Caribbean Countries approve ban on ocean dumping

2020-03-12T11:42:30+00:00By |Uncategorized|

The Associated Press reports that 'Countries in the Caribbean have agreed to bar the dumping of all garbage at sea, ending rules that allow the disposal of metal, glass and other refuse a short distance from shore and almost any [...]

Mindset of US 2nd Home Buyers on BVI

2020-03-12T11:42:30+00:00By |Uncategorized|

Earlier we wrote about the numbers released in the National Assn of Realtors' vacation home study, which showed a modest increase in 2nd home sales in 2009. More is at work in those statistics, though, than just buyers deciding to [...]

BVI Airways Launches in May

2020-03-12T11:42:30+00:00By |Uncategorized|

Tortola-based BVI Airways is now accepting reservations online, GoBVI.com, and has scheduled its inaugural flight for Wednesday, May 5. The original schedule is between Tortola and Antigua, Tortola and St Maarten, and Dominica and St Maarten. 'It's been a long [...]

Coldwell Banker’s On Location Wildly Successful

2020-03-12T11:42:29+00:00By |Uncategorized|

Coldwell Banker On Location, the brand's YouTube channel focused on listing, community and agent profile videos, continues to redefine the use of video in real estate. Just 11 months after launching in May 2009, Coldwell Banker On Location has drawn [...]

Guana Island in the British Virgin Islands

2020-03-12T11:42:29+00:00By |Uncategorized|

Guana Island in the BVI is 850 acres of privately-owned undisturbed beauty. One of the few remaining private islands in this part of the world, Guana has 7 pristine white-sand beaches, miles of tropical forest, mountains, hills, and valleys. Offered [...]

NAR 2010 Investment & Vacation Home Buyers Survey

2020-03-12T11:42:29+00:00By |Uncategorized|

The National Assn of Realtors has released figures that show vacation home sales recovered somewhat in 2009, but investment sales fell off sharply. NAR's 2010 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey, covering existing- and new-home transactions in 2009, shows vacation-home [...]

BVI part of World Water Initiative

2020-03-12T11:42:29+00:00By |Uncategorized|

In observance of World Water Day 2010, the Virgin Islands Environmental Council announced that the British Virgin Islands will be one of the international locations taking part in the largest worldwide water initiative on record to help combat the global [...]

New Snoopy Coin Released in BVI

2020-03-12T11:42:28+00:00By |Uncategorized|

The Government of the British Virgin Islands has announced a new coin release celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Peanuts, the famous cartoon strip featuring Charlie Brown and his dog, Snoopy. The character of Snoopy first appeared in Charles Schulz's Sunday [...]