The BVI Beacon
Cabinet Briefs (March 31, April 7 and April 14, 2021)
Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on March 31, April 7 and April 14 at the Financial Services Commissionâs Conference Room in Pasea. All members were present at all three …
Governor John Rankin chaired Cabinet meetings on March 31, April 7 and April 14 at the Financial Services Commissionâs Conference Room in Pasea. All members were present at all three meetings.
March 31 meeting
On March 31, the Cabinet took the following actions, according to a summary provided by the Cabinet Office.
1. Noted that the contract with WorldReach Software Corporation to establish the passport processing system and the secure network infrastructure and passport application processing services using the PassportReachTM was extended for an additional four years, commencing April 1, 2021, followed by six optional one-year periods, and noted the increase in passport application processing fee from $27 to $28
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Lion Heart, a two-villa estate, is located within the Oil Nut Bay development and features a stone boulder waterfall and spans 12.55 acres. Oil Nut Bay
Lion Heart, a two-villa estate, is located within the Oil Nut Bay development and features a stone boulder waterfall and spans 12.55 acres.
Oil Nut Bay
Second-home ownership in the Caribbean, for decades, has been resigned to either standalone residences overseen by a villa management company or condo-hotel residences offering little more than expanded accommodations and hotel amenities.
BVI Chartering in the Pandemic
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Feb 23, 2021
Photo by Peter Nielsen
The week before I flew out to the British Virgin Islands for a bareboat charter, I was having a few second thoughts. The islands had broken out of their Covid-enforced tourism hiatus in December, but the conditions of entry seemed a little stringent: a negative Covid test within five days of arrival, proof of travel insurance covering Covid, an online gateway for permission to enter, a second test on arrival, a third after four days of quarantine. (For a summary of BVI Covid requirements, click here. When the U.S. government announced you would need a negative Covid test within three days of your return flight, it all seemed a little too much. Would it all be worthwhile?