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Down, but not out

VI struggling to its feet after horrors of Irma

By FREEMAN ROGERS frogers@bvibeacon.com

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n Sunday morning in Carrot Bay, Albato “Yankee” Francis was sitting on his front porch as he took a break from cleaning his seaside home, which had been gutted by wind and waves during Hurricane Irma.

“The waves them was coming through the windows,” recalled the 90-year-old, who weathered the storm alone in the small wooden house he built with his father in the 1960s. “You couldn’t see Jost Van Dyke. The whole ocean raised, and it was just that sea breaking on top and coming in.”

In a futile attempt to avoid the incoming water, Mr. Francis moved from room to room, eventually hunkering down in — Pages 16-23 the bathroom as his roof began to tear off.

“We heard the warnings; we take caution, but we didn’t think it would have been that serious,” said the senior, who last year was featured in a local magazine as the territory’s oldest taxi driver. “We survive a lot of them already, you know, but this one extra. This one was super.”

Photo:FREEMAN ROGERS The Category Five hurricane — the most powerful storm Irma see page 16 Main Street was among many areas devastated by Hurricane Irma, the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin.

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EDITORIAL Thank God for life As wide-eyed residents surveyed the surreal devastation the morning after Hurricane Irma, they might have been forgiven for retreating for a moment into despair.

Few succumbed. In fact, it seemed that the most common words on survivors’ lips were these: “Thank God for life.”

It is such fortitude in the face of adversity that has sustained this community since the storm and that will be necessary to carry the territory forward to better times.

True, the destruction was tragic. At least five people died.

Hundreds of roofs were ripped off by heavy winds. Families rich and poor were subjected to nightmarish life-and-death struggles against the elements. Many residents lost everything, and it will take years to rebuild the territory’s economy to its pre-Irma level.

It is also true that the initial euphoria of survival quickly wore off, and that the disaster exposed the dark side of this society as looters ransacked businesses, tempers soared, and a man was murdered in East End. Nevertheless, such despicable behaviour has been far outweighed by the selfless acts of love and kindness that have become commonplace since Irma’s outer bands began to arrive. Indeed, this tightknit community has come together like never before in recent memory, evoking elders’ stories about how residents used to collaborate to survive in less prosperous times.

During and after the storm, so many heroes have emerged that it will be impossible to adequately honour or thank them all.

Starting while Irma’s winds were still at full force, residents risked life and limb to save strangers. Nor has this selflessness waned. In the days since the storm, communities collaborated to house, feed and clothe less for-

tunate neighbours. Doctors and nurses worked long hours, sleeping at the hospital because they had lost their homes. Shelter managers, BVI Red Cross workers and other volunteers put aside personal interest to assist the needy. Business leaders donated supplies and helped organise relief efforts that doubtlessly saved lives. Volunteers came from abroad to assist any way they could Such sacrifices are truly heartwarming, and they will need to continue as the VI rebuilds.

Of course, strong leadership is needed now more than ever.

Elected officials, senior public officers and business owners must take the reins, working overtime to devise a strategy to rebuild and then to ensure that the territory stays the course. Some of them have already pointed out that the disaster is an opportunity to build the territory back stronger than it was before, correcting mistakes that were made in the past. They are absolutely right.

The government also must reach out to the United Kingdom and other partners abroad and ask that they continue providing assistance even after the immediate crisis is past.

Ultimately, though, it will be up to everyone in this community to ensure that the VI is able to struggle to its feet.

The work will not be easy, but this territory has a long and proud history of surmounting seemingly insurmountable challenges.

In some respects, the VI will never be the same. The irreplaceable losses include community members, historical landmarks, private homes and public buildings.

But in other respects — such as selflessness, steely resolve and indomitable spirit — the territory appears to be growing stronger.

Yes, thank God for life.

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK

BACK ON TRACK Beaconites are thrilled to publish their first print edition after Hurricane Irma. Though they managed to update the Beacon’s website and social media channels regularly during and after the storm, given the state of their offices and other challenges a print edition simply has not been possible until today.

Next week, they hope to publish on Friday, Oct. 6, and then to return to their regular Thursday publishing date the following week, from Oct. 12. Readers also will notice that certain regular features of the paper are missing. This too is because of staffing and other limitations, but Beaconites are working to rectify these issues as soon as possible.

Beaconites are currently squatting at Oyster Global Marketing Group in Pasea. They can be reached for advertising and editorial queries at bvibeaconadvertising@gmail.com and freemanrogers@gmail.com, respectively. For editorial, call 5404646 and for advertising call 3434-6895.

hole at the very centre of the galaxy that has the mass of four million suns. What the discovery of the relatively puny 100,000sun black hole close to the centre of the Milky Way may support, however, is the idea that even smaller black holes from exploded stars steadily join forces with other retired suns and eventually form — or join into — the monstrous black holes in the middle of galaxies. Such a finding would — to the Beaconite at least — suggest that galaxies are like cosmic toilet bowls, constantly spinning towards the centre.

MAKING IRMA SEEM SMALL For obvious reasons, a Beaconite decided to write this week about one of the few things that could make a Category Five hurricane seem small: The Guardian reported that astronomers in Japan have discovered what they believe is a gigantic black hole with the mass of 100,000 suns, floating near the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. This yet-to-be-confirmed entity is not to be confused with Sagittarius A*, the gigantic black

DOG DAYS A Beaconite who’s been a resident of Cane Garden Bay for 18 months has grown fond of the beach dogs that patrol the neighbourhood. So one can understand the Beaconite’s concern when — through his deck door window — he witnessed one of the pack members prancing around Paradise Club on the morning of Hurricane Irma, just as the gusts

were beginning to gain some gumption. Realising the dogs had probably not checked the latest storm projections, the Beaconite and his girlfriend made the probably foolish decision to jog down to beach level to try and corral the canine back to their place.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t spot the dog once they were down there and needed to hustle back to their place before the winds got dangerously powerful. That became a passing worry in the hours following, when Irma’s wind ripped off part of the Beaconite’s roof and leveled sections of his interior walls. However, after fleeing to the CGB police station during the eye of the storm — on a side note, this Beaconite would like to say he’s extremely grateful the officers who welcomed them in — the Beaconite saw the same dog running around the wreckage during temporary calm. Again, the Beaconite tried to corral the dog, and was temporarily successful this time, convincing him to run up and into the police station. After five minutes of shakily pacing around the building, however, the fourlegged CGB resident decided his wisest move would be to bolt out an open door and into the thick of things with only minutes of the storm’s eye left. “Well,” the Beaconite thought for the second time that day, “I guess I’ll never see that dog again.” But also for the second time that day, the Beaconite was wrong. The next morning, he saw the same dog prancing around the wreckagefilled streets with a few of his compadres, all seemingly oblivious to the record-setting catastrophe they had just survived. In a three-week period filled with loss and tragedy for people throughout the territory, for some reason the Beaconite has found a small but meaningful bit of solace in these animals’ ability to survive.

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Writer ready to rebuild after Irma I weep for the destruction of our island home. Having been in United Kingdom for medical treatment, I was due to return on Sept. 19, but of course all flights were cancelled.

Fortuitously, and I’m sure unknowingly, former Governor John Duncan left the morning of the flash floods, thus avoiding having to deal with two disasters. With hindsight, it was unwise ROGER for the government to decline help HARRIS from the RFA Mounts Bay after the floods, saying that we were self-sufficient. Later events showed that we are not.

The former governor was a useful liaison in United Kingdom, however.

Hurricane Irma Governor Gus Jaspert had barely got his feet under the desk when Hurricane Irma paid us a visit, causing the almost total destruction of our infrastructure. We who were not there cannot imagine the hor-

ror of the storm. Videos and phone calls only give an indication of the horror of it all. Hiding in closets and bathrooms while the wind whipped your house away around you is something most have never experienced before and hope never to experience again. Mr. Jaspert, Premier Dr. Orlando Smith, his ministers and other officials are doing a good job, considering that none of them had to deal with anything like this before.

Signs of recovery The UK has stepped up to the mark, despite the earlier rebuff, with security, technical and humanitarian assistance, and there are already signs of recovery.

How nice it is that we are still under Mother England’s comforting wings. Hopefully, the sun will shine again, the rains stay away, and we can get on with building an even better Virgin Islands. Those of us who could not get back can’t wait to do so to get on with the job of rebuilding. #BVISTRONG!

I count myself among the lucky. My story pales in comparison to the several I have heard from my wider network of families and friends. The text messages and e-mails from concerned connections abroad are still coming faster than I can reply to them. The storm left no soul unaffected. The trees are a testament to that. They have become macabre monuments — twisted embodiments of our trauma. But the hills are beginning to RICHARD sprout some green.

GEORGES The trees will come back with vibrancy. So shall we.

The days after Irma have been spent sifting through the wreckage and picking up the pieces of our lives, trying to return to some sense of normalcy amidst darkness and the droning of newly purchased generators. It has been three weeks of listening for familiar voices through the static of our radios, scrolling through social media timelines searching for some semblance of the mundane, the boring, anything that makes us feel like things can be just the way they were before the storms. While this sort of sentiment may be what many of us need during this period, the fact is that things can never return to what they were — in fact, the worst possible outcome for us will be if they do.

‘Three adversities’ The first of three adversities befell the Virgin Islands in the form of the August Monday floods. The economic impact of that event was already estimated in the millions, and many businesses were still in recovery when Hurricane Irma appeared on our collective radar.

Despite being immediately followed by the similarly powerful Maria, Irma was by some distance the most destructive hurricane ever to make landfall in these islands.

There are no figures yet, but a figure in the billions is expected.

Most of us were still in shock, still without communications, still without confirmation of the well-

being of friends and loved ones when Maria arrived almost exactly two weeks later, howling and beating at our doors.

There have been some informal attempts to place Irma within the appropriate historical context, and I rely on the knowledge base of Dr. Katherine Smith, one of the scholars at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s nascent Virgin Islands Studies Institute. Recently, Dr. Smith drew a comparison between Irma’s unmitigated destruction and the 1819 hurricane which largely dismantled the sugar industry of the VI. That storm left only a handful of structures standing and claimed over 100 lives. We are grateful that this month’s seemingly wanton and ubiquitous destruction was not followed by an identical loss of life.

Building a better VI Regardless, the most important lesson we must learn once we shake the collective haze from our eyes is that nothing must return to what it was. Now is a watershed moment in Virgin Islands history.

Now is when the work must begin.

Do we have the bravery required to do what needs to be done now that we have lost so much? The dreamers amongst us can imagine a territory that is no longer beholden to fossil fuels and the countries that produce them to power our homes and businesses — meaning no fuel shortages or spikes in price can affect us. We can imagine a strategically planned network of underground utilities including electricity, water and telecommunications that ensures that we can return those services more quickly after a disaster of this scale. We can imagine this moment as an opportunity to consider what parts of our capital, in particular, and other major villages can be transformed into pedestrian zones and green spaces. We can imagine what sort of place we really want to leave for our children.

More importantly than that, now is our chance to build it.

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The great ‘I Am’ The great I Am has spoken with forceful clarity In howling wind with tongues of fire, Blasting, devouring, stripping trees of leaves And us of dross desire.

The great I Am is speaking Through the skeletons silhouetting the land To all stare and contemplation!

The great I Am has spoken In driving, stinging rain That drowns all the idols Which turned our thoughts adrift.

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The great I Am has spoken In the still, small voice of calm Whispering: “I Am, I Am; Return to me, rest and learn.”

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Local News Power in 3-4 months, water sooner

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Desal plants to be imported

NHI, SSB PAYMENTS The National Health Insurance programme and the Social Security Board are now accepting contributions, they announced this week.

Payments can be made in person at the agencies’ offices in Road Town or via wire transfer, according to the SSB. Anyone wishing to remit payments via wire transfer is asked to go to the agencies’ websites — www.vinhi.vg and www.bvissb.vg — to download the necessary forms. Since the passing of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the NHI and SSB have special operating hours: Both are open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

By FREEMAN ROGERS frogers@bvibeacon.com Power should be restored to the territory’s most heavily populated areas within three to four months, and public water should be restored to most residents within 30 to 45 days, Communications and Works Minister Mark Vanterpool said during a press conference on Friday of last week.

In recent years, Mr. Vanterpool explained, most power lines in Road Town were buried, and so “a couple days after Irma we were able to get central services up and running around the city.”

Peebles Hospital and commercial centres including banks are among the buildings that already have current, he said.

Workers restring power lines near U.P.’s Cineplex in Road Town.

More should be added to the To expedite the process, the “Once we inspect the buildlist soon, starting along the BVIEC has been importing ings and they are able to reJames Walter Francis Highway poles and lines from overseas. ceive power, there is power to the major supermarkets, Additional manpower from coming from the Pockwood where BVI Electricity CorporaPond station to these areas,” abroad is expected too, although tion workers have been insome foreign workers slated to stalling new poles in recent days. the minister said.

Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS

help are now unable to do so because their own countries, including Dominica, were devastated by Hurricane Maria.

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Carrot Bay woman marks 100 Great-great grandmother taught children respect

By NGOVOU GYANG ngyang@bvibeacon.com Aleatha Fraser’s great-grandmother lived to be 124 years old.

Ms. Fraser never thought she’d live nearly as long, she explained during a visit to her Carrot Bay home days after she celebrated her 100th birthday with friends and family on Aug. 24.

Flower bouquets and cards the Photo: NGOVOU GYANG mother of 11 received during the celebrations lined bookshelves and Aleatha Fraser, who turned 100 in August, looks at a photograph of her late hura coffee table in the living room of band at her Carrot Bay home.

EMERGENCY NUMBER The 911 emergency number is currently down across the territory, according to Police Information Officer Diane Drayton. To reach the police, there are separate numbers for separate phone service providers. Digicel users can call 344-1818; 344-1222; or 344-1977, Ms. Drayton said. Flow users can call 545-4866, and CCT users can call 468-9001 or 468-9000.

PRE-IRMA COVERAGE

BUILDING CODE

This article was reported and written before the passage of Hurricane Irma.

After Hurricane Irma devastated hundreds of buildings across the territory, the government is planning to review the Building Code with an eye toward making it stronger, Premier Dr. Orlando Smith announced Monday during a “town hall meeting” broadcast on ZBVI Radio. Blaming the back-toback disasters on global warming, the premier stressed the need to prepare for an uncertain future.

her sleepy hillside home.

“I feel all right being a hundred,” said Ms. Fraser, who wore a striped light blue suit and black dress shoes even though she was only hosting this reporter. “It is an honour to everyone who makes that score. We all have to be glad and give God thanks.”

Centenarian see page 38

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Premier: VI economy will bounce back Financial and tourism industries get to work

By FREEMAN ROGERS and CONOR KING DEVITT frogers@bvibeacon.com, cdevitt@bvibeacon.com As apocalyptic images of a postIrma Virgin Islands spread internationally from one computer screen to another in the days after the storm, residents and international media outlets alike speculated about the future of the pillars holding the territory’s economy together.

Headlines like The New York Times’ “The Storms Moved On. The Caribbean Islands Fear the Tourists Might, Too” reached worldwide audiences while chatter about mass evacuations for financial services employees circulated locally.

Leaders in government, however, pushed back against kneejerk fears that the territory’s tourism and financial services industries would crumble in Irma’s wake.

“We may be momentarily down, but we are certainly not out,” Premier Dr. Orlando Smith said of the sectors that provide income which will doubtlessly be crucial in the rebuilding effort.

Important players in the territory’s financial services industry also rushed to reassure both their clients and the territory that their business was not going anywhere.

“While we continue to work towards reopening Harneys’ BVI office, our teams in Cayman, Hong Kong and Montevideo can provide full service to our clients in relation to BVI corporate and trust services,” Harneys stated in a press release on Sept. 12, six days after Hurricane Irma made landfall in the territory.

Though government and other industry stakeholders joined Harneys in assuring the VI that much financial work would continue uninterrupted, officials said the second economic pillar would take longer to recover.

“Tourism is of course much more dependent on facilities in the BVI and it will take time for

us to be in a position to welcome tourists again,” Dr. Smith (R-at large) said, without providing an estimated timeline for recovery.

“However, we are in close touch with our partners in the cruise and hotel industry and of course our tourism colleagues based overseas. We will continue to provide updates as we move forwards.”

An uncertain season A viral image of Paraquita Bay the day after Hurricane Irma seemed to encapsulate the hopelessness many felt regarding the territory’s tourism industry.

The photo captured dozens of damaged and flipped yachts piled together in an area designated as one of the territory’s marine shelters.

Nelson Boothe, owner of Barecat Charters, was forced to go scrambling through the wreckage to look for the vessels in his fleet. His findings — like those of many other boat owners — were disastrous.

“It was literally just like somebody picked up one of those bingo ball lottery things and put all the boats in there and spun the handle around,” Mr. Boothe said. “There was no up or down: Everything was just in a big pile.”

Of the six catamaran sailboats the four-year VI resident managed before the storm, two were found upside down and likely damaged beyond repair.

The other four couldn’t even be located.

The seventh — a monohull sailboat he called home — suffered some mast damage but remained largely structurally intact.

It had, however, been looted and vandalised to such a degree that it was not worth salvaging.

Now, Mr. Boothe — given permission to operate an evacuated friend’s 30-foot powerboat for the foreseeable future — remains unsure about the future of his charter business, though he hopes to offer some marine transportation for insurance agents in the short term. He also didn’t rule out shifting into construction or property management while the territory and its tourism sector rebuild.

Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS Several windows were shattered at Harney Westwood & Reigels during Hurricane Irma. In spite of such damage, Premier Dr. Orlando Smith assured the territory that the financial services industry — which brings in more than half of government revenue — will survive the catastrophe. Harneys and other companies in the industry have stated that their operations have continued with support from offices abroad. (Below) Yachts at The Moorings were tossed around like giant bathtub toys during Hurricane Irma. The tourism industry is the territory’s largest employer.

“I think tourism is going to take at least a few years to come back in full force,” he said. “But it’ll come back.”

On land Land-based hospitality workers are also dealing with similar uncertainty. On Friday of last week, George Harry drove his white taxi bus into the bustling parking lot at the Rite Way Food Market in Pasea.

“I come around here, really: Sometime I make a dollar, sometime I does not,” he said, adding, “Mostly local people have them own transport, so all we depend on is the tourism.”

His vehicle suffered a cracked windshield and several dents during Irma, but it is still drivable.

Though he is luckier than many other taxi owners, whose vehicles were totaled in the storm, his livelihood depends on cruise ship passengers and charter yacht guests.

Now he is considering falling back on his skills as a mason, which is how he made a living before he started driving a taxi

eight years ago.

“It seem like depending how long this go on, I got to go back to it,” he said, adding, “Other taxi drivers get worse than me.”

Still, he is more optimistic that the tourism sector will revive soon.

“I’d say maybe by December,” he said.

Finding other work Another taxi driver, Darwin Stevens, said he had heard about

a crew that has been cleaning the damage wrought by Irma.

“I’m trying to join that team and get some money to help me pay my mortgage with this thing,” he said, gesturing to his taxi bus, whose back windshield was shattered during the storm.

“I’m behind three payments.”

At the luxurious Peter Island Resort & Spa, the staff was summoned to a meeting on Sept. 22.

Economy see page 37

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Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS The Isabella Morris Primary School in Carrot Bay was badly damaged in Hurricane Irma, and it was not included in the government’s list of “usable” schools.

