When the 2018/2019 Rotary Club year begins in July 2018, veteran businesswoman Mrs. Delma D. Maduro, who has been part of that international charitable organization for close to 17 years, will be the new 7020 District Governor. Maduro will be tasked with overseeing thousands of Rotarians, across ten Islands in the north and the north-western […]
Meet McKenzie “B’More” Baltimore Jr. 28, of Tortola, VI, who has been making waves in the musical arena, and is about to release his latest video called-What the world needs. Baltimore’s song, is about 3 minutes long, speaks to various global issues such as police brutality and racism that have been on a high of […]
Who’s the Sportsman? And where did he get that name? The search for a suitable name for his broadcasting debut as a Sports Caster on ZROD 103.7 FM over 20 years ago began unexpectedly for Dean Greenaway. With a desire to broaden his sports repertoire while writing for the BVI Beacon, he met with ZROD […]
Someone was once quoted as saying “Dancing is an art. The floor is my canvas, and I am the brush. And whatever I create comes from the heart.” Since the age of seven, Sarah Penney has been creating breathtaking artwork right at home in the Virgin Islands and is more involved now than ever with […]
Wikipedia would state that a sail is means for redirecting the power of the wind to propel a craft on the water, ice or land. As the wind passes along the fabric of a sail, it creates both drag and lift to move the craft. On a sailing vessel, what appears to be a flat […]
Stepping into Odd Box is like taking a step under the sea. As soon as the door made of glass and wood swung open the array of contrasting colours of mermaids, seals, octopuses, sharks, tortoise, came into sharp focus. I felt like an explorer oohing and ahhing over the unique and stunning creations on […]
“It’s a child’s joy that keeps us going every year,” Durante said. When I first heard about the Tree of Hands, I was immediately enthralled. Tree of Hands? What is this? Sounds kind of spooky too, was that a Halloween something? Being the kind who likes to satisfy my curiosity, I immediately called the […]
Thirty-Three (33) Admin drive in Wickhams Cay 1, was a Christmas cultural kaleidoscope on Saturday 17th December 2016. Natives from sixteen (16) countries including -Antigua, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Lebanon, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Lucia, Philippines, Germany, Dutch St. Maarten, Grenada, BVI, St. Kitts and Nevis, who have made the British Virgin Islands their home transformed the […]
Once upon a time, for over two hundred years, when persons entered through those red impressive metal gates of Her Majesty’s Prison on Main Street, it meant two things: imprisonment or execution. These days, the only guards there will be are the tour guides who will eagerly give you a firsthand look at the penal […]
