News from the BVI & Montserrat , January 2010

updated July 2019


Sailing in Virgin Territory | uk.yachtworld.com
By Ian Atkins
Try a sailing holiday in the British Virgin Islands – where a lifelong sailor can make the whole family happy, including himself.
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The Moorings Sponsors the 2010 BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing ...
By admin
CLEARWATER, FL–(Marketwire - January 21, 2010) - The Moorings announces its renewed sponsorship of the 39th annual BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival , March 29 - April 4, 2010, at Nanny Cay Marina Resort in Tortola, British Virgin ...
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Tortola & Virgin Gorda (BVI) - Local Reports (Caribbean Hurricane ...
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is nothing less than Paradise on Earth, ... Christmas Cove on Great St.James has always been a great snorkle stop and the ...


Sail Away: What Part of "I DON'T WANT TO WORK ON A MOUNTAIN" Did ...
By Sandy Montgomery
My Other Blog: Musings, My Work in Film, Driving Crazy Tortola Roads, and a Perfect Tortola Wedding. Living the Dream. All photographs are mine and not to be copied without express permission from me. ...
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Sailing in Virgin Territory | www.yachtworld.com
By Ian Atkins
Glenn met us at Beef Island airport, on Tortola, following our short hop from the madness of Antigua airport on a busy Friday afternoon. A short stroll from the airport terminal down to the dinghy hauled up the beach at Trellis Bay, ...


Quadriplegic sails into Tortola after crossing Atlantic - Topix
Twenty-five years ago, a tall, blonde 18-year-old yachtsman dived into shallow waters in Tortola's Cane Garden Bay, broke his neck and became paralyzed from ...


customs question -- going to JVD/tortola
Hi all! I have a question....does anyone know the hours for customs? I'm guessing that the ferry schedules run based on those hours of operation.


Elected official admonishes media for negative reporting on youth
BVI News Online
BY BVI CORRESPONDENT Representative of the Fifth District, Elvis Harrigan, has expressed his concern about what he believes is a significant amount of ...


Open Letter - Teachers Too, Can Train Up A Child!
Platinum News Online
It is a known fact that the BVI is a God-fearing community and if we are living by the laws of God, one such law states that we should train up a child in ...


Youth social day in Virgin Gorda
BVI News Online
For the parents and players based on Tortola, Speedy's Ferry will depart Road Town ferry dock at 9am. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you ...


BVIslanders share their views on Haiti situation (photo gallery included)
BVI News Online
BY BVI CORRESPONDENT The Haiti crisis has affected many, and overwhelming support has been pouring in worldwide. In light of this BVI News took to the ...


Farmers' Week 2010 to be the topic of the next Live Public Eye
BVI News Online
BY Admin-BVI Farmers' Week 2010 Agricultural Exhibition will be the topic of the next Public Eye programme, airing Tuesday, January 26, at 7pm live on CBN ...


37th International Rolex Regatta Set for March 25 to 28 2010
All At Sea
The International Rolex Regatta is the first leg of the Virgin Islands Race Week; the second half of the series continues as the BVI Spring Regatta ...


Travelers In Paradise:The BVI- What you need to know about the ...
Information on the history of the BVI as well as what to see, do, eat, where to stay, and other resources while vactioning in the British Virgin Islands.

Tortola & Virgin Gorda (BVI) - Local Reports (Caribbean Hurricane ... Readers have sent in a variety of questions and Dear Miss Mermaid answers them here .... Bet you are wondering HOW Dear Miss Mermaid knows all the stuff. ... Last Train Home's Eric Brace talks about recent collaborations St. Louis Post-Dispatch Just back from an island tour — St. Thomas, Tortola on New Year's Eve, St. John and St. Croix — Brace answered some questions via e-mail. ... CARIBBEAN: Waiting for the big bang | Caribbean Daily News By admin Earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis are all facts of life, so much so that earthquakes with a magnitude 7.0 or greater have occurred in the Caribbean near Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the island of Hispaniola over the past 500 ... He said the Caribbean plate goes from west to east and it is a subduction zone that runs from Grenada in the south to Montserrat in the north. The fault that was responsible for the January 12 quake extends west through Jamaica. ...

Montserrat Volcano... Scroll down for a video of the recent eruption 

Sailing Vessel Gra'inne: Soufriere Hills Volcano
By Bob and Lesley
On our crossing we noticed a very strange cloud - perhaps a cloud of ash over the Montserrat Volcano. As we continued North we began to see very unusual boiling clouds - perhaps pyroclastic flows of ash and rock down the Northeastern ...


The respiratory toxicity of airborne volcanic ash from the ...
Biochemical and cellular assays used to assess the toxicity of Montserrat volcanic ash and its major mineral components, with time, after instillation. ...


Montserrat Tourist Board
The Club also announced at the press conference that Saturday November 27th, 2010 will be the date for the 2nd Montserrat Volcano Half-Marathon. ...



Head to Montserrat for The Volcano Show | TrulyCaribbean.Net
DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO? HEAD TO MONTSERRAT FOR THE VOLCANO SHOW Montserrat welcomes visitors during the active period of the Soufriere Hills Volcano. ...