Some schools set to open by Oct. 5 All students to return by Nov. 6

By FREEMAN ROGERS and CLAIRE SHEFCHIK frogers@bvibeacon.com Government aims to reopen some public schools by Oct. 5 and to reopen the rest by Nov. 6, Education and Culture Minister Myron Walwyn announced during a press conference last week.

“From the meetings that I’ve had with the senior officials in my ministry, we have set some target dates because we really want to get school moving as quick as we can,” Mr. Walwyn said on Sept. 22.

By Oct. 5, the ministry hopes to have grades 11 and 12 functioning, as well as having all students between the ages of 3 and 8 involved in an “educational programme” throughout the territory, he said.

“My team tells me that we can also get grade 10 functioning by that time,” he said. “Certainly we want to give priority to grades 11 and 12 because these students have to sit regional examinations — the CSEC and CAPE — and the quicker we can get them settled the better it is for us.”

By Nov. 6, the ministry intends to have all schools and all grades functioning.

“Obviously, it wouldn’t function in the way that it was before, but in a shift system,” said the minister, reiterating an earlier announcement that some students will attend classes from 8 a.m. to noon, while others will attend from 1-5 p.m. “The academic year will be adjusted, so the academic year will start effective Nov. 5, and of course we will have to relax the term breaks so that we don’t lose instructional days throughout the period of time.”

Many students will attend classes at one of several schools

that were deemed to be “usable” after Hurricane Irma, the minister said, adding, “UNICEF has committed some very large tents to us that we can use as well to supplement the existing infrastructure of the schools.”

On Tortola, besides Althea Scatliffe, the “usable” schools include the VI School of Technical Studies; Willard Wheatley Primary; Francis Lettsome Primary; Alexandrina Maduro Primary; Ebenezer Thomas Primary; and Ivan Dawson Primary.

High school students, Mr. Walwyn said last week, likely will also be accommodated at the Pasea building originally designated for a new library, where Clarence Thomas Limited used to be housed.

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Commish: Police force still strong after Irma ing the UK, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands, and that the department would seek to retain them for at least another three to four weeks, or as long as they are needed to provide security to the territory.

“When we talk about security, it’s not about trying to arrest people,” he said. “It’s about reassuring people that the police are there and acting in a security role. “

No ‘mass exodus’ of officers

By CLAIRE SHEFCHIK bvibeacon@gmail.com Rumours about a “mass exodus” of police officers in the wake of Hurricane Irma are false, Police Commissioner Michael Matthews said Thursday during an address on ZBVI Radio.

“There was no mass exodus of police or security service personnel,” he said. “A number of officers found themselves homeless and needing to get their children or their families out of the territory, and were given legitimate time to do that before reporting for duty.”

He added that 95 percent of the force is now performing duties, he said.

“A lot of officers aren’t necessarily BVIslanders,” he said. “So they could have taken up the next flight and gone.”

But in the end, only one police officer and one other staff member left for good, according to the commissioner.

Mr. Matthews announced that 55 officers from the United King-

Police headquarters

Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS Police officers from the United Kingdom and other countries have been assisting the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force in recent weeks. dom left the territory Wednesday, and another 55 arrived Thursday for a tour of three weeks. How long the officers will remain is not yet decided, but the question is being reviewed on a week-byweek basis.

“I am talking to the national police operations centre in London and I am keeping the pres-

sure on them by saying that until I am satisfied that the security risk is easily managed by the resources by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, I am going to need additional support,” Mr. Matthews said.

He added that there are currently 90 additional officers in the territory from other forces, includ-

He also addressed the major damage to his own offices.

“I often reflect on my decision not to sit the hurricane out at my own office because there wasn’t much left of it,” he said.

Rite Way Food Market offered a suite of offices on its top floor to serve as temporary police headquarters, and the department plans to move into that location in the next few days.

He observed that some of his own officers have had to take up residence within policing structures after their own homes were damaged or destroyed, and have continued to turn up for duty despite having lost everything.

“They’ve been doing their hours and then some every single day,” he said.

Restructuring The commissioner also announced that the department will undergo a temporary restructuring as officers are transitioned away from desk jobs and back toward patrolling the streets in the “essential, uniform roles.”

“People need to be reassured that we’re out there,” he explained.

Because of this move, other services normally offered by the department will be on hold. These include visa waivers for travel to the United States.

“You need to check with the US because they have tightened up their rules following the hurricane,” he said.

Illegal vehicles The commissioner also said that he was aware that there are “many illegal cars on the road at the moment” but his officers are “not dishing out tickets” because they recognise that residents with damaged vehicles still require a means to get around.

Officers will issue warnings to people spotted driving obviously

unsafe vehicles that could pose a further danger to themselves and others, and in turn create more work for the courts.

“Don’t get in a death trap and drive it,” he warned.

Looters Following the arrests of seven looters and the subsequent release of their photos to the press, the commissioner said “naming and shaming” was an unusual step.

“But I believe our communities are entitled to know who those selfish few are who are going to rob them at a time like this,” he said, adding that efforts to identify looters would be made a police priority.

He appealed to the business community in particular to comb through CCTV footage of looters, preserve it, and send it to the police, who have formed a “dedicated intelligence team” to identify looters.

Curfew Recognising that many community members have already called for the 8 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew to be lifted, Mr. Matthews said that, after a discussion between elected officials, it will remain in place for now because there is still a need for essential services such as “clearing the sewage” and “clearing the roads” that cannot be performed during the day.

However, police will use common sense in enforcing curfew laws.

“I have told officers we don’t want to be locking everybody up that we see,” he said, adding, “Flagrant abuses … will be dealt with.

I’m asking for people to just bear with us a bit longer. I am sure that there will a decision [about lifting the curfew] made in the not-toodistant future.”

Police vehicles Mr. Matthews admitted that the damage to the brand-new fleet of police vehicles the department acquired this year “breaks his heart,” but that “property can be replaced; people’s lives can’t.” He was particularly thankful that none of his officers or their families were seriously injured during the storm.

“They lost their homes; I lost my home,” he said, “but we’re all here to shake each other’s hands and say, ‘Glad to see you’re still around.’”

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UK provides disaster relief to VI Sends soldiers and police

By REBECCA BIRD rbird@bvibeacon.com In the days following the passage of Hurricane Irma, a sense of disquiet began to permeate through prevailing feelings of shock and loss throughout the Virgin Islands.

With communication down and few signs of government officials or emergency services on the streets, talk turned to fears of an unknown future.

Safety and security were at the forefront of many minds after news spread of violent criminals Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS on the loose following damage to the islands’ prison.

Royal Marines arrive at the Road Town ferry terminal, above. Below, many of them are camping out inside the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport.

Meanwhile, panic that bottled water and food could soon run out exacerbated looting of grocery ward thinking once the storm’s Early response stores, which soon escalated across route to Florida became more In a report issued on Sept. 15, Road Town and other areas. than just a possibility,” they wrote. Her Majesty’s Government gave When military forces arrived Labour Party leader Jeremy an account, in numbers, of its relief in the territory, the relief was pal- Corbyn also suggested that the efforts up to that point. pable — visitors and residents impact of the hurricane was “en“Over 200 troops are on the cheered aircrafts as they flew tirely predictable” and the officials ground, including engineers, overhead and waved at uni- should have “acted much faster.” medics and marines who are formed personnel.

But the UK government in- working with the local police to Leaders have boasted that the sists that it did all it could to pro- provide security,” it read.

UK put more than 400 troops on vide timely and complete The report stated that Royal the ground in the VI along with assistance to this territory.

Marines from RFA Mounts Bay 54 British police officers.

During a brief visit to the VI a got the airfield operating to And even prior to the arrival of week after Irma struck, Mr. John- allow more aid and personnel the Royal Navy’s HMS Ocean on son, the foreign secretary, rejected into the VI. Sept. 22, the government said that claims that his country’s response The ship’s crew also helped to the UK had provided eight tonnes was inadequate. secure supplies and to fix basic inof food and water to the territory.

“Most fair-minded people frastructure and shelters. would say the UK has made an abControversy The report added that 54 UK solutely stunning effort to get sup- police officers along with 16 CayBut some believe the relief transport planes have also been came too late for those in imme- port to this island, to help to bring manian and six Bermudian offi- Town,” the document stated.

At the time the report was travelling from Barbados to destidiate critical need following the law and order after what has been cers had arrived to support law an unprecedented natural catas- and order. published, 640 shelter kits also nations across the region to deliver catastrophic storm. trophe,” he said. key support, including to the VI. Days after Irma hit, British “An operation run by British were in transit via the RAF. On Sept. 23, UK Secretary of Virgin Islands and Cayman Island The UK has also helped to Across the Caribbean, £32 Conservative MP Tom TugendState for International Developdistribute water bottles to 700 of million has been announced for hat, chairman of the Foreign Afpolice officers, alongside the ment Priti Patel also visited the the most vulnerable households in disaster relief, with a further £25 fairs Committee, and Labour MP British Royal Marines and police, territory. the territory, the document stated. million committed.

Stephen Twigg, head of the Interresulted in the capture of over 100 She stressed that food, water escaped criminals from Balsam Additionally, a Foreign and The UK government is national Development CommitCommonwealth Office media of- also matching public donatee, decried the speed and level at and shelter is continuously arriv- Ghut prison,” the report read. ficer was deployed to support the tions to a Red Cross appeal which the government was acting. ing from the UK and reaching re- Food and water Governor’s Office, along with four up to £3 million.

They sent a letter to UK For- mote areas in need.

It went on to state that five “We should be in no doubt consular officers and one IT sup- HMS Ocean eign Secretary Boris Johnson and tonnes of food and water had been that this is an enormous effort port officer.

UK Secretary of State for InternaAfter a ten-day journey across transferred to the VI, and a flight now to make sure that we keep on Throughout the region, the the Atlantic, the Royal Navy ship tional Development Priti Patel exmaking sure that we can rebuild in carrying three more tonnes of UK used one Wildcat helicopter HMS Ocean arrived in the terripressing their concerns. food and water had arrived. based on RFA Mounts Bay, three tory on Sept. 22 with 650 military “Experts and many in the area the right way and build back bet“This much-needed aid has alhave been critical of the overall ter to secure jobs and livelihoods ready been distributed on Tortola RAF Puma aircraft, and one Voy- personnel. ager plane. level of relief currently on offer as for the future,” she said. alongside 40 [shelter kits] in Road UK see page 32 C-130J and A400M military well as the apparent lack of for-

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Sister islands rebuilding after storms VG assisted by wealthy benefactors

By CONOR KING DEVITT cdevitt@bvibeacon.com Hurricanes Irma and Maria reached the farthest flung edges of the territory, causing the sister islands — most of which rely primarily on tourism — varying degrees of devastation.

The sister islands’ two representatives, however, don’t vary: Both argue that their constituents are making serious progress towards recovery, regardless of their islands’ level of damage.

“The recovery effort is going very well on Virgin Gorda,” said Ninth District Representative Dr. Hubert O’Neal, who also represents Anegada.

In a radio interview on Monday, Dr. O’Neal painted a picture of a VG community that had banded together well in the face of disaster.

Though he acknowledged the “tremendous” level of damage there, Dr. O’Neal also described an island with open supermarkets, lineless gas stations and a relief centre in the Spanish Town marina where hardworking volunteers have been handing out supplies and hot meals daily.

Second District Representative Mitch Turnbull also had positive things to say about the effort on Jost Van Dyke, which was ravaged by Irma.

“The community is steadily working hand-in-hand,” Mr. Turnbull said, adding, “It’s pretty bad over there, but I’m confident and the community is confident.”

With a large collection of wood homes and beachside property, JVD suffered immense physical damage from Irma’s storm surge and winds.

Virgin Gorda On Tuesday, Governor Gus Jaspert and Deputy Governor Rosalie Adams visited VG. “Walking through Spanish Town, I was able to see marked improvements from my previous visit last week,” Mr. Jaspert wrote in a statement the following day.

“The togetherness of the community continues to shine through.”

The governor also wrote that he expected the island’s central power to be restored that after-

noon, giving some properties in the commercial area of VG electricity again.

“Although there is a long way ahead in our recovery and to connect every house, this will start to make everyday life just that little bit easier for those on the island,” he explained.

In his interview on Monday, Dr. O’Neal also said that every road on the island had been cleared and the distribution centres in Spanish Town and the North Sound were well stocked with food, water, and tarpaulins.

The representative attributed a lot of that good fortune to private benefactors.

“A lot of our rich residents on Virgin Gorda have contributed mightily,” he said. “They have brought in supplies and they are distributing to the wider community. … We are so thankful we had that resource to tap into in this difficult time.”

Dr. O’Neal praised a few individuals by name, including Sir Richard Branson, Larry Page, and David Johnson.

He also praised the ad-hoc committees that formed in the wake of the storm to help organise the community.

Vincent Wheatley, government’s sister islands programme coordinator, was responsible for putting together those committees, according to Maria Mays, the Governor’s Office policy officer.

Despite the help and progress, VG’s trademark tourism industry could have a difficult road going forward.

All of the island’s resorts — including those on neighbouring Mosquito and Necker Islands — were “practically devastated,” according to Dr. O’Neal.

That also includes Rosewood Little Dix Bay, which was scheduled to be nearing the end of an 18month renovation period.

Now the resort, which laid off about 300 people when it shut down in May 2016, had to delay its reopening — previously scheduled for December — to a yet-to-be-announced date, postponing the return of jobs to the island.

Anegada In the days before Irma ripped across the Virgin Islands, many were especially worried about the hurricane’s potential effect on Anegada.

Photo: DDM Governor Gus Jaspert visits Virgin Gorda on Tuesday to check on the sister island’s recovery efforts. Chez Bamboo, below, was one of many buildings damaged by Irma.

The flat coral island’s highest point of elevation is about 28 feet, a frightening prospect when facing up against a hurricane predicted to bring a storm surge as high as 20 feet. Additionally, early projections also predicted the storm would pass directly over the sister island.

Those concerns spurred government to launch an evacuation on Sept. 5, which 106 out of roughly 300 Anegada residents took part in, according to DDM. Luckily for those who stayed, the sister island was spared the worst of the Category Five hurricane. DDM reported relatively minimal damage on Anegada, and the island’s power — which operates on its own grid — is up and running again, according to Dr. O’Neal.

That is not to say the storm did not cause any harm: The representative noted that several residents lost their roofs and saw their properties damaged.

To help aid the isolated population, the United Kingdom military has been air-dropping supplies via helicopter, Dr. O’Neal added.

“They have recovered very well,” he said. “They are doing fine.”

JVD woes Jost Van Dyke, on the other hand, felt the brunt of Irma.

“Overall, it suffered severely,” said Mr. Turnbull.

DDM reported that homes and resorts in Great Harbour, Little Harbour and White Bay saw extensive damage and about 80 families were displaced and forced to stay with friends or relatives.

Since the Public Works Department did not have any heavy equipment on the island, JVD has had to rely on two privately-owned excavators for cleanup, Mr. Turnbull ex-

plained. That should change soon, he said, as he was working on getting two additional machines shipped over.

Still, JVD residents as a community — around 300 live on the island — have managed to make significant progress while taking care of those who lost everything, according to the representative.

Necessary supplies were being distributed by Foxy’s Restaurant, Mr. Turnbull added.

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Cane works to heal after Irma Supplies arrive 10 days after storm

By CONOR KING DEVITT cdevitt@bvibeacon.com In the 10 days after Hurricane Irma obliterated sections of homes and ripped entire restaurants from the shoreline, Cane Garden Bay remained largely cut off from the outside world.

Though private citizens excavated Cane Hill’s road over the two days after the storm, communication between the beach community and the rest of Tortola was fragmented, unpredictable and prone to error.

Without power, wi-fi, cell service or a large government presence, Cane residents — like many throughout the territory — were forced to rely on nuggets of word-of-mouth information, a slipshod medium of communication known by residents as the “coconut telegraph.”

On any given day, those who had driven to town or other parts of the island often rolled through and circulated chatter that was embellished or inaccurate, fed by the paranoia and frustration of a population suffering from catastrophe.

Some claimed erroneously that the local government was dissolving, some quoted fatality counts much higher than government’s confirmed number — still at five, as of Friday — and others painted a false picture of a massive military takeover of the territory.

The confusion, however, was not limited to rumours spread by private citizens: On Sept. 13, a military helicopter reportedly airdropped supplies on the beach, but there was no ground detail to stop them from being pilfered; on Sept.

14, a Water and Sewage Department truck drove to the bay with drinking water but had no tank to deposit it in; and seemingly every day for the first week more aid was promised but the afternoons came and went without another official delivery.

Aid arrives That changed on Sept. 16, however, when the United Kingdom military and aid organisations delivered a flood of supplies

DELIVERY DETAILS IN CANE On Sept. 16, United Kingdom marines delivered several truckloads worth of essential goods, including diapers, clothes, food and water. Curt Richardson and the Convoy of Hope organisation were responsible for that donation, as well as a separate one to the First District.

Mr. Richardson is a Little Thatch resident and the CEO of Otter Box, an international cell phone case company.

Stewart Ross, a regular tourist to the Virgin Islands, donated a load of food, water and diapers to the Methodist Church. Mr. Ross is retired and lives on a ranch in Colorado but travelled down to the territory after Irma to help with relief.

Graeme Maccallum, the owner of Proudly African Imports, helped facilitate the delivery.

Italian Wine & Food Caribbean Limited donated a truckload of pasta, water and cooking supplies to the Methodist Church. The delivery was facilitated by the Upper Valley Rescue Team, a New England-based wilderness rescue group that travelled down to the territory to volunteer after Irma. from private benefactors, and local Rotarians handed out sandwichbun burgers cooked by chefs at Pusser’s. In addition, trucks dropped empty water tanks off at the Baptist and Methodist churches in the area.

For some, the deliveries seemed to immediately lift spirits.

“It’s been a slow crawl, but I think right now everything’s going good,” said Kareem Rhymer, owner of Myett’s Hotel and Restaurant, which was severely damaged during the storm. “And that was expected because there were no mechanisms in place and because we are new to this kind of onslaught. I think from here on out things are going to ratchet up a little and we’re going to be okay.”

Others, however, were still disappointed at being kept in the dark for so long.

“This is a step, but it doesn’t change anything,” said Claudia Hodge, an employee at the law firm Hunte & Co. Ms. Hodge decried what she saw as a lack of leadership that led to 10 days of minimal information and disorganisation throughout Cane.

“The communications are not

Photos: CONOR KING DEVITT Hurricane Irma damaged or destroyed numerous buildings throughout Cane Garden Bay, including Myett’s Garden & Grill, above. Supplies, including food, water and baby materials, arrived to the CGB Police Station on Sept. 16, 10 days after the storm. there,” she said. “To me it’s clear that our infrastructure has been broken, if there ever was one.”

Maintaining community Despite the isolation, Cane suffered less from the slew of postdisaster criminal activity that at times plagued other parts of the island. Some residents attributed that fortune to the closeness of the area’s community, especially visible in the shell-shocked wake of an unprecedented hurricane.

In the days following Irma, Dr. Angel Smith, a pastor at the CGB Methodist Church, set up daily public meetings at 10 a.m. in his chapel to spread information, gather lists of residents, and catalogue the population’s needs.

“I think this is an opportunity for us as a community to come together and start early planning so we can know where we’re going as a community,” Dr. Smith said at the beginning of the first meeting two days after the storm.

During that initial gathering, he began to compile a list with the names of all the government workers in the area, and encouraged community members to start documenting the names of their

neighbours still living in Cane.

Later in the week, that effort resulted in a comprehensive list of who remained in the Bay, according to Dr. Smith, who also teaches history at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College.

