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British Virgin Islands, Disney Cruise Line Hold Talks

Above: a Disney cruise ship By the Caribbean Journal staff A delegation from Disney Cruise Line recently held talks with officials from the British Virgin Islands. The June 3 talks included Works Minister Mark Vanterpool, Acting Permanent Secretary for Ministry […]

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British Virgin Islands Sees Big Jump in Tourist Arrivals

Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands saw a 10.7 percent increase in stayover arrivals in the January and February, the largest increase of any destination in the Caribbean in that period, according […]

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British Virgin Islands Breaks Ground on Cruise Pier Expansion

Above: Security Manager with the BVI Ports Authority Dave Smith looks out at the cruise pier (Photo: BVIPA/A Glasgow) By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands’ cruise pier expansion project has officially broken ground and is now set […]

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US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands Hold Bilateral Talks

Above: US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh and British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith By the Caribbean Journal staff The United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands held their sixth Inter Virgin Islands Council meeting in […]


British Virgin Islands' Scrub Island Resort Names New Executive Chef

Above: Scrub Island By the Caribbean Journal staff The Scrub Island Resort in the British Virgin Islands has named Michael Wedderburn as the property’s new executive chef. Scrub Island also announced the appointment of Katie Rowles as the resort’s new […]


British Virgin Islands Launches Chairmanship of OCTA

Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff British Virgin Islands Premier Dr Orlando Smith has formally launched his chairmanship of the Overseas Countries and Territories Association. Smith launched the chairmanship during an official visit earlier this month […]

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Caribbean Cookbook: A New Take on Breadfruit From Tortola

THE LATEST edition of Caribbean Cookbook brings you a special recipe from the Sugar Mill Hotel in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. It’s called Breadfruit Vichysoisse; the Sugar Mill’s Jinx Morgan has more: At the restaurant at the Sugar Mill Hotel […]


British Virgin Islands Courts Mega Yachts

Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands says it is making greater efforts to attract large commercial yachts to register in the British Overseas Territory. “The Virgin Islands Shipping Registry (VISR) is a […]


British Virgin Islands Holds Large-Scale Tsunami Evacuation Exercise

Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands held a large-scale tsunami evacuation drill on Wednesday as part of its annual tsunami simulation exercise, Caribe Wave/Lantex. The drill saw almost 4,500 people across the […]

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BVI Airways Sold to New York Bank, Names New President and CEO

Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff Regional air carrier BVI Airways has been sold to an undisclosed New York-based merchant bank, the company announced Thursday. The company has also named longtime aviation executive Jerry Willoughby its […]


British Virgin Islands, US Close to Signing FATCA Agreement

Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands and the United States are close to signing an agreement on implementing the US’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act financial law (FATCA). Last week, the two […]


British Virgin Islands Joins Global Partnership For Oceans

Above: the British Virgin Islands By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands has officially joined the Global Partnership for Oceans. The territory joined the global organization at a ceremony at the United States Department of the Interior in […]


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