Wireless Federation (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Digicel, the largest mobile operator in the Caribbean and new entrant to the Central American market, today launched services in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) — its 25th market in the Caribbean and Central America and 30th market world-wide. With an investment of US$17 million, Digicel introduces a new era of choice and competition for [...]
The Informed Traveler (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
Word on the street island is that Rosewood’s Little Dix Bay, the prestigious Caribbean resort located on beautiful Virgin Gorda in the BVI, is now including all meals to its $850 per day winter room rate. Add to that the $500 air taxi credit for easy resort arrival, and a luxurious Caribbean experience is yours [...]
Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
TORTOLA - With none of the major sporting associations and federations hosting events on Tortola for the second straight weekend, I decided to go to Virgin Gorda, which has suddenly become the British Virgin Islands' sports epicenter.
Fresh Bilge (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
My Virgin Gorda photos all disappeared, so I am taking you for a tour via Panaramio. Bomba Charger docked daily, close to the slip where Catullus lay. Most tourists taxied to The Baths and walked down to the shore. Sailboats moored offshore, but the surf was often too rough for dinghies. A difficult rock passage led to the [...]
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... the globe, including Barbados, St. Martin, St. Barts, Anguilla, St. Thomas, St. John, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Turks & Caicos, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Mustique, Provence, the French Riviera, Tuscany and the Greek islands. Happy Vacations will be adding to The Villa Portfolio collection, with villas in the South Pacific including Hawaii, Tahiti and Fiji. “Contrary to popular belief,...
Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
TORTOLA - Steven Asson ran unchallenged, then propelled himself into select territory during Saturday's fourth race of the Highland Spring College Classic Series on Tortola. Never mind Virgin Gorda champion Maxford Pipe or Rasheed Richards, who won the last race when illness reduced Asson to a mere spectator. It was simply Asson's day.
Fresh Bilge (Free subscription) | 25/10/2008
Making St. Lucia landfall after crossing from Martinique, we passed this. Alibi approached Rodney Bay. The harbor was big enough for many megayachts. Even at Virgin Gorda, I had never seen such an array of aerial toys. Nadine sank in the Med a few months later (scroll down). Matt posed in the abandoned prison on Pigeon Island. There were [...]
Fresh Bilge (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
... and Biras Creek, a secluded resort on North Sound. We would ferry the elders from Marina Cay to Virgin Gorda and back aboard Catullus. Suzanne would stay with us on board, keeping her expenses to a minimum. We had four cabins, and crewman Steve would be occupying the third. Suzanne brought a camera of her own, which proved very fortunate, because all my 1997 photos have gone missing....
Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
... appear in Magistrate's Court on Oct. 27. - On Oct. 12, police charged Jario Morris of the Valley, Virgin Gorda, with being armed with an offensive weapon, threatening language and common assault in connection with a domestic violence incident. - On Oct. 13, police arrested and charged Joseph Smith of Huntum's Ghut on a warrant charging him with reckless driving, driving an unlicensed...
Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
TORTOLA - The Lucian Stars pinned a surprising, 5-4, loss on undermanned defending champions Rangers late Sunday night in Virgin Gorda Soccer League play at Valley Recreation Grounds.