Priorities In subsequent meetings, the pastor outlined four major priorities for CGB residents in the short term: creating an effective system for distributing supplies; encouraging proper disposal of trash in the absence of pick-ups from the Department of Waste Management; ensuring the security of residents; and accessing a legitimate stream of information.

Though the early sessions were hopeful in tone, both Dr. Smith and the attendees got more frustrated as the days came and went and no definitive answers or plan came from government.

They expressed anger with the disjointed communication and what they saw as a politicisation of need. In one of the government’s few official appearances at the meetings, CGB Representative Mitch Turnbull, Health and Social Development Minister Ron-

nie Skelton and At-Large Representative Archibald Christian all showed up to a Sept. 9 session, but several residents criticised them for using the time as a “photo-op” instead of a chance to spread valuable information.

“It’s not the time to play politics,” said Denzil Cline, a CGB resident who attends the Methodist Church. “It’s the time for everybody to come together as one.”

Community pride Mr. Turnbull (R-D2), however, expressed pride in the work his community had done in the first ten days after storm.

“What I’ve seen immediately since the day after Irma was a community that our parents used to talk about,” he told the Beacon on Sept. 16. “Everyone looked out for one another. This is the BVI that I grew up hearing about.”

He praised the private heavy equipment operators who cleared the road in the bay and up the hill, as well as the support the UK and other Caribbean countries provided to the territory as a whole.

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Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS Residents sleeping on the floor at the shelter at the Multi-purpose Sports Complex, which has at times run short of water for bathing and flushing toilets.

Number of homeless in the VI unknown

By FREEMAN ROGERS frogers@bvibeacon.com

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Hurricane Irma ripped off hundreds of roofs around the territory, but government doesn’t yet have a reliable estimate of how many people were left homeless by the storm, Health and Social Development Minister Ronnie Skelton said during a Friday press conference.

“You’re asking a very complex question,” he told this reporter, adding that more than 300 people are living in official shelters. “The number of people with roofs off that are living with other family members and stuff without their home — we don’t quite know that as yet.”

As residents struggle to get back on their feet, he added, there is an urgent need for another solution.

“I know people can’t live in shelters long term,” he said. “They need to be able to get some level of temporary housing while they rebuild their permanent homes.”

Shelter conditions Asked about the living conditions at the shelters, he ac-

knowledged that “there’s a water problem.”

“They’re not perfect and we’re working towards it,” he said. “I just came from one this morning and I understand one of the concerns is running water, and all that we have are tanks and that’s not sufficient.”

Because of such issues, he added that he was glad to hear Communications and Works Minister Mark Vanterpool say earlier in the press conference that public water would be restored to some areas soon.

Mr. Vanterpool added, “At most of the shelters we have power generators and we’re trucking water to them until we can get water to them more regularly, so the situation is improving.”

The minister also said that aid will continue to be provided to the shelter occupants and other vulnerable residents.

“The relief is going to be going to the most vulnerable,” he said.

“It’s very important that those of us who can help ourselves need to do so, so that government can concentrate on helping those who can’t help themselves.”

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East End crawls toward recovery dents to keep their usual household garbage separate from any debris and bulk waste they took to the roadside.

Penn: Food donations have run short

By CONOR KING DEVITT cdevitt@bvibeacon.com

Hurricanes Irma and Maria ripped through East End, Parham Town, Greenland and Long Look much like they did throughout the rest of Tortola, leaving behind roofless houses, shattered businesses and displaced people.

For the territory’s most populated area, however, the recovery effort’s challenges are amplified.

With more mouths to feed, more families to shelter and more bags of trash to dispose of, logistics are difficult.

Though various relief donations have been distributed in East End since Hurricane Irma, at times they have been slow in coming or have run short, according to Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn.

As of Monday evening, for example, the East End community had run out of foodstuff relief supplies, Mr. Penn told ZBVI that day.

Mr. Penn explained that supplies were disseminated at the Elite Superette distribution centre for District Seven and Eight residents over two sessions.

“All the supplies that came into the centre were distributed.

There is nothing there right now to distribute,” he explained.

“There is a process right now where some [supply] containers came in. It is currently being sorted at the Festival Village Grounds in Road Town.”

Teams also delivered some of the supplies to families identified as being in need, Mr. Penn explained.

Despite the lack of aid, the representative argued that the Virgin Islands — and his area specifically — is not yet dealing with a food crisis.

“The reality is that in terms of food, there’s not really a food shortage in the territory,” he explained. “There are persons who might be able to afford to buy food, and the supermarkets are open now.”

Some residents, however, claimed they could not access the supplies they needed.

Work uncertainty

Photos: CONOR KING DEVITT Like most of the territory, East End, one of Tortola’s main population centres, suffered extensive damage in Hurricane Irma.

“You have the food distribution, they tell you to come inside, and then when you go you can’t get anything!” said Melissa Potter, an East End resident. “For days I’ve been begging for water; for days I’ve been asking for food.”

Sanitation Ms. Potter, a counselor and social worker at Her Majesty’s Prison, also decried the lack of sanitation and good air quality in the area, diverging sharply from remarks stated by the representative.

On the radio on Monday, Mr. Penn said he was proud of how much work his community had done to clean up East End. The festival grounds there, he explained, was being used to sort waste into different categories, including metal on one side and trees and brush on the other.

By Thursday, however, a trash fire had been burning on a large scale for three days straight, Ms. Potter explained.

Though she said she tried talking to the police department, the fire department and even Deputy Premier Dr. Kedrick Pickering, who serves as the Seventh District representative, the fire continued to burn.

“My tonsils are swollen, my eyes are swollen, I can’t sleep,” the counselor said. “It’s constantly on my house.”

Marlo Chinnery is the owner of Marlo’s Bar, which is right next to the festival grounds. On Thursday, he was trying to clean up his place — which was heavily damaged by the hurricanes and the flooding from the tropical wave last month — but the smoke was making the process more burdensome.

The issue, Mr. Chinnery explained, was that government had allowed the trash to build up without doing incremental burns.

“When it gets so big before they can burn, that’s what creates the problem,” he said. “They should have burned it every day instead of leaving it for so much days without burning. … Now that they burning it, it just keeps on burning.”

Denville Penn, owner of the neighbouring Timeout Bar, noted that someone had at least chained off the site to keep others from dumping there in the future.

A ‘good job’ Others throughout the community, however, seemed to agree

more with the Eighth District representative.

“I think they’ve been doing a good job,” said Diego Penn, owner of D&R Heavy Equipment.

Mr. Penn owns a dump truck and garbage truck and has been taking an active role to help clean the streets in the wake of the storms.

“All of the guys who have heavy equipment have been out on the road,” he said. “It’s the only way that we’re going to get this place back to some sort of normalcy, which is going to take place over a period of years. At least if we get the road clean and the trees start to get green again you start to feel a little bit of normalcy.”

The Fat Hogs Bay resident did, however, call on residents to take a greater role in the cleanup effort, especially around their own homes.

“A lot more residents need to actually put their hands on stuff,” he said. “If you’re in your home area and you see a galvanised some place, bring it out to the main road so the guys who are cleaning can actually take it away.”

In order to avoid creating nasty stenches, Mr. Penn reminded resi-

For bar owners like Mr. Chinnery and Denville Penn, the road to reopening will involve a lot of hard labour.

“A lot of people don’t have the insurance and they going to need help,” Mr. Chinnery said, adding, “I would like to get [the bar] up and running, but the first thing is getting it cleaned out. I can’t wait for nobody for no help, I got to clean it out first.”

Others in the area were unsure what they were going to do for work going forward.

Wayne Campbell Jr., 19, was passing time with friends on the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge on Thursday. He used to work at Supa Valu, but did not know what he was going to do in the future.

“I want to stay and help rebuild my country,” he said.

Safety Looters roamed through East End after Irma, pursuing what Inspector Selwyn Rock refers to as “opportunistic” crime.

Since then, however, illicit activity has petered back to preIrma levels, according to Mr. Rock, the head of the East End Police Station.

“The issues that happened post Irma were all opportunistic, because of the damage and stuff like that,” he said. “But in terms of the normal crime situation, there hasn’t been much of a difference really.”

The inspector said he was satisfied with level of safety in his community.

Moving forward Despite the shortage of supplies, Seventh and Eighth District residents can also still go to Elite Superette from noon to 3 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday to ask questions and voice their needs and concerns, Marlon Penn explained on the radio on Monday.

“There will be someone there to [listen] to whatever concerns you have, whatever assistance you might need, whether you might need some help in your yard [or] to get something done,” the representative said.

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After breakout, 21 prisoners sent away Most Irma escapees back behind bars again

By CONOR KING DEVITT cdevitt@bvibeacon.com

More than 140 inmates escaped from Her Majesty’s Prison after the Balsam Ghut facility was damaged by Hurricane Irma, fueling fears about the safety of residents on Tortola for weeks after the storm.

That panic seems to have largely subsided. In a ZBVI Radio address on Thursday, Police Commissioner Michael Matthews announced that of the 143 escaped inmates, only three remained at large. Although he said all three were considered “low-risk,” he appealed to the men to turn themselves in.

“Remaining outstanding like this only makes matters worse,” he said.

Mass breakout?

The exact nature of the “escapes” has been a subject of debate. Though the situation was widely characterised by international media outlets as a mass breakout, local officials sought to downplay that image.

“The prison was breached, so what happened was some prisoners left but actually were abiding and [going] forth and back every day,” Governor Gus Jaspert said during a Sept. 18 press conference. “Some actually were helping to rebuild the prison and taking shelter themselves: They were going back.”

The governor also acknowledged, however, that some inmates used the opportunity to cause problems in the community.

At a press conference on Sept. 22, Education and Culture Minister Myron Walwyn (R-at large) echoed Mr. Jaspert’s double-edged remarks.

“I am aware that there were some prisoners who were involved in antisocial behavior during the aftermath of Hurricane Irma,” said the minister, who shares responsibility for the prison with Mr. Jaspert. “But I’m also aware that there were also some prisoners who were extremely helpful, who were out in the community doing well and — as odd as this may sound — I want to really thank those prisoners very much.”

International transfers Mr. Jaspert announced Monday that he issued warrants for the transfer of recaptured prisoners to St. Lucia and that he had signed off on legislation regulating the moves.

“Following the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, one of my and Cabinet’s top priorities has been the safety and security for all of us,” he said.

Thursday, Mr. Matthews said that 21 prisoners had been transferred.

Asked by ZBVI host Zan Lewis why St. Lucia was chosen, Mr. Matthews said that Prime Minister Allen Chastanet called soon after Hurricane Irma and made the offer to house the prisoners. The commissioner acknowledged that the relocation is “an unusual step” but said that the prison is in need of repairs, and that prisoners are entitled to be held in safe and inhabitable conditions.

“We’ve sought to reduce the prison population … so that the repairs can be done to that prison and ensure the safety of those prisoners and … the safety of the community,” he said. “The last thing we want is another prison breach.”

Mr. Matthews said that the prisoners serving the longest sentences were selected to be transferred to St. Lucia.

How long abroad?

Asked whether the prisoners could expect to remain in St. Lucia for the remainder of their sentences, the commissioner said that was a policy decision that had not yet been made.

However, he added, “Whatever they’ve done, they are paying the price by serving a prison sentence, so we shouldn’t be adding to their pain by leaving them in a different country.

“So I would like to think that once we are satisfied that the prison is stable and secure and that the communities are satisfied that there will never be another breach like the one we’ve witnessed, I have no doubt that the governor and the premier will consider whether to bring back those individuals.”

He also added that 25 officers from the United Kingdom have been deployed to the prison.

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DDM details Irma’s damage Gives updates by island

By AMANDA ULRICH aulrich@bvibeacon.com

The roof of the island’s clinic was almost completely destroyed, and the structural integrity of the building was being assessed. The hospital was addressing what medicine could be salvaged and specific medicinal requests.

Residents of JVD appeared to have suffered psychological trauma, the report stated, citing information provided by the Pan American Health Organisation.

Clinics in Virgin Gorda have sustained a range of damage as well.

North Sound Clinic lost its roof and several windows, and there was concern about the limited stock of diabetes and hypertension medication — though Peebles was to distribute some shortly. The roof of the Iris O’Neal Clinic was slightly damaged, and diesel supply for the generator was running low.

The southern portion of Tortola was hit the hardest by Hurricane Irma, with almost all buildings damaged and some completely destroyed, according to a second situation report released Sept. 19 by the Department of Disaster Management.

The document also provided other technical information about the storm’s effects and described the condition of homes, schools, water and sewage plants, health clinics and other infrastructure across the Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS territory.

Most harbours were severely Between 60 and 80 percent of buildings in the Virgin Islands were destroyed or damaged in Hurricane Irma, according to DDM. damaged and many boats remain tangled into each other or sunken. official shelter on the island, though items and feminine hygiene products also appeared to be functional, and Shelters Almost all buildings in the the report stated that an impromptu — were taken to Jost Van Dyke. two nurses were dispatched with Across the territory, 279 people southern part of Virgin Gorda were shelter at the Church of God of East End, Cane Garden Bay medication. were living in emergency shelters as also impacted in some way. North Prophecy was being established — and Huntums Ghut also received Health services on Jost Van of Sept. 16, the report stated.

Sound businesses and homes were though the roof needed to be prop- relief supplies in the days after Irma. Dyke, however, did not fare as well.

DDM see page 15 heavily damaged, along with “high- erly secured. The fire station could Like most other operations on end tourism properties” in the area. also potentially be used as a shelter. the island, aid distribution has been As of the report’s completion on Asked Sept. 22 for information impacted by the lack of electricity.

Topic Holdings Limited Saturday, Sept. 16, the VG airfield on the planned shelters at JVD and Without power, the ports have had Company No. 451461 remained covered with sand, and other locations, Health and Social difficulty recording what aid is (In Voluntary Liquidation) debris littered the ground near Development Minister Ronnie coming in real time.

NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204 (1)(b) of the BVI Spanish Town. The marina in the Skelton said he hadn’t been updated An offsite procedure using the Business Companies Act, 2004 that Topic Holdings Limited is in volarea was partially damaged but the about them.

Logistics Support System has in- untary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 27th Septerminal “seems to be usable,” the DDM did not give specifics creased transparency, and a genera- tember, 2017 and Querube Castillo de Nuñez of Paseo del Mar and document stated, adding that there about Peter, Mosquito, Necker, tor has been requested, the report Pacific Avenues, Costa del Este, MMG Tower, 23rd Floor, Panama City, were no navigational hazards within Guana, Camanoe or Scrub islands, stated.

Republic of Panama has been appointed as the Sole Liquidator. Dated 10 nautical miles of the island. but stated that “all experienced Health services this 28th day of September, 2017 Sgd. Querube Castillo de Nuñez Volvarying levels of damage.”

Anegada and JVD Peebles Hospital in Road Town untary Liquidator Though officials warned before Aid distribution remained functional, according to Danang Marina Investments Limited the hurricane that Anegada could DDM also announced that the the DDM. Company No.: 1400082 suffer some of the worst destruction, amount of relief supplies coming A thousand vials of tetanus (A BVI Business Company) DDM reported minimal damage on into the territory was “significantly medication, as well as diabetes med(In Voluntary Dissolution) the sister island. Power had been re- less” than the number of pledges ication and other supplies, were proNOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) stored on the grid that feeds the initially received. vided in the days following Irma. of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in volwater plant by the time of the report, Nevertheless, a distribution plan The hospital saw a surge in need, untary liquidation.

The voluntary liquidation commenced on 28th Sepand generators were available. for the donations had been estab- but the total number of injured peotember, 2017 and the liquidator is THAO HOANG CUNG of The Communications to Tortola re- lished, and aid coming through the ple was still being counted at the Manor I, AE 1406, 91 Nguyen Huu Canh, Binh Thanh, Ho Chi Minh mained an issue, but several person- two main operating ports, the Ter- time of the report. The BVI Health City, Vietnam.

Dated this 29th day of September, 2017. For and on benel on the sister island now have rance B. Lettsome International Services Authority is compiling a full half of Danang Marina Investments Limited satellite phones. Many of the 106 Airport and Port Purcell, would be report, and more supplies and medAnegada residents who were evac- transported to a staging area. From ications should arrive in the territory GREENSTAR GLOBAL LIMITED uated to Tortola before Irma have there, it would be distributed to shortly.

Company No.: 1037717 returned to the island via ferry. nine locations — one within each The top floor of the Adina (A BVI Business Company) As for Jost Van Dyke, homes district, the report stated.

Donovan Home for the Elderly was (In Voluntary Dissolution) and resorts in Great Harbour, Little As of Saturday, Sept. 16, 56 tons compromised by Irma — including NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) Harbour and White Bay saw exten- of aid had been distributed to West losing much of its roof — but oth- of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in volsive damage. About 80 families End, Sea Cows Bay and East End erwise the building is operational. untary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 28th Sepwere displaced and were staying by the National Emergency OperThe Rainbow Children’s Home tember, 2017 and the liquidator is THAO HOANG CUNG of The with friends or relatives. ations Centre. is also functional, including usable Manor I, AE 1406, 91 Nguyen Huu Canh, Binh Thanh, Ho Chi Minh Because the emergency shelter Five more tons — including water and a generator.

City, Vietnam. Dated this 29th day of September, 2017. For and on beon JVD was destroyed, there was no clothing, toiletries, water, food, baby The Anegada Health Clinic half of GREENSTAR GLOBAL LIMITED

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Tortola Pier Park fares well in Irma

from the storm,” Mr. Stoutt said.

Owner Jerry Smith said that the business likely will operate largely out of its Virgin Gorda office — which fared well in the storm — until its TPP location is back up and running.

Not clear when ships will return

By FREEMAN ROGERS frogers@bvibeacon.com While the Tortola Pier Park was under construction during 2015 and 2016, leaders assured residents that it was built to withstand strong winds.

Hurricane Irma, the most powerful storm recorded in the Atlantic Basin, proved them right.

Though the TPP sustained some damage, it fared much better than most of the rest of the territory: Most roofs and windows held, and the dock itself is in good enough shape to accommodate cruise ships Dion Stoutt, who served as project manager during the construction of the TPP, said he wasn’t surprised.

“The engineers that we hired did a very good job, and just as we

DDM from page 14 Roughly 60 to 80 percent of all buildings in the VI were damaged or destroyed, and their occupants have had to seek shelter elsewhere.

Five shelters were closed due to unexpected hurricane damages or other catalysts: the East End/Long Look Community Centre, St. George’s Episcopal Church, Jost Van Dyke Primary School, New Testament Church of God, and the Methodist Church in East End. As of Sept. 16, 11 shelters were open across the islands, and officials were scouting out bigger facilities that could work as emergency shelters, including the Save the Seed Centre in Duffs Bottom (part of which may be used to accommodate the British Army); the Multipurpose Sports Complex in Road Town (which is now housing many of the people who had been living in the St. George’s shelter); and Prospect Reef Hotel.

Functional ports At the time of the report, several flights had been leaving daily from Beef Island with evacuees: As of Sept. 15, 1,597 passengers had left the territory through the airport.

In the days following Irma, the British military provided additional

Cruise ships?

Premier Dr. Orlando Smith said during a meeting with business leaders at the park on Sept. 14 that he hopes to have cruise ships return “as rapidly as possible.”

