing a recent news media debate on whether or not the Virgin Islands will grow its tourism and commerce by becoming a ...
There are few times in the history of any society where opportunity presents itself more than once. In many ways, the BVI has bucked regional economics trends over ...
In observance of Universal Human Rights Day, human rights awareness promoter, Sandra Phillip Hodge of Related by Humanity is organizing a Safety Awareness Scooter ...
“You must be the change you want to see in the world”, said Mahatma Gandhi, the 20th century Indian spiritual and political leader at a time when Indians were ...
Imagine my amazement the other night when I went to book two flights on American Airlines (AA) from Beef Island to San Juan. The price: $755 for one adult and one ...
Thanks to ‘Quiet Storm’ and others who often come to my defense saving me from wasting premium time on negative bloggers who hate themselves too much to try ...
BVI Beacon Contributor Roger Harris wrote in the November 17, 2011 Edition of the Newspaper, that owing to a number of idiosyncrasies with the November 7, General ...
The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) displaced the incumbent the National Democratic Party (NDP) in the 2007 General Election with a 10-2 drubbing at the polls; an ...
The first of two articles on a dramatically changed Virgin Islands power and political landscape A political hurricane has just ravaged the Virgin Islands leaving a ...
The campaign curtain for the hotly contested 07 November 2011 general election is quickly closing. And Virgin Islanders are blessed with the right, privilege, ...
Backward? or Forward?… For years we have been spouting the Mumu slang ‘Everything Good?’ and I have tried to explain to some that this phrase is more than ...
The general election teed up for November 7, 2011 was projected to be highly competitive and hotly contested. Thus far the campaign is red hot and living up to its ...
This Writer, and Public Officer in her Majesty’s Government, is fully aware of the fine line, maybe even tight rope, he has walked over the years. He is always ...
Thanks for your comments… They are all taken seriously even if and when we disagree. For your information I knew Noel Lloyd and Noel Lloyd knew me so if you are ...
Steven Melendez, in the British Virgin Islands Beacon Newspaper edition of October 20, 2011, an article titled ‘’ Candidates take on crime,’’ wrote that ...
Thanks to those who have stood in support of Articles I wrote and gave no credence to responses that only exhibit the significant folly of some writers… ‘Real ...
This middle aged, British West Indian of African heritage, has always known that old age is an honorable and venerable station and estate in life. After all, he ...
The death of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi should not be a cause for rejoicing but rather it should lead us to reflect on our own eventual death and on the moral ...
The role of government (governing) anywhere and at any level is inherently challenging and complex; government has the unenviable task of trying to meet the needs ...
Lo! The paradox unfolds. The gleam of the golden morn of freedom pierces through the night of gloom and oppression. The old paradigms and systems are decaying, ready ...
Without vision the people perish. Where there is no vision the people perish. These expressions or variations of them are bandied about by many politically engaged ...
As the country approaches a monumental and historic General Election, the game of intrigue and power, all part of determining who rules the Virgin Islands for four ...
Without vision the people perish: so said an ancient king, also a great Virgin Islands Statesman. The following narrative adopts that visionary posture by offering ...
Fellow Virgin Islanders, lend me your ears. I’d like us to have a simple conversation. Politics tends to be a lot of smoke and mirrors but I’m here on a mission, ...
The world is shrinking dramatically, and much more so than at any other time in human history. This is due to a type of technology that works at the speed of light ...
Before the floods of 2010, I have been jogging in the vicinity of Paraquita Bay; more specifically along the agricultural road. Since the 2010 floods until now there ...