“That also depends on the support of the general community,” he said. “If everybody were to pitch in, Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS we’d be able to get this place cleaned up in a hurry and we Most buildings at the Tortola Pier Park weathered the storm with fairly minor damage. should be able to be ready for the November [start of the tourism “There’s no building in the Still, the park was not without expected the buildings held,” he season].” said. “The only disappointment that BVI designed for what we had some damage. One of the hardest Also at the meeting, businesswe had was that a number of loot- on Sept. 6,” he said. “There’s hit businesses was Therapy Works woman Delma Maduro asked ing and other activities destroyed a probably some building in the BVI, which was now waterlogged about the possibility of stationing lot of the doors and windows and world designed for that, but cer- after a piece of roof blew off in the security at the TPP, and the pretainly not in the BVI. Irma from storm. hurricane shutters.” mier agreed.

“That building there from all He added that it isn’t cost-effec- all accounts was a once-in-a-life“Today?” Ms. Maduro asked. indications received the worst tive to build for such a major storm. time storm.”

“Yes,” the premier responded security at the airport — and many soldiers have set up camp in the main terminal.

The BVI Airports Authority allowed access to emergency and relief purposes at Beef Island up until 5 p.m. each day. Sol Petroleum provided jet fuel and other emergency services. The airport runways on Beef Island, Anegada and Virgin Gorda are also all intact.

Since the storm, Port Purcell has become one of the most functional seaports. The port’s admin complex was destroyed and the port does not have power, but customs is fully functional. All shipments are coordinated through the NEOC. Other ports declared fit for boat traffic, despite some damage, include the Road Town ferry terminal, the cruise ship pier, the BVI Fishing Complex dock, the Anegada ferry terminal and the Little Dix Bay ferry jetty on Virgin Gorda.

At the time of the report,ferries were running between Tortola and Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke.

Tourism The BVI Tourist Board reported that there were about 250 visitors on Tortola at the onset of Irma. As of Sept. 15, there were only five left.

Resort properties expressed difficulties in keeping track of which guests had been evacuated, consider-

ing that many left quickly as various opportunities arose.

Cruise ships through Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line also transported American tourists from the territory to Puerto Rico and Miami.

The tourism industry as a whole has been heavily impacted by Irma, though the full extent is unknown.Several hotels have been closed and many restaurants and bars were destroyed.There are several that have slowly begun operating again, however.

Electricity The electricity generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure was “severely damaged” by Irma, DDM stated in its report, adding that electricity supply throughout the territory was being provided solely by generators as of Sept. 16.

Electrical engineers discovered after the hurricane that the generator at the Pockwood Pond power plant had been soaked and needed to dry out.

Since the report, however, progress has been made: The generator is now operational and is currently supporting Peebles, banks, the Multi-purpose Sports Complex and the Tortola Pier Park, among other locations.

Much of this restoration was possible because the government recently placed most power lines below ground in the capital and its sur-

roundings. The above-ground distribution system across the entire territory has been mostly destroyed, and it will take “significant time and effort” to restore, according to the DDM report.

Phone networks, radio The report also provided an update on telecommunications service.

As of Sept. 16, CCT signal, which was one of the patchiest in the days following Irma, was available in Sea Cows Bay, parts of Road Town and Baughers Bay. Digicel’s fiber optic cables were underground, and the company has been providing coverage in Road Town and East End. Flow had sporadic coverage throughout the territory, and had set up five cell sites in Tortola.

The NEOC was utilising nearby radio stations to carry messages, as the local VHF network suffered considerable blows. Local radio station ZBVI was up and running again by the time of the report, and other stations were working to restore operations.

The VI government has continued to post messages through local radio and TV stations and social media.

Communications on Virgin Gorda were perhaps the most affected in the territory. For almost a week after Irma, almost no information could be transmitted between there and Tor-

tola, according to the report. Communication remained limited as of Sept.

16, but the district representative was given a satellite phone.

Schools DDM found that schools on the western side of Tortola sustained the most damage because of their proximity to the coast. High storm surges and open terrain likely contributed to the amount of destruction.

There was one particular brand of storm shutter that failed on many school buildings, which could be contributed to the product itself or incorrect installation.

“More traditional” windows at BVI Seventh-day Adventist School, Leonora Delville Primary School, Ebenezer Thomas Primary School and Althea Scatliffe Primary School suffered far less damage.

There were several groups of people living in various school buildings, though DDM noted that many of the schools in good condition were not being occupied.

“This could imply that the communities have already arranged other means of temporary shelter,” the report stated.

More information about the damage done to specific schools in the area, as well as a needs list compiled by different organisations, can be found in the full DDM report.

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Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS The storm’s winds flipped large sailing catamarans in a boat yard at Wickhams Cay II, above. Below, Albato “Yankee” Francis, 90, cleans his Carrot Bay home, which filled with water during the storm.

Irma: VI struggling to its feet Continued from page 1 in Atlantic Basin history, with sustained winds exceeding 185 miles per hour — killed at least five people in the Virgin Islands, lifted off hundreds of roofs, tossed vehicles and yachts like toys, and stripped vegetation from the mountainsides.

And for most residents the struggle is only beginning.

From individuals like Mr. Francis to the most senior government leaders, the territory is getting down to the daunting task of recovering from unprecedented devastation.

Survival stories Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Mr. Francis’ survival story is the fact that it is hardly remarkable at all in the wake of what some residents have dubbed “Irma-geddon.”

As the storm battered the territory on Sept. 6, hundreds of people cowered under beds, in closets and in basements as their dwellings succumbed to the storm.

A young mother used her body to help protect her 6month-old triplets from the elements. Nine family members clung to each other in an East End bathroom to keep

from being blown away. A man emptied his refrigerator and climbed inside so he wouldn’t get struck by flying debris.

Ned Phillips, a safari bus driver, was inside his Lower Estate apartment building when the winds blew out his doors.

“Man, it was like a bomb going off,” he said. “That was the most scariest moment of my life.”

Later, he looked out during the eye of the storm to see that he still had a refrigerator and stove even though much of his kitchen — a wooden structure added on to his concrete home — was gone.

“When round two came and the storm came back, it seemed like it was more violent,” he said, “And I actually saw a washing machine go sailing like a piece of paper. And my refrigerator, I see it went flying too.”

Saving a great-aunt Jamiez Stoutt, a 27-year-old veteran of the United States Army, used his military training to help his grandparents and his great-aunt survive the storm.

“I was watching my neighbour’s roof actually getting lifted off, and in that instant I realised ours more than likely would go next,” he said of their Huntums Ghut home. “I

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Irma from page 16 always have my Army boots in the house, so I started putting on my socks; I put on my boots and my work pants — the first pair I could get — and literally as I put it on the roof peeled off.”

Mr. Stoutt carried his great-aunt, who is in her 90s, to the kitchen, where the group took refuge behind a table. Then he noticed that the metal kitchen door was about to give way.

“So I open the fridge now and I basically rip out everything that was in there; fling it out,” he said. “And then I throw the fridge basically slanted by the sink on the ground so they could put their head under it.”

After that arrangement proved unsafe as well, they moved on to his grandfather’s closet, where they huddled together until the eye of the storm. Then, as precious minutes ticked by, he carried his great-aunt and grandmother one by one across rubble to a neighbouring apartment building with his grandfather following close behind.

Along with about 20 other people who had escaped similarly perilous situations, they waited out the second half of the storm there.

“Everybody got a story, so I won’t make it seem like mine’s the worst one,” said the veteran, who served for nearly a year in Afghanistan. “But it was pretty bad, and my grandfather tell me all the time that if I wasn’t there they would’ve died, because they would’ve stayed right in there and everything fall on them.”

Morning after

Photo:FREEMAN ROGERS The mountainside in West End, above, was stripped of vegetation, and several houses lost windows and roofs.

The morning after the storm, shell shocked survivors emerged to a territory transformed by a disaster that is already drawing comparisons to the 1819 hurricane that took more than 100 lives and decimated the VI’s sugar industry.

As residents wandered among the rubble sharing their stories, a common refrain emerged.

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But relief quickly gave way to fear as the community began to understand the gravity of the situation.

Power and public water were shut off across the territory, and roads were blocked with dangerous piles of telephone poles, galvanised sheeting, vehicles and other debris.

Though a few cell phones could still make international calls, the local phone system was down as residents struggled to confirm that loved ones had survived the storm.

Radio stations had also been knocked off the air, and looters started stealing supplies as well as electronics, jewellery and other items.

Hurricane Jose In that increasingly desperate atmosphere, another concern loomed large: Hurricane Jose had formed over the Atlantic and it was headed toward the VI. But reliable information on the storm was nearly impossible to come by.

As residents wandered the rubble on the Thursday and Friday after the storm, rumours spread by word of mouth. Some said Jose was a tropical storm that would pass far away from the VI on Saturday; others warned that it was a Category Five that would hit the VI directly by Friday night.

Few buildings were in a position to withstand another major storm, and many residents — some of whom had lost everything to Irma — were running short on water, food, medicine or other supplies.

Mr. Stoutt was among them: He remained in Huntums Ghut struggling to care for his grandparents and his diabetic great-aunt.

“Everything blow out of the house,” he said. “I had her insulin and I kept it cool for two days in a freezer which was basically drying up. I eventually took her to the hospital because Jose was coming and I didn’t have sufficient medical stuff to deal with her.”

At Peebles, however, all the beds were full.

“They wasn’t really giving them food and stuff like that, so even though they were in the hospital lobby, every day breakfast, lunch and dinner I had to take for them,” he said. “They was in the lobby the whole time.”

As this chaotic scene unfolded,

Photo:FREEMAN ROGERS An airplane was ripped apart along with a hangar at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport.

VI leaders, first responders and volunteers were struggling to bring the situation under control.

But they faced challenges of their own.

Irma had destroyed the Department of Disaster Management offices in McNamara, forcing members of the National Emergency Operations Centre to evacu-

ate mid-storm to the nearby home of Communications and Works Minister Mark Vanterpool.

“We ran for our lives,” DDM Director Sharleen DaBreo tearfully

recounted later in an interview with JTV, adding, “DDM windows started exploding — windows being pulled out of the concrete.”

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More than a dozen wrecked sailboats lined the shore in Trellis Bay. Buildings there were also decimated.

Irma from page 18 The territory’s VHF radio network also had been damaged, limiting officials’ ability to communicate with key agencies. The Road Town Fire Station and Police Headquarters were gutted, and fire trucks and police jeeps were among the hundreds of vehicles that were destroyed across the territory.

Still, there were some bright spots. The Peebles Hospital, for example, had weathered the storm with minimal damage, and the NEOC soon relocated there even as the facility was flooded with patients injured in the storm.

From the hospital, leaders began working to restore order and reassure the public. One of the earliest official messages to go out

post-Irma included some very welcome news.

“The BVI was under tropical storm watch earlier today due to Hurricane Jose; that watch has now been lifted,” Governor Gus Jaspert told a United Kingdom journalist on Saturday, Sept. 9.

It is unlikely that many residents heard the announcement, but as word trickled through the streets by word of mouth they were jubilant.

Relief arrives The same day, the governor announced that aid was being provided to Tortola and the sister islands by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Mounts Bay and the United Kingdom Marines.

He added that a 6 p.m.-to-9 a.m. curfew had been implemented and soldiers were helping patrol the

territory and search for survivors.

“We are reaching the places that because of the geography of these islands are very difficult to get to,” he said, adding, “The government here is getting back onto its feet in order to get a response and relief going.”

Residents cheered the arrival of military aircraft and waved to soldiers who emerged from them.

“You feel the relief since people see those guys,” said Rotarian Astrid Wenzke, who was volunteering at the hospital. “And I make sure I spread the word.”

Also by this time, many of the main roads had been cleared enough to allow vehicles to pass, and cleaning, securing and rebuilding were under way.

A few supermarkets were open as well, though with limited hours

and under armed guard.

Still, many challenges remained.

Though relief supplies were arriving, distribution was a struggle for days because of the ongoing communication problems.

At Peebles Hospital, the emergency room was packed with patients, the wait to pick up prescriptions was hours-long, and some medications were unavailable.

Nevertheless, hospital staffers — many of whom had been living at the facility because they lost everything in the storm — had been reporting for work to keep operations going.

In the midst of the ongoing turmoil, Premier Dr. Orlando Smith sought to project confidence.

“Whilst the BVI has been severely impacted over the last few days, we will bounce back,” he said

on Sept. 10. “We are a proud nation. We may be momentarily down, but we are certainly not out.”

Hurricane Maria Leaders reiterated such assurances with increasing confidence in the following days, and government ministers scheduled their first postIrma press conference for Sept. 18.

But their plan to give an update on the recovery effort was trumped by a more urgent announcement: Hurricane Maria, which was then a Category Five storm, was expected to hit the Virgin Islands hard as its eye passed close by.

“Considering that all our vegetation has been removed [by Hurricane Irma], the risk of flash flooding is much, much greater,” DDM Director Sharleen DaBreo

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Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS The road to Apple Bay was largely destroyed by the storm surge during Hurricane Irma, and the Bomba Shack was reduced to a few wood poles in the ground.

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St. Thomas, like this territory, was spared the brunt of Maria’s force, but it saw heavy rainfall and flooding that represented a significant setback as the island struggled to recover from Irma.

Irma from page 20 warned during the press conference. “The storm is going to be bringing with it high winds, heavy rains and storm surge, so people living in high elevations, low-lying areas or those who are close to ghuts — we are urging you now to consider moving to some area that is much safer.”

Leaders also urged residents to help clean up debris before the storm, and assured them that satellite radios provided by the UK government would help alleviate the communication problems that had followed Irma.

Tensions were high as residents rushed to prepare. In front of the Multi-purpose Sports Complex on Sept. 17, more than 50 people milled around in hopes of obtaining tarpaulins that they had heard were to be handed out to District Five residents.

The next day at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, Jamaicans, Filipinos, Dominican Republicans and others crowded the walkway outside the terminal for much of the day in hopes of evacuating before the storm.

Others were trying to purchase tickets to leave, but with mixed success.

All of PR loses power

Photos: FREEMAN ROGERS A ferry, above, washed ashore near the Road Town ferry terminal. Below, even some concrete buildings were destroyed.

Uncertain future

Spared from Maria Ultimately, the VI was spared the brunt of Hurricane Maria, which brushed the territory on the morning of Sept. 20 as it devastated St. Croix and headed for a catastrophic direct hit on Puerto Rico.

“Our initial rapid assessment has shown that the greatest impact to the territory was from storm surge,” Mr. Jaspert said after the storm. “There is also pooling of water and minimal flooding.”

Though the damage was relatively minor, government extended the curfew another day as the aftereffects of the storm lingered, a hurricane warning continued, and crews worked to clean up damage.

Across the territory, residents were relieved that the storm didn’t hit harder at a time when the VI was still reeling from Irma.

“We have to thank God because you have no life lost here,” said Roy Campbell, a Jamaican fashion designer who was staying in the Multi-purpose Sports Complex shelter because Irma ripped the roof off his Huntums Ghut apartment. “We’re here trying to pick up the pieces and see where

Puerto Rico was also devastated by the storm, whose centre came ashore on the island’s southeast corner, stripping away roofs, flooding low-lying areas, and wreaking havoc in the capital of San Juan.

The official death toll there is currently at 16, but experts say it could climb into the hundreds in the coming days.

Governor Ricardo Rossello told CNN that the electricity likely won’t be restored for months, which means that all of this territory’s closest neighbours will be largely without power for the foreseeable future.

Meanwhile, Maria’s death toll has climbed to 27 in Dominica, which the storm struck before arriving here.

Maria also hit the Turks and Caicos Islands, where it added to the damage wrought there by Irma.

we can do anything to build up the country.”

Other islands Nearby islands were not as lucky as the VI. In the United States VI, St. Croix was devastated after a near-direct hit.

“I’d been through a couple category ones, category twos and tropical storms since I’ve been here, but

nothing like this,” said Emily Weston, a businesswoman who has lived on the island for 13 years.

As she and her boyfriend took refuge under a piece of plywood in their home, the noise from the wind was ear-splitting, she said.

“It sounded like planes were constantly landing,” she said, explaining that she lives near the is-

land’s airport. “It was a pretty deep noise for hours. I’m very thankful to be on the other side of it now.”

Though Ms. Weston’s house was spared, many other residents lost windows and roofs. She described a scene very similar to this territory’s Irma devastation: Vegetation was stripped of leaves, large trees were uprooted, telephone

In the VI, the future remains uncertain for many residents. As of a Sept. 16 DDM report, more than 1,500 people had evacuated, and hundreds more have left since then.

Though government has provided no official estimate, thousands of residents also have lost their homes. Some moved in with friends or relatives, and stories abound of people living as many as 10 to a room in partially destroyed apartment buildings.

An estimated 300 others remain in shelters set up across the territory, where volunteers from the BVI Red Cross and the Rotary clubs have been delivering food, water and other items.

In spite of the challenges, most residents are picking up the pieces and doing their best to get back on their feet.

Take Mr. Francis, the Carrot Bay 90-year-old. After resting a few minutes on his porch on Sunday, he picked up a shovel and a bucket and continued cleaning debris off of his floor.

“I’m going to patch it,” he said of his uninsured home, adding that soldiers had stopped by and promised to put on a tarpaulin roof. “I gonna live here until — I hope — the last breath I draw.”

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Communities come together in west Tortola everything out. Water was in here — just flushed straight through the kitchen, through the back door.”

Groups form to manage aid, assistance

Apple Bay

By FREEMAN ROGERS frogers@bvibeacon.com The day after Hurricane Irma ravaged the territory, Egbert Donovan noticed that several of his Carrot Bay neighbours had started sharing fruits that had blown off trees in their yards.

“I was pleased to see that was taking place,” Mr. Donovan said on Sunday as he looked off the porch above his North Shore Shell Museum. “So nobody got left out; everybody had something to eat.”

This community spirit has sustained Carrot Bay and other small villages on western Tortola in the aftermath of Irma, several residents said.

On Sunday, a small crowd of churchgoers gathered at the Coal Pot restaurant, which became a hub for Carrot Bay residents after First District Representative Andrew Fahie came looking for a place to distribute relief supplies provided by Little Thatch Island owner Curt Richardson and the United States-based charity Convoy of Hope.

“I said use my building,” said Evelyn Dawson, who opened the restaurant’s new location in July only to see its interior gutted by waves during Irma. “It’s here; it’s out of the sun; the office is okay.”

Soon Ms. Dawson and other residents had formed a committee to manage a community relief effort.

“Whenever supplies come we would meet and discuss,” she said, adding, “We come together and we package the food whenever we get food. We deliver to seniors, because they can’t come out.”

As she talked, residents dressed in their Sunday best walked through the spacious former dining room and picked up packages of bottled water.

“I would appeal to people to send stuff for the people that can’t make it,” Ms. Dawson said. “There’s quite a number of people that lost their home — everything. Some with children, some are seniors.”

Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS Residents gather at the Coal Pot, above, to obtain relief supplies organised by a community committee. James Leonard Jr., below, boards up his shop, Leonard’s Mini-Mart, in Carrot Bay on Sunday. His merchandise was mostly destroyed by Hurricane Irma, and he’s not sure if he’ll be able to re-open.

Over the hill in Apple Bay, residents have been holding community meetings in the courtyard of Sebastian’s on the Beach, whose oceanfront rooms were devastated by the storm.

“We doing pretty good,” mechanic Khoy Turnbull, who lives across the street from the hotel, said of the area. “We’re getting supplies, so we’re getting by slowly but surely.”

Nick Brathwaite, a dock helper at The Moorings, spoke similarly as he used a wheelbarrow to transport trash from his mother’s home to a community burn pit that residents have been using to dispose of their trash.

“I’m actually not doing too bad,” he said. “I’m just helping my moms clean out her place.”

During the storm, he said, water entered the second-storey building, and he had to hold his young brother up to protect him from the sea.

Alphonso Barry, who was also loading rubbish into the burn pit, said his guesthouse made it through the storm largely unscathed.

“We’re doing okay, except that we’re just waiting for a backhoe or HiMac and truck to move the galvanised sheeting, the heavy tree trunks,” said the taxi driver. “It can’t be lift by hand.”

He added that the road toward Carrot Bay — which was dramatically eaten away by the storm near where the Bomba Shack has been reduced to a few wooden polls — needs work urgently.

West End

Narrow escapes Ms. Dawson herself survived a harrowing escape to a neighbour’s house as waves began to flood her own home.

“I have no recollection of how I got to his house,” she said. “All I know is when I looked back I saw the waves crashing over

Rosie [Dawson’s] house. And that was more than 25 feet high.”

Her oceanfront restaurant remains structurally sound, but most everything inside was lost.

“Irma was bigger than anything,” Ms. Dawson said. “She basically just sucked

On the other side of the mountain, relief supplies are distributed regularly at the West End Police Station, which is functioning in spite of extensive storm damage.

But not everyone has needed help. At his house on the Sir Francis Drake Channel, Fransyn Blyden said he has been fortunate enough to be able to fix his own roof and get by with help from friends and family members.

“We fixed it yesterday and the day before,” he said as he prepared to go for a boat ride. “We’ve been working since the storm; we’ve been working, working, working. So now, thank God, the boats are good, so we gonna take a little breeze out now.”

BELFORD INVEST & TRADE INC. Company No. 131759 (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204 (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that BELFORD INVEST & TRADE INC. is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 14th August, 2017 and Mr. Rafael E. Alain of MMG Tower, 23rd Floor, Aveida del Pacifico with Avenida Paseo de Mar, Costa del Este, Panama, Republic of Panama has been appointed as the Sole Liquidator. Dated this 29th day of September, 2017 Sgd. Mr. Rafael E. Alain Voluntary Liquidator

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Power lines to stay above ground for now Burying them takes longer

By CONOR KING DEVITT cdevitt@bvibeacon.com

In an effort to reconnect people to electricity throughout the territory as quickly as possible, government will rebuild the previous network of aboveground cable lines and poles before working to

expand any underground system, according to Communications and Works Minister Mark Vanterpool.

Underground lines are less vulnerable to wind damage and

Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS Workers replace power poles near Wickhams Cay II. could make the electrical grid more resilient to hurricanes, though they are significantly more expensive to set up.

In a radio-broadcasted “town hall meeting” Monday night, Mr. Vanterpool (R-D4) was asked about the possibility of setting up such a system during Hurricane Irma’s recovery effort.

The minister, however, said the government is instead working to reestablish the aboveground network that existed before the hurricane.

“We are also working in tandem to look at an underground cable system in the near future,” he explained. “However, if we try to do that now to get power back to many homes it would take too long. So we’re going to rebuild the system as it was out of the central area. And then we’ve been looking at a plan to take the underground lines further out to be able to be more resilient to this type of weather.”

Mr. Vanterpool noted that an underground system was already functioning in the commercial and financial district of Road Town, which has allowed several banks and Peebles Hospital to quickly regain power after the storms.

At a press conference on Friday, he estimated power would be restored to the rest of territory’s most heavily populated areas within three to four months.

Better system?

Whether underground lines are actually more hurricane resistant is a point of contention.

Though they do not sustain wind damage, belowground systems can suffer more harm from storm surge and flooding than their overhead counterparts, explained Dr. Ted Kury, director of energy studies at the University of Florida’s Public Utility Research Center, in an interview with NPR in 2011.

They also require more specialised knowledge to repair, which can extend the lengths of restoration periods after a catastrophe, according to a report that Quanta Technology — a utility infrastructure consulting company — prepared for Florida’s electric utilities.

“It is quite possible that undergrounding an existing overhead system in a coastal area may result in more hurricane damage and longer restoration times for customers,” the report stated.

The cost is also significantly higher: A 2011 report published by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin stated that underground systems range between four to 14 times more expensive to construct than aboveground networks of the same voltage and distance.

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Commercial flights could come by this weekend Some travelers booked tickets online and left

By FREEMAN ROGERS frogers@bvibeacon.com

PARBLUE FINANCE LIMITED (Voluntary Liquidation) Notice is hereby given that the voluntary dissolution of PARBLUE FINANCE LIMITED commenced on 29th August, 2017 and that Marcos A. Munoz of Calle 4a #1836, Ciudad Radial, Juan Diaz, City of Panama, Republic of Panama has been appointed liquidator of the company. Dated this 31st August, 2017. Sgd. Marcos A. Munoz, Liquidator

Since Hurricane Irma struck the Virgin Islands on Sept. 6, more than 1,500 people have left the territory via private charter flights or evacuation efforts facilitated by their home country.

But others who wish to leave didn’t have the means to charter a plane or the communication tools necessary even to learn about the evacuation efforts.

Many of them are still here, waiting to depart via a commercial flight. They may get that chance this weekend.

No commercial flights have left the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport since Irma, but they could resume as early as this weekend, leaders have said in recent days. At a press conference on Sept. 22, Deputy Premier Dr. Kedrick Pickering explained that leaders had hoped to start flights on Sept. 18, but Hurricane Maria “intervened.”

“We’ve suffered some setbacks with Maria — more specifically, the fence is down again and some other power issues,” he said. “So

Airlines see page 41

Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS The fence at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport was damaged during Hurricanes Irma and Maria, complicating efforts to resume commercial flights, Deputy Premier Dr. Kedrick Pickering said last week.

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Temp tax cut, other relief unveiled Charterer promises to launch 120 boats in November

By FREEMAN ROGERS frogers@bvibeacon.com Government is waiving import duties on food, water, building material and other essential items until Dec. 21 in order to help spur the territory’s recovery, Premier Dr. Orlando Smith announced during a press conference on Friday of last week.

The move, he said, is among multiple relief measures that are being implemented as the territory struggles to overcome monumental challenges in the wake of Hurricane Irma.

“I want to stress that the rebuilding of the Virgin Islands cannot and will not happen overnight,” said Dr. Smith, who led the five government ministers in giving updates on their respective portfolios. “My government will also be using the opportunity that Hurricane Irma brought to reset our compasses and to get a few things right.”

Items covered under the duty waiver also include electrical fixtures and materials; plumbing fixtures and materials; household furniture, furnishings and appliances; pharmaceuticals; generators; and cleaning supplies.

“Government has also ordered and received pledges of generators,” the premier said.

“We expect them to be on island within the coming weeks and these generators will be donated to businesses.”

He did not say how recipients would be chosen.

The premier also spoke out against price gouging.

“Again I urge businesses to be reasonable,” he said. “Now is the time for us to work together as a community. The quicker residents can get back on their feet, the better it is for businesses and our economy.”

Work permit concessions Government is also planning concessions for work permit holders.

Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS Residents faced long waits outside supermarkets in the days after Irma. New duty concessions on essential items including food and water are designed facilitate the territory’s recovery, leaders said last week.

“Let me make it clear that persons with valid work permits, property owners and longtime residents of the territory are free to return once our airport becomes open for commercial flights,” he said. “Work permit holders will have up to three months after their permits have expired to sort out their immigration status.”

Labour and immigration policies have also been “relaxed” in order to “expedite the processing of skilled workers” needed to assist in the rebuilding process, according to the premier, who did not provide details on this initiative.

Several banks, he added, have committed to giving three-month reprieves for personal, auto, mortgage and business loans: National Bank of the VI; Banco Popular; Scotiabank; and FirstBank.

To further assist, he said, government will create a fund through which businesses will be able to apply for loans within two weeks.

“I’ve noticed that a few more businesses have started to open, and this contributes greatly in keeping our local economy going, but also raising our spirits and encouraging others to start rebuilding,” he said.

Photos: FREEMAN ROGERS The five government ministers gave updates on the recovery effort and fielded questions from the media during a press conference on Friday of last week at the National Emergency Operations Centre.

Tourism The premier, who is also the tourism minister, said that government is putting high priority on restoring the tourism sector.

“All marketing efforts were suspended and the [BVI Tourist] Board continues to concentrate its efforts on supporting and speaking with tourism stakeholders locally as well as monitoring and responding to media coverage globally,”

he said.

He added that one charter company, which he declined to name, has promised to get 120 boats operating by the end of November. Such businesses, he said, will help lead the way toward recovery.

The premier also spoke reassuringly about the territory’s other main economic pillar.

“The Monday following the passage of Hurricane Irma, our

financial services industry continued their work,” he said.

“Our services play a key role in business development globally, so our system and industry partners have always planned for business continuity.”

Meanwhile, the premier said, ports are “functioning as normal,” and they are receiving humanitarian aid shipments, whose manifests must be sent to bviddmirma@gmail.com.

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Gov’t based at Ritter House for now CAB ‘nonfunctional’

By FREEMAN ROGERS frogers@bvibeacon.com Much of the government, including the National Emergency Operations Centre, is now operating out of the Ritter House on Wickhams Cay II after many public offices were destroyed by Hurricane Irma.

“The Central Administration Building is nonfunctional at this time,” Premier Dr. Orlando Smith said during a press conference on Friday of last week, adding that some government offices in other buildings fared better. “There is quite a lot of damage, and that has yet to be sufficiently reviewed and a decision taken as to when it will be back up, but that will be taking place very soon.”

He added that all public officers are getting paid, and they have been asked to return to work.

Asked if there might be problems meeting payroll in the future, he responded, “We’ll have to review the effect of these disasters — the floods, the hurricanes — the effect on financial services; the effect on tourism; and the effect on all these other things before we can make a determination.”

In response to another question, he said he couldn’t say yet if any buildings housing government offices had been written off.

“I cannot make a determination of that,” he said. “I think the insurers are looking at these buildings and they will be working with the owners to make a determination as to the damage and what will be done with those structures.”

The Department of Disaster Management’s headquarters in McNamara — where the NEOC was operating during the first part of the storm — was among the offices that were destroyed.

After Irma entered the build-

Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS Much of the Central Administration Building, shown above the week of Hurricane Irma, was destroyed in the storm. It is currently not functional, though government offices in other buildings fared better. ing, occupants were forced to evacuate into Communications and Works Minister Mark Van-

terpool’s nearby home mid-storm.

DDM Director Sharleen DaBreo has been warning for sev-

eral years that the leaky DDM building likely would not withstand a major storm.

Education: Some schools set to open by Oct. 5 Continued from page 6 Primary Division on Virgin Gorda, the minister said.

Damaged schools Other schools suffered extensive damage, some of which resulted from faulty shutters, according to a Sept. 16 report that the Department of Disaster Management released on Sept. 19.

DDM found that schools on the western side of Tortola sustained the most damage because of their proximity to the coast.

High storm surges and open terrain likely contributed to the amount of destruction, the report stated.

One particular brand of storm shutter failed on many school buildings, which could be attributed to the product itself or incorrect installation, according to DDM. “More traditional” windows at BVI Seventh-day Adventist School, Leonora Delville Primary, Ebenezer Thomas Primary and Althea Scatliffe Primary suffered

much less damage.

Mr. Walwyn said shortly after Irma that the Elmore Stoutt High School is mostly structurally sound in spite of damage to windows, doors and other areas.

Teachers On Friday of last week, Mr. Walwyn was planning to meet with education staff at the Save the Seed Centre in Duffs Bottom.

“I have to see what the mental state is for all of our teachers,” he said. “We have a significant number of teachers who are on contract. We need to know if they’re still here and if they’re willing to stay. But even if the vast majority of teachers who are on contract leave, I think with the local cohort that we have we can still pull it off in the timeframes that I’ve mentioned.”

Getting ready Althea Scatliffe Primary School Spanish teacher Kristol Hadaway was smiling on Wednesday when she arrived to finalise her schedule and start cleaning up her classroom, but said she was concerned about having to share her room with another teacher for

half the day, as well as the textbooks and materials she lost.

“All my bookshelves were down,” she said. “My materials were gone. Right now I’m trying to figure out how to teach with very limited resources.”

Ms. Hadaway said she believes most staff are positive about the progress made. They have been offered counseling to ensure they’re mentally ready to begin teaching post-Irma. Overall, she thought that students wouldn’t be shocked when they arrived on the first day of school. “They’ll see a place they recognise,” she said.

Cleaning up In preparation for the opening, volunteers from United Kingdombased organisation Team Rubicon performed a “muck out” — sweeping out debris from the central atrium and attached music room at Althea Scatliffe, one of the schools deemed “usable” by the ministry. Another team worked simultaneously at the Joyce Samuel Primary School in Belle Vue. “We don’t want kids wandering around in a post-apocalyptic

landscape,” said Team Rubicon spokesman Simon Gee. “We want to give them someplace structured to go while their parents are sorting out their lives post-Irma.”

Earlier in the week, Team Rubicon volunteers fixed fences and cleared debris from Cedar International School, a private institution in Kingstown.

Cedar, which was only lightly damaged in Irma, will open its doors Monday on a free or reduced-tuition basis to 250 schoolchildren, Director Scott Crawford announced in a statement on the school’s website.

“On offer will be structured learning for all age groups, physical education and sports, arts and music, technology, gardening and community service, as well as counselling and assistance to help the children process their experience,” the statement explained.

“We are also hoping to provide a free hot meal every day to all children who attend.”

The school will resume offering its regular International Baccalaureate programme in January, Mr. Crawford added.

Help needed In the coming weeks, the ministry will reach out to community members to request assistance, Mr. Walwyn said.

“Even before Hurricane Irma, there was some communities that took ownership of the schools, and we’re going to be calling on them to assist us in this regard as well, to come out and help us get things going,” Mr. Walwyn said.

Mr. Gee said his group is happy to help with such an important endeavour.

“Schools are huge community assets,” he said. “They add a sense of normality to people’s lives.”

Mr. Walwyn added that the recovery process won’t be easy.

“It’s going to take a while,” he said. “We’re going to be uncomfortable. Many of us will want to complain; many of us will complain. But the reality is we must not lose sight of what is important. The important thing is for all of us now in the Virgin Islands to work together to rebuild our country.”

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A beer and a burger? No problem. carpenter-builder.”

Mr. Stoutt was hoping to start serving burgers and other food on Tuesday if he could get a generator up and running.

In Road Town, an employee sweeping up mountains of debris at the badly damaged Bamboushay Lounge on Main Street said the owner plans to reopen and start serving up hot food as soon as he can. In the meantime, the Filipino employee — who is known as Angelito, but declined to provide his surname — has chosen to stay on Tortola instead of evacuating back to Manila.

“I’ve been here for seven years,” he said. “My life is here.”

He added that the Immigration Department has allowed him to work odd jobs for any employer, and he hasn’t had to look far to find work.

Restaurants, bars among first to open after Irma

By CLAIRE SHEFCHIK bvibeacon@gmail.com If you’re looking for a place to eat, drink or socialise on Tortola in the wake of Hurricane Irma, you may have more options than you think.

“People really want normalcy; they want a place to gather,” said Ambeeka Glasgow, manager of The Watering Hole in Road Town. “We’re trying to provide that.”

Plus, she said, “business owners need a place to check e-mail and communicate with their clients.”

Less than a week after Irma devastated the islands on Sept.

6, the bar, with the help of a generator, started serving up burgers, lattes, and (semi-)cold beer, and has become ground zero of sorts for residents and volunteers who arrive to take advantage of its Wi-Fi. On Monday, her staff ran around lashing down furniture and boarding up windows in preparation for Hurricane Maria, but they were open again in 48 hours. With the curfew extended to 8 p.m., no doubt more customers will start pouring in.

“They are grateful to have a place to go to get a beer and hot meal,” Ms. Glasgow explained. “It’s a community gathering place.”

Last Saturday, Apple Bay resident Susan Chaplin, who was staying in a shelter after her home was destroyed, stopped into The Watering Hole for a beer and to commiserate with other survivors.

“It’s so nice to have a place to go,” she said.

Photo: CLAIR SHEFCHIK Patrons use the Wi-Fi at the Watering Hole last Saturday. Below, Stoutt’s Lookout at Windy Hill sustained only minor damage during the recent hurricanes, and was able to reopen quickly. It is shown below on Sunday

Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS

Chicken bus Ms. Glasgow was far from alone in recognising how much residents crave normalcy. Last Saturday, the popular green chicken bus across from Flow in Road Town had a queue down the street.

Rudy’s Bar, an institution at the top of Joes Hill that was completely blown away by Irma and

then by Maria, has since been rebuilt — twice. On Sunday a handwritten sign outside “Rudy’s 3” advertised cold beer, luring in dozens of passing motorists.

“We were taken down twice by the hurricane,” owner Rudy Clyne-Woods said Sunday morning. “Has it taken me down? I put it right back up.”

His refrigerator blew down the mountain during Irma, but he salvaged most of it, replaced its lost top with a piece of plywood, and filled it with ice and beer.

“It’s still not as bad as people say it is,” he said, “but we have to live with what’s going on around now.”

Stoutt’s Lookout in nearby Windy Hill was also operating on

Sunday, selling cold bar drinks.

Though the brightly painted wood building stands in a very windy location, it withstood the recent storms with very little damage.

“She stand up very good,” said owner Prince Stoutt. “Everybody say we very lucky, but we had a very great contractor and a great

Challenges Other businesses, though, face a steeper climb.

Victor “Ocho” John, who has owned a bar and inn near Waterfront Drive in Road Town for 27 years, said he hopes to open within three months, but he has a lot to do first. The top floor of the building lost its roof, and most of his neighbouring wooden buildings have been reduced to rubble, blocking him in.

Aid workers have offered him food and bottled water, but that’s not what he needs now.

“I need my place clear,” he said. “I need my roof fixed. I need electricity and running water.”

Even with all his difficulties, he said tourists shouldn’t be shy about booking a trip to the Virgin Islands six months from now, when he thinks things will be largely back to normal.

Barrie North, a search and rescue volunteer from the United States who is now helping out Richard Branson’s BVI Unite charitable organisation, shared his theory about why local businesses are so eager to get down to business. With their basic needs met, residents are looking to the future — and particularly the tourismdependent local economy.

“Want to help the BVI?” he asked.

“Book a holiday for next year.”

Freeman Rogers contributed reporting to this article.

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United Kingdom volunteers lend a hand Help out at senior home, shelters

By FREEMAN ROGERS frogers@bvibeacon.com The day after Hurricane Maria brushed the territory, volunteers from the United Kingdom aid organisations Team Rubicon and Serve On were cleaning soggy particleboard out of the Adina Donovan Home for the Elderly.

“They’re looking to put tops on it sometime soon,” said Team Rubicon member Ben Colton, gesturing up at the missing roof above his head.

Though part of the home survived Irma relatively unscathed, much of its upstairs section was gutted by the storm after its roof blew off, and the heavy rains during Hurricane Maria exacerbated the situation.

The building is now clean and secure after the volun-

Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS Volunteers from the United Kingdom organisations Team Rubicon and Serve On help clean the Adina Donovan Home for the Elderly. teers cleaned it out and UK soldiers covered it with plywood and tarp.

Charitable groups The project was one of several initiatives the two charitable

organisations have tackled together in recent days.

As Maria approached, they helped board up the emergency shelter in Long Trench, and then they turned their attention to

repairing the roof and securing windows at the Multi-purpose Sports Complex shelter even as the storm’s outer bands began to arrive.

But they didn’t have to do it alone.

“I don’t think there’s been a single job that we’ve done and the local community hasn’t pitched in,” Mr. Colton said. “And they’re a hundred times better than us. We’re tiring, trying to get these masonry nails, and then some guy comes along: ‘What you doing?’ Poof, poof. And they’re awesome at it.”

“Essentially they take over,” interjected Mark Gatfield, a member of Serve On. “Yeah, and we stand there and hand them nails,” Mr. Colton laughed.

The groups Team Rubicon began arriving in the territory the day after Irma.

After meeting with government agencies and local groups such as

Rotary, the organisation — which is composed mostly of UK military veterans — got to work.

They were joined on Sept. 14 by members of Serve On, which specialises in search-and-rescue operations after earthquakes but responds to other disasters as well.

“This particular role, because there wasn’t a searchand-rescue need, we then worked with our partners Team Rubicon to assist with more humanitarian kind of relief work,” Mr. Gatfield explained.

More volunteers are on the way. As of Sept. 21 Team Rubicon had ten members on the ground, but more than 30 more were coming soon, according to Ellie Mckay, a documentary filmmaker who serves as the group’s public information officer.

Serve On sent about half a dozen volunteers, who have been working closely with Team Rubicon.

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Photo: FREEMAN ROGERS Al Broderick, left, has been offering hot meals for kids in front of Digicel on Waterfront Drive at 4 p.m. each day. A similar service is provided in East End by Brandywine Estate Chef Regis Bourdon.

Curry for the kids Chef takes free meals on the road

By FREEMAN ROGERS frogers@bvibeacon.com Last year, the popular performer and chef Al Broderick started serving meals to students at Cedar International School out of a small trailer called “The Lunch Box.” After Hurricane Irma delayed the start of the school year and spared his kitchen, he decided to take his show on the road.

“We are doing hot meals for kids for free at 4 o’clock,” he said on Friday of last week on Waterfront Drive, where he had just finished serving 62 bowls of curry to young people with the help of volunteer Zoe Sorrentino. “It’s food, but it’s a bit of a morale boost as well.”

Mr. Broderick started the project about six days after Irma, and it caught on: Now Brandywine Estate chef Regis Bourdon is offering a similar service at 4 p.m. most days across the street from Fine Foods in East End. “Now we’re looking for someone who’s going to say, ‘Hey, we’ll hook up and do one in West End,’” Mr. Broderick said.

Donated food The chef cooks the meals at the Lunch Box trailer at Cedar International School and serves them from the back of his pickup truck in Road Town.

For the ingredients, he relies on donations.

“Getting some of the food is a bit tricky, but people have been very generous,” he said, adding that he has received food from multiple grocery stores. “We’re picking up stuff where we can.”

Other help is coming from further away.

“People outside the BVI saw what we were doing and they set up this fund, and there’s been this amazing response,” he said.

To spread the word, he set up a Facebook Live feed he calls “Lunch Box TV.” “The film we made — I looked at it this morning when I had connection again — it had been viewed by 11,000 people,” he said. “And people are raising money. They’re just trying to figure out how to get the money into the BVI.” Ms. Sorrentino, a Cedar alumnus, said she was inspired by the project.

“I just heard that Al was serving meals to kids, so I messaged him and said, you know, ‘I’m around; I’m willing to help any way I can,’” she said.

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‘PR Navy’ sent supplies after Irma But now their island needs help after Maria

By TODD VANSICKLE tvansickle@bvibeacon.com Days after Hurricane Irma levelled the Virgin Islands, Diana Margarita, of Puerto Rico, was busy coordinating relief and support to the VI with help from the boating group known informally as the “Puerto Rican Navy.”

However, shortly after eight containers of supplies arrived on Tortola, the group’s relief efforts were put on hold due to the approach of Hurricane Maria, which later ravaged Puerto Rico with catastrophic damage to roads, homes and infrastructure.

“This Maria system got over the top of us so quickly and we had to think about what we needed to do for ourselves as a country,” Ms. Margarita said a day before the arrival of the storm, the largest

Photo: FACEBOOK Members of the “Puerto Rican Navy” look at the damage to Village Cay in Road Town caused by Irma. to hit Puerto Rico since 1932.

“We had more containers, but they are now stuck in San Juan awaiting Maria.”

VI trip The eight containers that made it to the VI were filled with

food, water, building materials, medical supplies and clothing.

“We probably had more than 100 vessels that took over aid,” Ms. Magarita said of the PR Navy, which annually brings hundreds of boats to this terri-

tory for its “Christmas in July” boating excursion.

Supplies not only reached Tortola, but also Anegada, Jost Van Dyke and Virgin Gorda, according to organisers.

“It was really amazing to see how much love Puerto Ricans have and how much they wanted to give the BVI,” said PR Navy organiser Tommy Dardet, who is also the BVI Tourist Board’s press office representative in PR. “We are just glad to be able to help and support the islands.

The group has brought significant relief to residents on Anegada, Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Gorda and Tortola, making almost daily trips on private boats and planes dropping off supplies for residents.”

Distribution challenges But getting the supplies to the VI wasn’t easy, Ms. Margarita said.

“The biggest obstacle was communication. Obviously, we wanted to do everything by the law. It was basically impossible without communication,” she said. “We just had to make sure the chain of custody was handled by the right agency.”

On Facebook, reports circulated about vessels with supplies being turned away from the territory, as VI government agencies and the British Royal Navy scrambled to organise a recovery plan.

Ms. Margarita said smaller vessels eventually delivered supplies days after the storm, but the larger containers could have reached the VI sooner with proper communication.

“We pretty much had containers ready by day three or four,” Ms. Margarita said.

PR’s struggles Now the cash-strapped US territory faces similar challenges of its own. The unprecedented storms have created “logistical nightmares” for the badly damaged islands, which are largely without functioning communication systems.

“The problem is not getting aid to Puerto Rico, it is getting aid distributed in Puerto Rico,” Ms. Margarita said. “There are people starving and can’t access water.”

She said there are about 3,000 containers of aid sitting on the docks in San Juan and another 10 barges waiting to unload supplies.

Ms. Margarita described the current situation as a struggle between the local and federal governments.

“They don’t have the experience to deal with this massive disaster,” she said. “And communications are down. It is a logistical nightmare and they are just not organised.”

She explained that that coordinating relief to the VI helped her prepare for Maria’s aftermath at home, but added that the size of her native island makes it more difficult.

“There are a lot of comparisons,” said Ms. Margarita, who evacuated to Chicago with friends from the VI: Brittnay and Scott Meyers, the owners of Aristocat Charters. The parents of three toddlers “lost everything” to Irma, according to Ms. Margarita.

“They took this poor Puerto Rican refugee in,” she said. “I spoke to my mom and she said not to come back. … My hometown is completely devastated.”

Helping from abroad Her mother, she said, had to wait in line for gasoline for hours and eventually left without any. Meanwhile, fuel truck drivers are asking for police escorts in fear of armed looters, Ms. Margarita said.

The college student is unsure when she will return to PR, but she is considering enrolling in school in the US and continuing to help coordinate aid from abroad. Next week she plans to attend the Annapolis Boat Show, where she will meet with VI and PR tourism officials to discuss recovery strategies.

Meanwhile, she has received word from the Department of Disaster Management that all the supplies from PR were distributed in the VI and that the eight empty containers can be collected and more aid can be sent when the PR Navy is ready.

“Definitely we are on board with continuing to help the BVI and the USVI, but we also need to help ourselves right now,” Ms. Margarita said.

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UK from page 8 Its arrival increased the number of United Kingdom military personnel working on the relief effort in the region to 2,000.

This was the “largest deployment of UK personnel anywhere in the world,” according to the UK Ministry of Defence.

The Ocean, Britain’s biggest operational warship, carries nine heli-

copters, four landing craft, and 60 tonnes of aid including building material, humanitarian items and medical supplies.

A 96-person team that landed initially included six marine and weapon engineers who began assessing the state of Tortola’s critical infrastructure.

Their focus was on the incinerator, telecommunications and power plants, the Royal Navy stated in a

Local News press release.

“We not only have a wealth of experience and knowledge across different fields of engineering, but physically have the tools and equipment to really make a difference,” said Lieutenant Fergus Holland, the ship’s deputy weapon engineer officer.

After assisting the VI, the HMS Ocean will continue to other overseas territories affected by this month’s storms.

PRINTANIA INVESTMENTS LTD. Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that PRINTANIA INVESTMENTS LTD. been dissolved and has been struck from the Register of Companies. Sgd. JOHN B. FOSTER, Liquidator

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Photo: PROVIDED Looting suspects recently appeared in Magistrates’ Court facing burglary charges, according to police.

Looting suspects face court Seven people appeared in Magistrates’ Court on Friday facing burglary charges after they were caught trying to loot BVI Communications, according to Police Information Officer Diane Drayton.

James Watson, 57; Montgomery Butler, 50; Dwayne Peters, 34; and a minor pleaded not guilty and were granted bail for an October court date.

Kevin Stevens, 22; Mekell Delpleshe, 22; and Triston Richardson, 24, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 300 hours of community service or a fine of $3,000.

Of the seven, five have already started community service, according to Ms. Drayton, who did not explain why suspects who pleaded not guilty did so.

Male body found below Treadfalls Police are trying to identify the body of a male that was recovered from a ghut below Treadfalls on Monday, Sept. 25, according to Police Information Officer Diane Drayton.

“We cannot confirm the cause or time of death,” wrote Ms. Drayton, who did not provide further information about the man, his age or his appearance.

“The Coroner’s Office has been notified and a postmortem is being arranged.”

At this stage, she added, the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Green Prosperity Global Limited (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) Green Prosperity Global Limited is in dissolution; b) The date of commencement of the dissolution is the 28th August, 2017; c) Marc Ivan Guillaume of Whiteley Chambers, Don Street, Jersey, JE2 4TR is the Liquidator. Sgd: Marc Ivan Guillaume, Voluntary Liquidator. Dated: 28th August, 2017.

Police are asking for information on “any missing male who may have lived, worked or had any reason to be in that area,” Ms. Drayton stated.

Because the 911 emergency number is currently down across the territory, police must be contacted through separate numbers for different phone service providers.

Digicel users can call 344-1818, 344-1222 or 344-1977, Ms. Drayton said.

Flow users can call 545-4866, and CCT users can call 468-9001 or 468-9000.

YISTEL PARTNERS CORP. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) YISTEL PARTNERS CORP. is in dissolution; b) The date of commencement of the dissolution is the 30th August, 2017; c) Alex Rolando Munoz de la Rosa of Avenida 12 de Octubre, Villas de Andalucia Bdlg, Office 1-D Tower A, Panama, Republic of Panama is the Liquidator.

Sgd: Alex Rolando Munoz de la Rosa, Liquidator. Dated: 30th August, 2017

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Eco-levy takes effect All non-residents to pay $10 on entry

By PAUL ROWLEY prowley@bvibeacon.com Don Stone, a construction worker from Michigan, didn’t think much of the recent environmental and tourism levy that took effect on Sept. 1.

“Nothing surprises me when I come down here,” he said, listing off a number of expenses that he already paid during his trip before arriving at the Road Town ferry terminal on Sept. 1.

PRE-IRMA COVERAGE This article was reported and written before the passage of Hurricane Irma.

The levy is $10 for all non-resident passengers arriving to the BVI by air and sea, and intends to raise funds for the support of improvements to the condition of the islands, to combat climate change and to support marketing efforts.

“Help us preserve the environment of the Virgin Islands.

Thank-you,” reads the ticket Mr.

Stone received after payment, which he kept in his wallet.

How the levy would be imposed was unclear until Aug. 31,

when a press release from the Ministry of Finance was issued detailing the process of how it would be collected.

“The Immigration Officer will stamp the visitor’s Entry and Departure (ED) card on arrival

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Students praised for exam scores The BVI Beacon | September 30, 2017

26 sat for CAPE

By NGOVOU GYANG ngyang@bvibeacon.com

Four hundred and seventy-seven Virgin Islands students registered for the recent Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate exams — 27 more than last year, according to the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Not only was there an increase in the number of registrants, there was also an increase in last year’s pass rate of 79 percent, officials said, though they didn’t disclose this year’s rate.

At the beginning of the previous school year, Education and Culture Minister Myron Walwyn announced new requirements for government scholarships: Applicants would have to pass at least five CSEC examinations, including mathematics and English.

“However, for the past three years, our students have proven that they can do it,” Mr. Walwyn said in a press release issued last Thursday.

CAPE exams Twenty-six students also took the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations, the MEC said. Last year was the first time students were officially given the option to be dually enrolled in the regular school curriculum as well as CAPE or H.

APPOINTMENT DOMIKA INVESTMENTS LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company Number: 1428167 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(a)(i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 28 August 2017. The Liquidator is Anna Korelidou of 71 Petrou Tsirou, Swepco Court 8, office/flat M2, 3076 Naafi, Limassol, Cyprus. Sgd. 28 August 2017. Sgd. Anna Korelidou, Liquidator

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Lavity Stoutt Community College classes.

Kelliann Freeman, one of the top students in the territory’s Secondary School Leaving Examinations, earned a Grade One — the highest possible score in the CAPE exams — in two subjects, while Daniella Mourillon and Kairhys Harrigan each earned a Grade One in one subject, according to the press release.

Gabriella Chichester, Majesty Glasgow and She’Yan Hodge each earned passes in two CAPE subjects.

Of the 26 students who took the CAPE exam, five registered for two subjects. Together, they produced a 100 percent pass rate in communication studies, an 85 percent pass rate in integrated mathematics, and a 64 percent pass rate for biology, the MEC announced.

The MEC is pleased with the performance of the students, Mr. Walwyn said.

“Once again, they have stepped up to the plate,” he said, adding that teachers’ professional development will continue in order to help foster future successes.

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CGB from page 10 He also acknowledged the inevitability of mistakes like the helicopter drop and the missing water tank.

“We understand that in any situation, whether it’s business or whether it’s an organisation, no system is going to be perfect,” Mr. Turnbull said. “All the issues, as they arise, we make note of them, we address them. I’m not going to blame anybody. It’s something that happened: We addressed it and as we continue to move forward hopefully we have less and less of them.”

In response to people’s frustration with the lack of communication, the representative pointed to his packed schedule.

“The difficulty with persons feeling frustrated — which is understandable — is the [National Emergency Operations Centre] meets at 4 p.m. every day,” he said.

“After the NEOC meetings, the government meets. So by the time I get home it’s 7:30, 8 o’clock.

We’ll get it sorted out.”

Additionally, Mr. Turnbull pointed out that he also had a responsibility for reaching out and coordinating other areas of the Second District, like Brewers Bay and Jost Van Dyke.

Moving forward In the two weeks since, Cane as a community continued to make progress. Excavators cleared additional driveways and small roads that had been blocked by debris. The Department of Waste

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Management dropped off an additional large dumpster bin for bulky waste.

The Methodist Church distributed supplies throughout the week following the Sept. 16 drop-off, providing pasta, canned goods, water, juice, batteries and medical supplies.

The CGB Baptist Church — now deemed the area’s official distribution centre — also gave out supplies on Friday and Saturday.

Going forward, the church will continue to distribute on those two days of the week from 10 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 6 p.m., according to Jannette Rhymer, a CGB resident and teacher who has been helping organise and give out the supplies.

In an effort to streamline communication, Mr. Turnbull announced that he will host community meetings every Saturday at the CGB Police Station at 9:30 a.m., the Enis Adams Primary School at 11 a.m., and the Brewers Bay park at 2 p.m.

The area also saw some telecommunications improvements.

Graeme Maccallum, the owner of Proudly African Imports, set up a community Wi-Fi point at the CGB Police Station, and Digicel’s signal reached the bay this week.

Though the road to normalcy remains long, residents of Cane expressed some positivity moving forward.

“There’s a ray of hope, man,” Mr. Rhymer said. “We gonna be okay. It’s gonna be a tough crawl back though. It’s not going to be easy, but we’ll be all right.”

MONKTON OVERSEAS LTD. Company No. 668588 (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204 (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that MONKTON OVERSEAS LTD. is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 27th September, 2017 and Mr. Rafael E. Alain of MMG Tower, 23rd Floor, Aveida del Pacifico with Avenida Paseo de Mar, Costa del Este, Panama, Republic of Panama has been appointed as the Sole Liquidator.

Dated this 28th day of September, 2017 Sgd. Mr. Rafael E. Alain Voluntary Liquidator HOLBORN ALLIANCE CORP. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) BC# 375936 (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1) (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 18 September 2017. The Liquidator(s) is Edward Petre-Mears of Winwood Villa, Shaw's Estate, Newcastle, St. James Parish, Nevis. Dated 18 September 2017 (Sgd.) Edward Petre-Mears Voluntary Liquidator

HERDO PROPERTY S.A. Company No. 1737663 (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204 (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that HERDO PROPERTY S.A. is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 5th September, 2017 and Rachel Louise Wells of Lieu-dlt La Gallerie, 31 Route de Breil, Channay Sur Lathan, France has been appointed as the Sole Liquidator. Dated this 27th day of September, 2017 Sgd. Rachel Louise Wells Voluntary Liquidator

Local News BRIDGE ALLIANCE CORP. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 415113 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204, subsection 1 (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in Voluntary Liquidation. The Voluntary Liquidation commenced on 5 September 2017. The Liquidator is Kellee Monique France of Newcastle Village, Newcastle, St. James Parish, Nevis. Dated 5 September 2017 (Sgd)Kellee Monique France Voluntary Liquidator

NOTICE OF STRIKING OFF AND DISSOLUTION MCC(15)FI Inc Company Number: 367285 incorporated in the British Virgin Islands NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to Section 208(3) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004, that the Company has been struck-off the Register of Companies and dissolved with effect from 11 September 2017. Dated this 22nd day of September 2017. Mark McDonald Joint Liquidator Farder International Ltd. Company Number: 486775 incorporated in the British Virgin Islands NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to Section 204(1) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004, that we, Mark McDonald of Grant Thornton (British Virgin Islands) Limited, PO Box 4259, 171 Main Street, 2nd Floor, The Barracks, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands and Ben Rhodes of Grant Thornton Limited, PO Box 313, Lefebvre House, Lefebvre Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 3TF have been appointed as the voluntary liquidators of the Company by a resolution of Members of the Company dated 23 August 2017. Dated this 22nd day of September 2017. Mark McDonald /Ben Rhodes Voluntary Joint Liquidators Eser Trading Co Limited Notice of Liquidator’s Appointment Company No. 1791528 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 28th August, 2017.

The liquidator is Norman Rolnick of Chemin du Champ-d’Anier 13, 1209 Geneva, Switzerland. Dated this 29th day of August, 2017 For and on behalf of Eser Trading Co Limited FAITHLINE INVESTMENT LTD. Company No. 474659 (in voluntary liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the above named company, is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 25 September 2017 and Mr. Phua Kay Choon James of Blk 297A Choa Chu Kang Avenue 2, #13-110, Singapore 681297 is the voluntary liquidator.

Dated: 25 September 2017 (Sgd) Mr. Phua Kay Choon James Voluntary Liquidator

ALLFOCUS LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) BC No. 1003318 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on the 19th day of September, 2017. The Liquidator is ERICK EDUARDO ALVARADO CARDENAS, with address at Av. Palmas 805, Dep, 122, Torre 1, Mexico 11002. DATED: 19th September, 2017 Signed: ERICK EDUARDO ALVARADO CARDENAS

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Economy: Premier says VI will recover Continued from page 1 “Our boss told us that he want to get up and running; he want to be the first one to be up,” said chef Oliver McLaughlin. “So I’m looking forward to see that.”

In the meantime, tourists will be few and far between, and many questions remain for staff members.

“Nothing going on since Irma; no work right now,” Mr. McLaughlin said, adding, “So we have to wait until management come in and tell us what’s up.”

The Jamaican, who has three children between the ages of 5 and 10, has lived in the VI for 18 years and he has no intention of leaving.

“I’m gonna stick around,” he said. “I’m not gonna run away. It might get rougher, it might get easier, so I’m gonna stick around and see what gets done.”

Though his training and experience is in the culinary field, he is keeping an open mind.

“Maybe I can try something in the construction field,” he said.

“Try to build back the country.”

Moving forward For Dr. Smith, who also serves as the minister of tourism, it is evident that the territory will need a helping hand.

“A comprehensive economic package for reconstruction backed by the UK government will be needed over the long term in order to return to normalcy,” he said.

“Yet I have every confidence that through the resilience of the people of the BVI and the support of our British partners we will achieve this. I look forward to hearing more from the UK government about its plans for working with us to ensure this happens in timely fashion.”

Progress, Dr. Smith argued, is already being made: On Sept. 22, he announced that one charter company, which he declined to name, promised to get 120 boats operating by the end of November.

Financial services In the days after the storm, the premier — who also serves as the minister of finance — remarked on how some critical financial services facilities were fortunate enough to have survived the storm.

“Some offices belonging to the business and finance sector survived, as did the Financial Services Commission, which houses other services such as the Corporate Registry,” Dr. Smith said. “Many overseas offices have come together to support the BVI and work out the best way of continuing to provide vital business services remotely until the BVI is in a position to bring them substantively back on island.”

That good fortune likely helped the BVIFSC to reopen the Registry of Corporate Affairs on Sept. 12 and to fully restore its online company registration portal VIRRGIN, which allowed stakeholders to continue filing critical documents relating to the some 400,000 active companies incorporated on the VI’s shores.

Not all buildings fared so well: On Sept. 14, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court temporarily moved the Commercial Division of the VI’s High Court to St. Lucia due to significant damage to the HC’s facilities and a disruption of essential services.

Commercial Division judges started hearing matters there on Sept. 25.

Here in the territory, the High Court Registry has been offering e-mail-facilitated searches of public court records, according to Harneys.

Continuity In an effort to quell fears about any perceived lag in the industry, corporate services firms touted their international continuity plans that allowed the territory’s financial sector to continue rolling in the aftermath of catastrophe.

“Our BVI office remains temporarily closed,” a Conyers, Dill & Pearman press release read. “It

should be ready soon and we will advise further on this in due course. We can proudly say though, that our business continues, with minimal interruption, from various locations across the Conyers network” Other registered agents announced the reopening of their offices.

“Following the impact of Hurricane Irma and Maria, we are pleased to confirm that all of our colleagues in the BVI are safe and well, and our office is now fully operational,” a Sept. 25 Estera press release stated, adding, “Our office continues to be supported by our global team and our service levels will be unaffected during this time.”

Harneys also reopened its VI home office in the weeks following their Sept. 12 press release and was working to disseminate information to increase confidence in the sector.

“We have seen the Cayman Islands following Hurricane Ivan in 2004 recover and flourish as a financial services jurisdiction and major offshore centre,” a Harneys press release read, “and we see no reason for the case to be any different for the BVI.”

Layoffs Employees in other industries have not necessarily been as fortunate as those in financial services.

CCT, for example, announced employee layoffs on Sept. 26.

“Unfortunately, due to the devastation caused by both hurricanes, CCT must temporarily reorganise our workforce to facilitate the rebuilding of the organisation,” the company wrote in a press release. “The reorganisation of the workforce, although painful, is a necessary part of CCT’s survival.”

BVI Cable TV, which merged with CCT in June, released a nearly identical statement the day before.

Estancia Pte Ltd. Company No. 1843891 (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204 (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that Estancia Pte Ltd. is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 5th September, 2017 and Klaus D. Stark of Gagoz 19, 9496 Balzers, Principality of Liechtenstein has been appointed as the Sole Liquidator. Dated this 27th day of September, 2017 Sgd. Klaus D. Stark Voluntary Liquidator

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damage and tell them what they had to pay the people.”

Ms. Fraser’s great-grandmother was very active even in her 100s.

“She didn’t live close by us, so when I go to my grandmother I would see her,” Ms. Fraser said.

“She could do many things: sew, peel cane with her teeth — she had her mouth full of teeth.”

Longevity and good health may run in the family, as Ms. Fraser can still fend for herself even though her family members are usually there to lend a hand.

“As far as I know, she was always active, and she still does things now,” said Graciel Fraser, the fifth of the centenarian’s 11 children. “She still cooks; she can still wash her clothes on her hand. … She’s pretty sharp — sharper than me sometimes.”

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Secret to longevity?

An active lifestyle and a healthy diet may be among the secrets to Ms. Fraser’s longevity, her children speculated.

“We ate home-cooked meals every day, and she prepared everything fresh,” her daughter said. “She didn’t eat a lot of meat either. We had more of a vegetarian diet.”

Ms. Fraser agreed, explaining that her active lifestyle started when she was a little girl as the fourth of 11 children in Carrot Bay. “My childhood was a busy one: doing this, that and the other,” said Ms. Fraser, who has 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. “Carrot Bay has a lot of changes now from what it was; the people in those days were very friendly.

You can go to each other’s houses and feel at home.”

Ms. Fraser had to assume the role of motherhood as a teenager when her mother died, she explained.

Life in the Virgin Islands then was much simpler, said the grandmother of more than 30.

Her father, she added, was a police assistant.

“Many people would call him when they have [have disputes] and he would go,” Mr. Fraser said. “If animals went to [a person’s farm] he could appraise the

The centenarian married George Wilfred Fraser in 1942, a time when weddings were often two-day affairs.

“He was a good, handsome looking man,” Ms. Fraser said of her husband, who she met when she would go visit an aunt of hers who lived near him.

She gestured toward a framed picture of Mr. Fraser that stood between dozens of birthday cards on a bookshelf.

“That’s his picture there,” she said. “You can see him.”

The wedding was attended by almost everyone in the community, according to the centenarian.

“We got married in the church and the reception was in the garden,” Ms. Fraser said.

Shortly thereafter, they began having children.

“I raised my children how I thought they should be raised,” the full-time housewife said.

“First of all, I taught them the Our Father prayer. I taught them to do different things.

We used to have a lot of singing. I taught them to have respect for people.”

Ashield Fraser, the second of the centenarian’s children, could attest to that.

“I describe her as loving person, a parent that anybody would care to have around them,” said Mr. Fraser. “As a mother, she brought us up in the admonition of the lord.”

Though she was also strict, she rarely beat her children like other parents in her time, said her youngest child, Karmen Fraser.

“She talked to you,” she said. “It was not always taking a strap to you. I can’t ever remember getting beat.”

Respect was a big virtue all 11 children learned, they explained.

“We were taught to respect each other, but at the same time we had a lot of fun with each other,” Ms. Fraser said of her mother. “We had a lot of outings together. We did things together as a family besides just praying.”

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Kilo of cocaine seized on JVD Public barred from Police also find loaded firearm

By AMANDA ULRICH aulrich@bvibeacon.com A loaded gun and a kilogram of cocaine were uncovered in Little Harbour, Jost Van Dyke last month, police reported.

Officers allegedly questioned the

PRE-IRMA COVERAGE This article was reported and written before the passage of Hurricane Irma. occupants of a dinghy docked in the harbour on Aug. 29 before searching the “immediate area” and finding the gun and narcotics, according to the

Police Information Office.

Chris Creque, 24, and Edgar Carrasco, 34, were charged with keeping an unlicensed firearm; unlawful possession of ammunition; and possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply.

A third person was arrested in relation to the matter but was later released. Police said last Thursday that “inquiries are continuing” into the matter.

ARREST BLOTTER A 16-year-old male was arrested at 4 p.m. on Aug. 20 and charged with theft, police said.

Kadeem O’Neal, 24, of The Valley, Virgin Gorda, was arrested at 4:45 p.m. on Aug. 20 and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled drug. Mr. O’Neal was granted bail in the sum of $10,000 with signed surety for his appearance before the Magistrates’ Court on Oct. 13.

Carey Dore, 30, of The Valley, Virgin Gorda, was arrested at 4:45 p.m. on Aug. 20 and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled drug. Mr. Dore was granted bail in the sum of $10,000 with one signed

PRE-IRMA COVERAGE This blotter was reported and written before the passage of Hurricane Irma. surety to appear before the Magistrates’ Court on Oct. 3.

Adrian Blackman, 29, of Spooners Estate, was arrested at 8:35 a.m. on Aug. 24 and charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to supply, driving without a driver’s licence, and driving a motor vehicle with

tinted windows. Bail was granted in the sum of $10,000 with one surety for his appearance in the Magistrates’ Court on Oct. 6.

James Gordon, 60, of Fat Hogs Bay, was arrested at 1 p.m. on Aug. 26 and charged with wounding, being armed with an offensive weapon, and affray.

David Turnbull, 25, of Purcell Estate, was arrested at 2:51 p.m. on Aug. 26 and charged with two counts of burglary.

These arrests and charges were reported by the Police Information Office.

another sex crime case

By AMANDA ULRICH aulrich@bvibeacon.com On the morning of Aug. 31, an alleged sexual assault matter was heard at the Prospect Reef Magistrates’ Court, but the public was prevented from entering the courtroom.

According to a court guard, the prosecutor did not want media to come inside because the case involved a sexual offence and required sensitivity.

Routinely barring members of the public, including reporters, from sex crime proceedings is out of keeping with international standards of open justice, but the practice has become common in the territory.

In 2013, former Director of Public Prosecutions Wayne Rajbansie announced a new “policy” for his prosecutors to request that sex crime cases involving minors be held behind closed doors.

Since then, the territory’s High Court justices have routinely agreed to these requests, though magistrates often have not.

After Kim Hollis took over the role of DPP last year, she took Mr. Rajbansie’s “policy” one step further: Her office stated in April that all sex crime matters — even those that don’t involve minors — would be closed.

“Please be advised that the pol-

PRE-IRMA COVERAGE This article was reported and written before the passage of Hurricane Irma. icy for the ODPP is that all sexual offences will be heard in camera,” the office stated in an e-mail to the Beacon — even though court proceedings are typically closed by a judge, not by prosecutors.

Oftentimes, however, magistrates in the territory allow the public and the media to attend sex crime proceedings. When they do, they sometimes instruct the media to refrain from publishing certain details about a case in order to protect a victim’s identity.

Before Mr. Rajbansie’s “policy” was announced, this practice was the norm in the Virgin Islands High Court as well, and it is also standard in the United Kingdom and other democracies.

It is unclear whether or not the Beacon will be allowed into further court proceedings related to last week’s matter. Attempts to obtain more information about the case from the Magistrates’ Court and the ODPP were not successful.

Beach-goer threatened with machete at Long Bay

By AMANDA ULRICH aulrich@bvibeacon.com A woman at Long Bay Beach on Tortola was reportedly threatened by a man with a machete on the afternoon of Aug. 30, police confirmed.

The alleged perpetrator was described as dark in complexion, slim and about 5 feet 7 inches, according to Police Information Officer Diane Drayton.

Though Ms. Drayton didn’t provide further details, Facebook user Stevie Ball posted a message about the incident to the Community Board page.

“BVI community, please beware of a sexual predator!” Ms. Ball wrote. “A friend of mine was attacked by a large man wielding

PRE-IRMA COVERAGE This article was reported and written before the passage of Hurricane Irma. a machete, and was threatened of her life several times if she did not do certain sexual things. She asked me to please share this so that ladies and other members of the community may be vigilant!

The police have been informed and are dealing with the incident, but until the culprit is caught please take heed!”

Police reported that they are “following several leads” into the case of “indecent exposure” and are seeking any information about the identity of the perpetrator.

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Customs finds cash, gun in toilet tanks Three Venezuelans remanded

By AMANDA ULRICH aulrich@bvibeacon.com Three Venezuelans were brought before the Magistrates’ Court accused of hiding an unlicensed, loaded firearm and about $50,000 in cash inside two toilet tanks — all while reportedly staying in the territory illegally.

Jose Rosquel, 37, Andri Zacarias, 28, and Arolde Marin, 38, were charged on Sept. 1 with keeping a firearm without a licence and unlawful possession of explosives.

Mr. Zacarias and Mr. Rosquel pleaded not guilty to the weaponrelated charges, while Mr. Marin pleaded guilty.

Mr. Rosquel was hit with three more charges — illegal entry, failure to declare monies to customs and engagement in smuggling — and pleaded guilty to all three. The other two men pleaded guilty to an additional charge of overstaying a landing permit.

Crown Counsel Garcia Kelly told the court how the men first entered the territory and were later found by customs officials and police.

On June 26, he stated, Mr. Marin and Mr. Zacarias arrived in the Virgin Islands and were told that they could remain only until July 19.

As for Mr. Rosquel, the Crown alleged, there is no record of his entry into the territory at all.

Tax from page 34 at the port of entry. The visitor will present the stamped ED card to the Customs Officer who will collect the monies and issue an environmental and tourism levy ticket. Payments using cash and all major credit and debit

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Cox Heath bust

Mr. Zacarias whose room it was, and he replied, “No one’s.”

But customs officials quickly spotted someone hiding under the bed and ordered him to come out, Mr. Kelly stated. Mr. Rosquel allegedly emerged from under the bed when asked.

The team then went into the adjoining bathroom and found about $50,000 in the tank of the toilet, the Crown alleged. At that point, police were called.

Finally, officers went into a room on the top level of the apartment and found a few thousand more dollars, Mr. Garcia alleged.

The prosecution claimed a ninemillimeter firearm with seven rounds of ammunition was found in the upstairs toilet tank as well.

The court heard that Mr. Marin was allegedly staying in the upstairs room and that his fingerprints were later found on the toilet seat.

All three men were taken to the police station and interviewed.

Based on “acting intelligence” about the men’s whereabouts, the court heard, the Immigration Task Force visited the Omar Hodge Building in Cox Heath on Aug. 28.

The officials arrived at one of the apartments and knocked on the door, but got no reply, according to the prosecution. A short time later, after the officers heard talking inside the apartment, Messrs. Marin and Zacarias came outside.

One of the officers asked the duo about their status in the territory and asked to see their travel documents. After seeing that the men had exceeded their landing permits, the officers called Her Majesty’s Customs Task Force to assist in searching the premises, the court heard.

Around 4 p.m., officers with the task force arrived and entered the apartment.

Mr. Kelly told the court that a pouch with about $4,000 was found in Mr. Zacarias’s room.

Electronics boxes were also seen on the bed and across the dining room, he added.

In another room, more boxes and several “travel bags” were found, the court heard. The Crown alleged that officials asked

Magistrate Ayanna BaptisteDaBreo told defence attorney E. Leroy Jones that she would not be able to give his clients bail.

“Given that they have no legal status in the territory, this court is in no position to consider bail,” she said.

Ms. Baptiste-DaBreo also said the nearly $60,000 that was seized from the apartment could be subject to forfeiture.

The three men were remanded and are set to return for sentencing hearings on Oct. 6 at 2 p.m.

cards will be accepted.

Exemptions to the list of visitors who must pay the levy include non-residents under the age of 2, officers of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, “guests” of the government, persons accorded diplomatic privileges, and those arriving to the

Territory via cruise lines such as crew and cruise passengers.

In June, the government passed the Environmental Protection and Tourism Improvement Fund Act, which initiated the levy.

It states that all visitors arriving to the territory via air or sea are required to pay.

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Airlines: Commercial flights could come this weekend Continued from page 25 while the airport is operational for private flights and charter flights, there’s still no commercial flights.”

He added on Friday of last week that officials had not set a resumption date, but Communications and Works Minister Mark Vanterpool said during a Monday radio programme that flights would resume this week after repairs are made to the airport’s perimeter fence. He cautioned, however, that there likely would be

issues with connecting through Puerto Rico, which was devastated

by Maria.

Booking online Though leaders maintain that no commercial flights have operated out of Beef Island since Irma, several people have left via flights they booked online.

Rebecca Bird, an employee of this newspaper, said she purchased a flight online and flew out of the airport in order to return to her native United Kingdom.

“We booked our flight

through the InterCaribbean website as a commercial flight, as did everyone else on our flight,” she said in an e-mail. “It seems what InterCaribbean did was take all those bookings and squeeze them onto a charter flight. And I think other airlines — LIAT, etc. — did the same.”

The Beacon was unable to immediately confirm whether this was the case.

Asked about people who have left in this manner, Dr. Pickering stuck to his guns.

“InterCaribbean, LIAT, Seaborne — all of them have offered private charter flights since Irma, so if you see it that’s probably what it is,” he said. “But commercially operated flights are not operating just yet.”

After Irma Dr. Pickering explained Friday that with the help of the IAM Jet Centre, the airport reopened two days after Irma for private and charter flights only. “ The opening of that centre allowed the airport to

operate once the military was on the ground and were able to secure the premises,” he said. “As a result, a significant amount of aid has arrived through the airport, especially from the British and Canadian military — and those who were wishing to leave initially and were able to purchase tickets via private aircrafts certainly had to opportunity to do so, and quite a large number of persons have taken the opportunity to do just that.”

Business Companies Act, 2004 MIDRAND HOLDINGS LIMITED Voluntar y Liquidation Notice is hereby given that MIDRAND HOLDINGS LIMITED been dissolved and has been struck from the Register of Companies. Sgd. Paraskevas Zacharoulis, Liquidator

Power: Electricity

Superarte Limited Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that Superarte Limited been dissolved and has been struck from the Register of Companies.

Sgd. John B. Foster, Liquidator

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promised in 4 months Water in 45 days Mr. Vanterpool also said Friday that public water should be available to “most residents” within 30 to 45 days.

The Paraquita Bay and Bar Bay desalination plants already have been producing water, he said.

Some of the Paraquita Bay water is being pumped to the Sabbath Hill reservoir and other areas, and yesterday water was released for about two hours to help officials locate leaks, according to the minister.

Officials are hoping soon to provide public water during limited periods to areas including Road Town, East End and Sea Cows Bay, the minister said.

And to get water to the western end of Tortola, officials are assessing the Cappoons Bay plant and sourcing a 200,000gallon-per-day plant for Sea Cows Bay.

VG and JVD Virgin Gorda’s desalination capabilities were hit hard

by Irma, but government is arranging to send a ship to Curacao to collect a temporary plant that can process 200,000 gallons per day, according to the minister.

Meanwhile, the United Kingdom military is helping to fly in a 40,000-gallon-perday plant for Jost Van Dyke, he said.

Roads and cleanup Mr. Vanterpool added that the territory’s roads were largely spared during Hurricane Irma. Though there was some damage, including large pot holes, in some areas, the roads’ structural integrity held up “reasonably well,” he explained.

He added that efforts are under way to improve drainage over the long term in order to minimise future flooding.

Meanwhile, cleanup efforts are under way across the territory, though they have been hindered by heavy traffic.

Mr. Vanterpool urged residents to assist by cleaning their own neighbourhoods and piling their trash by the roadside so that government workers can haul it away.

“We are trying our best to get it done,” he said, adding, “If you wait on government, it won’t happen.”

He urged all residents to pitch in, and stressed that this might require flexibility.

“If you were a worker in a hotel, you might have to learn some skills in the construction side,” he said.

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Classified Ads

DISCLAIMER: PRE-IRMA CLASSIFIEDS These classifieds were compiled before the passage of Hurricane Irma.

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Barbados Accommodat i o n : A r j a n Apartments- Quality air- conditioned rooms. Airport & e m bassy t r a n s fe r s, available. Group Specials. Tel: (246) 438-6112 or ( 2 4 6 ) 2 3 1 - 0595 or email: arjan@caribsur f.com.

F o r V i s a f o r m a ssistance call (284) 545-0409.

Newly renovated one bedroom; share bathroom with one tenant, kitchen and living room with 3 other tenants; $400 per month with a security deposit of $400. Location: Towers, West End up from the Towers Well in a blue bldg. Only responsible persons apply. Call Mrs. Carol Dawson or Mr. Kelvin Dawson at 284-440-3359, 5473983, 495-4716.

Furnished or Semi Furnished spacious beautiful 3 1/2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms house with spectacular view; open concept kitchen, laundry room two porch and garage. Location: Great Mountain/Fahie hill area. Only responsible person apply. Call Mr. Kelvin Dawson or Mrs. Carol Dawson at 284-5473983, 440-3359, 495-4716.

East End Reg. Section, Block 3240A, Parcel 148, 4 Bedroom, 4.5 Bathroom private residence w/pool & 1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom guest cottage w/ gym & garage on 4.214 acres, selling price is $4,850,000.00. Interested Belonger please call BVI Sotheby's International Realty on 1.284.494-5700 or 340-5555.

Long/Short Term: With enchanted view of beautifully landscaped garden and sparkling crystal view of Sir Francis Drakes Channel and Road Harbour, 3 and 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, Condo nested in the secluded and tranquil hills of Fort Hill. Includes Internet, water, Gas and Cable. A must have. Call 343-9622

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LAND FOR SALE, Parcels 91 and 92 of Block 5945A of the Virgin Gorda East Registration Section, measuring lot area 4.776 acres.

Price US $2,950,000. Contact Oil Nut Bay Inc. at 393-1000.

Sales /Production Assistant - Must have own transportation o r ability to reach West End in a timely manner. Abi l i t y t o wor k w ell with others and in a fast pace environment. Prev i o u s re tail experien ce and references are necessary. Basic arithmetic s k i lls required and co m p uter experience a bonus.

BVIslanders/Belongers preferred.

Call 494 –2178 for appointment.

GUANA ISLAND HOTEL seeks a full time Housekeeper to work as part of a small professional Island Resort team. We seek a highly energetic individual with excellent guest services skills and a “can do” attitude, self-motivated, flexible, honest, have appropriate hotel experience and skills with a keen focus on our guest’s needs and comfort. This position requires continuous standing and movement, frequent bending and lifting. Good customer service and a pleasant personality is a must. Ability to work flexible hours including weekends, evenings and public holidays and requires staying on-island some evenings each week. Belongers preferred.

Please send resume and professional references addressed to Andrea Starkey at P.O. Box 3527, Road Town, Tortola or e-mail Andrea.Starkey@guanamail5.com

COMMERCIAL SPACE Three (3) commercial sections great for business, available for lease. Sections of 200 square feet. All sections with a/c, separate entrance and ample parking.

For further details and pricing information call 342-6772 or 541-9709.

REACH THE WORLD FOR RENT Spacious, fully furnished, air conditioned, three bedrooms apartment with excellent view of Harbour. Available in MacNamara. Tel. 494-8779.

Simply Elegant: 1 Bedroom/1 Bath apartments in tranquil Fort Hill private complex with spectacular view of Sir Francis Drakes Channel & Road Harbour. Just 5 minutes from Road Town, these secluded little apartments are brand new & perfect for working professionals; Fully-furnished with A/C, WiFi, flat-screen TV, fridge, stove, 'gas, water, an attractive balcony and large concrete parking area with easy access. Serious inquiries only, call Call 343-9622

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Marine Salvage and Towing Company looking for a good all rounder. Must have extensive boating experience, dive certification, mechanical skills. Must be willing to work 24 hours, 7 days a week, standby on call basis. Contact Kevin 346-3333.

Chiquito Bar & Restaurant requires two bartenders. Call 341-6350.

South Side Villa in Jost Van Dyke looking for Gardener/Handyman full time. The pay is $6 per hour. Interested persons please call Kevin Penn at 496-8300.

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• Copy: Copy must be received by 2 p.m.

Tuesday in order to be accepted for publication on Thursday • Deadline: Camera-ready display ads must be received before 5 p.m.

Tuesday in order to be accepted for publication on Thursday.

Classifieds HELP WANTED The Restaurant at Leverick Bay is looking to fill the following positions to start the 20172018 season. Interested applicants must submit a resume via e-mail or it can be dropped off at the Restaurant office. Interviews will be scheduled when resumes are submitted. Full-time Bartender and (Part-time Seasonal Bartenders)– Eager applicants must have bartending experience in a very high paced environment and knowledge of a POS systems. Part-time bartender position is seasonal.

Full-time waitress and (Part-time Seasonal waitress) – Enthusiastic applicants must have at least 1year experience and or have worked in the hospitality industry. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment while keeping a professional manor.

Part-time waitress position is seasonal. Most shifts for parttime starts at 3:45pm. Bussers – Part-time seasonal – must be comfortable working in a finedining environment and shifts are all evenings. We will train.

Two Pot Washers/Dishwashers/Kitchen Cleaners. Must be able to lift heavy pots and pans, clean kitchen equipment and must be able to assist Chef in busting Lobster. No allergies to seafood please. Applicants must be a team player that can follow guidelines and direction from management is required. All positions will work weekends/nights/ holiday’s and Poker Run. Please send resume to: catharina@leverickbayrestaurant.com Landscaping Company seeks Landscape Laborers.

Must be strong, fit and hard working. Driver’s license beneficial. Call 340-5872.

FOXY’S on Jost Van Dyke is hiring immediately for full an d part time positions. Servers/Bartenders/ Line Cooks/ Chefs/ Maintenance/ Retail Staff/General Aid/ Farmer/ Data Entry Operator/Craft Brewer of Beer.

Applicants must have pleasant, outgoing personality and be h a r dworkin g / trustworthy.

BVIslanders or Belongers Preferred. Interested persons may forw a rd t h e ir resumé or work history descri p tion to Annie@foxysbar.com or drop o f f in person at Foxy’s. No phone calls please .

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In order to continue developing the quality of educational provision two qualified teachers are required at Virgin Gorda Assembly of God Cornerstone Primary School. Belongers / Christian preferred.

Please contact the Administrator Pastor Mr. Peter D’Abreau for more details etc. at 3415018 or Po. Box 1076, Valley, VG.

PEG LEG RESTAURANT at NANNY CAY seeking for the coming season full time and part-time BARTENDERS-WAITRESS-WAITER. All applicants must be skilled servers within hotel grade service training and hospitality experience. All qualified candidates apply by sending CV to luis@nannycay.com. BVI Belonger's preferred.

Restaurant requires a chef with a minimum of three years experience in a fast paced kitchen. The applicant must be passionate about food preparation and working with fresh foods.

Must also be very knowledgeable about the preparation of seafood and the use of Caribbean spices. Please send written application, portfolio and resume to: happinessonmain@mail.com

Esquared Limited, DBA Hendo's Hideout, Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Islands is seeking full-time and part-time positions for the following: Bartenders, Wait Staff, Administrative Assistant, Accountant, Sales Clerk, Bar Manager, Line-Cook, Sous-Chef, Prep-Cook, Sushi Chef, Pastry Chef, Cleaner and Maintenance person, Dishwasher, Beach Waitress, and Operations Manager, Bartenders/Wait Staff/Cooks.

Applicants must have 2 years’ experience working in a fast paced restaurant/resort. Must be familiar with POS systems and have a wide knowledge of food, wines, and cocktails. All Admin/Manager applicants must be proficient in Microsoft Office, Quickbooks, and POS systems.

Cooks must be capable of preparing all types of food and have experience working in a busy kitchen. General Manager must have relevant experience working in this field for 5 + years and must be willing to reside on JVD. All candidates must be literate, personable, hard working and must be prepared to travel to or live on Jost Van Dyke. BVIslander & Belongers preferred, but all qualified candidates should send resume/CV including relevant employment references to: esquaredopportunities@gmail.com

Sales Associate - Latitude18 is seeking a part time/full time Sales Associate for our retail clothing stores. Must be an honest, reliable, and enthusiastic individual. Customer service, written and oral communications, math and computer skills are essential. Basic duties will include but are not limited to assisting store managers with all store duties such as selling to customers, restocking merchandise, keeping the stores in clean and presentable condition. Candidate must be physically fit and if required able to do heavy lifting. Successful applicant must provide their own transportation and be able to work at both our locations, Road Town and Frenchman’s Cay. Weekend, holiday and overtime work will be required when necessary. Previous experience is helpful but not mandatory. Please apply only if you meet all or most of the above requirements. ONLY BVIslanders or Belongers need apply.

If you need a work permit or a work permit transfer we can’t help you. Please apply by emailing CV to info@latitude18.com or call 494-7807 for an appointment. Applications are available only from our main office in Sea Cows Bay.

Necker Island (BV) Limited is seeking one Groundsman. The successful applicant must be based on Virgin Gorda and hold a valid, clean driver’s license.

They must have basic knowledge of tropical plants, composting techniques, irrigation systems and pest control methods, and be able to lift loads exceeding 50lbs. They must have good communication skills in written and verbal English. Computer literacy an advantage. Please send your resume to People and Welfare Joanna Morris on: jo.morris@neckerisland.virgin.com or call 393-3000 to request an application form.

HELP WANTED

Front of the House Restaurant Managers - Immediate opening for a full time qualified, experienced, outgoing, fun, hardworking, and honest individuals at Myett's in Cane Garden Bay. Applicant must be flexible with working day and night. Caribbean restaurant & hospitality experience would be a plus. A couple team would also be considered. Event planning experience would also be a plus.

Please email your resume and picture to val@myetts.com. Belongs preferred however will consider processing a work permit for the right fit. This ad is not being placed only to obtain a work permit.

A BVI based Interior Design Consultancy seeks a competent “person” to assist with projects and co-ordination.

Applicants must have experience both with interior design and supplier liaison. Knowledge of Caribbean styles and options essential as is experience of dealing between local contractors and clients. The successful candidate must demonstrate an understanding of computer literacy, CAD and Project presentation.

Good interpersonal skills essential. This person must be willing to work weekends and long hours when necessary and hold a valid BVI driving license. Please apply by email to feas@surfbvi.com or in writing to Manager, P O Box 857, Road Town, Tortola, BVI.

Skyworld Food Theatre is seeking a Sous Chef. Two years minimum industry experience required. Please submit CV to info@skyworldbvi.com MACHINIST BENCH FITTER FABRICATOR required for machine shop. applicant must have at least five years’ experience in workshop processes and practice using standard machine shop tools and equipment. general duties to include turning, milling, boring, grinding, tube bending, welding. mail cv to stainless@nautool.com 346 6735

1 labourer and 1 skilled wood worker needed for marine construction company. Call 5434464.

Mangrove Guesthouse is looking for 1 full time and 1 parttime Housekeeping Attendant to join our team! For more information, contact 441-5752.

PST Law is seeking to recruit an Associate Attorney to expand our civil, family and criminal practice. The candidate should be eligible to be admitted to the Bar of the Territory of the Virgin Islands and have an interest in civil and criminal litigation and be willing to work long hours.

Candidate must also be capable of developing own clientele. Applications must be made in writing to the following by September 21st, 2017: Attn: Patrick Thompson, PST Law, P. O. Box 3850, Threllfall Road, Sea Cow’s Bay, Tortola, or Email: pthompson@pstlawbvi.com, Telephone: 284346-8069

Chef’s Pantry Leverick Bay is seeking 1 full time Cashier/Truck driver.

Must be willing to work Weekends, Holidays and nights. Deli duties, cleaning, cashing and stocking shelves part of the job.

Good hygiene and people skills a must. BVI Islander/ belonger is preferred. Send resume to chefspantry@leverickbayrestaurant.co m OR Call Nirvanie @ 540 2596 Resume is a requirement.

Diamond Construction is looking for three experienced construction workers. Applicants must be able to produce/finish at level 5 standard. Call 499-9933.

Marckenson Air Conditioning seeking one secretary. Call 284343-9511.

El Toro Concrete Virgin Gorda BVI is currently seeking applicants with at least five 5) years’ experience to fill the following positions: cement truck drivers, heavy equipment operator, heavy equipment mechanic and concrete pump operator.

Interested persons can send CV to ags.construction@yahoo.co or telephone 1-284-494-8533.

Paradise Lounge Bar & Restaurant, Cane Garden Bay, kitchen assistant needed. Applicant must be able to work flexible hours. Please contact 495-9910.

Driftwood Spa requires a Manager/Spa Therapist with at least 10 years experience and 1 Spa therapist with over 5 years experience. Apply to P.O. Box 852, Road Town, Tortola.

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AGS Ridgeview and Woodworking on Virgin Gorda is seeking applicants for the following positions: labourers, masons, carpenters, electricians, joiner and plumbers.

Please send resume to: ags.construction@yahoo.com or call 494-8533. Successful candidates must be able to work unsupervised and have at least 5 years’ experience in the required fields. Must also be team players and willing to work hard.

Accountant for Apparel Company: Fast-growing locally based apparel brand seeks an accountant to assist with the growing demands of our business. The job will entail working with your US office and assisting with managing our sales reps and Caribbean accounts. The job includes but is not limited to these responsibilities: manage customer invoicing and payments; coordinate shipments to Tortola including freight & import duty payments; oversee BVI payroll, taxes and deductions; pay our sales reps and offisland employees; pay our suppliers and vendors in New York, Peru and China; manage cash flow from our several revenue streams: wholesale, local stores and online. Prepare financial reports to include monthly, quarterly and annual reports including sales summaries and P&L reports to be submitted to our external auditors. The applicant must be familiar with Quickbooks, have a minimum 4-years experience as an accountant, and be willing to work weekends and BVI holidays.

Send CV to info@go-hiho.com or mail to P.O. Box 857, Road Town. BVIslanders and belongers preferred.

Hot Spot Club is seeking bartenders. Send resume to PO Box 1048, The Valley Virgin Gorda, BVI.

Aragorn’s Studio seeking specialist in cutting Plasma. Contact 495-1849 or 542-0586.

RESIDENT MANAGER Luxury private island /resort in Caribbean seeks hands-on, experienced Resident GM, or couple, with at least 7 years in the hospitality industry to manage business including operations, guest services, and maintenance.Successful candidate will possess an education from an accredited hotel school and have strong communication, decisionmaking, organization and leadership skills. The ability to manage budgets and control costs in relation to revenue is necessary for position. Must have a strong working knowledge of inventory management, hotel operations, sales and marketing, food and beverage, marine engine & maintenance is required. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PMS, POS, Quickbooks and booking systems is also required. Belonger preferred. Please send resume and professional references to: Nicole.Laurac@guanamail5.com.

Landscape Company seeks experienced Operations Manager. Must be qualified Landscape Architect with at least 15 years’ experience in design, construction, maintenance of landscape & irrigation systems, familiar with subtropical plants.

Detailed knowledge of irrigation systems set-up, repair and troubleshooting. Lead on design of both hard and soft landscape.

Good communication skills to work closely with design groups and external consultants to support projects teams. Must be proficient in AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop, Rhino and SketchUp. Fluency in English & Spanish an advantage. Excellent organization skills Email: info@minines.com Solid State Construction requires two landscape workers.

Applicants must have general knowledge of plants. Interested persons can call to make an appointment or for further details.

No. 340-8780. Belongers or BVIslanders preferred.

WANTED: 1 Experienced Property Manager (min. 7 years).

Must be involved in all functions that directly impact occupancy and the physical property including accountability for the physical management of the structures and outdoor areas.

Must be able to take sound instruction, and work with pride, efficiency and independence.

Call 440-8160 Wheatley Transport Services is seeking an experienced Driver.

Applicant must be bilingual, Class C license and shuttle permit preferred. Interested persons please email resume to dorna@wheatleytransportservices.com or contact Dorna at 443-0034.

Unique Creations is looking for two Cosmetologists with at least 5 years’ experience. Interested persons please send resumes to: P.O. Box 1270 the Valley Virgin Gorda BVI. STERLING GROUP (BVI) LTD seeking Compliance Consultant, with former or experience in the area of compliance for financial services. This individual will work closely with myriad clients, to assist with compliance assessments, identification and management of risks, training and strategy building for new lines of business. REQUIRED QUALIFICATION: The Compliance Consultant is a high energy organized thinker, a self-driven professional, possessing the following skills and attributes: At least 3 yrs. experience in the field of Compliance; Excellent knowledge of AMLTF regulatory guidelines; Problem solving skills with attention to detail with accuracy; Ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure to meet deadlines; Strong interpersonal and closing skills. APPLICATIONS: May be emailed to: info@sterlingbvi.com

The Restaurant at Leverick Bay is looking for a Grounds Man/Handyman. Applicant must be hard working and willing to be a team player. A valid BVI Drivers License needed. Must work weekends and Holidays and some nights for events. BVIslanders preferred but all should apply. Please email resume or drop off at The Restaurant Office to schedule an interview.

Late night Bartender needed, hours 6pm-2am Monday-Saturday. Must know how to mix drinks and knowledge of cash register. Contact 494-4995.

Latin Connection seeking 2 Bartenders. Call 341-3588.

Rest Easy Home Health & Care Agency is seeking 2 Health Care Workers. Please call phone 443-2899 or 541-4047.

Marckenson Air Conditioning & Refrigeration looking for a Technician. Call 343-9511.

A rapidly expanding Information Technology is seeking a Cisco and Jumper Specialist.

This person must be cisco or jumper certified to serve our rapidly growing customer base.

Please send resume to mail@compworldinc.com Waitresses and waiters needed for very busy bar and restaurant;Must be well experienced, versatile, honest and capable to join our hard working team. Belongers and BVIslanders preferred. All applications Considered. Email.

Purplepilgrim@hotmail.com Seeking one Babysitter. Call 341-6210.

Evergreen Quest House in Jost Van Dyke needs a Housekeeper with over two years’ experience. Phone 5474293.

Two full time Cooks needed at Mimi’s Kitchen. Please contact 1-284-346-2276.

Mervin’s Plumbing Services seeking (1) one Plumber. Call 343-8176.

Mine Shaft Is seeking the following positions: Chefs, Waiters, Bartenders. BVIslanders / Belongers Preferred. Send resumes to PO Box 1048, The Valley Virgin Gorda, BVI. Ecoscapes is currently seeking a Carpenter/Landscaping Builder. To apply call 547-3137.

BVI based term charter yacht looking for year round live aboard Captain and yacht Chef team. Must be a couple due to shared living quarters/sleeping berth, work long hours including holidays and weekends as required.

Crew will be responsible for business management, accounting, marketing, daily running of yacht, mechanics, provisioning, menu, cleaning and making beds, guest services. Both crew must have STCW, B1/B2 & CD1 visas and min 3 years upscale charter experience. Captain req’s valid license and Dive Instructor credentials. Chef req’s culinary training, Dive master min. BVIslanders/Belongers preferred.

Email CV and documents to: freeingwe@gmail.com Olde Yard Village Condominiums in Virgin Gorda requires a full-time Room Attendant with at least two (2) years housekeeping experience. Applicants must be willing to work weekends and holidays, trustworthy, hardworking and respectful of people’s privacy. Interesting candidates, please email resumes to: info@virgingordavillage.com.

StructuralWelding and Fabricating needs 1 Part-Time Structural Welding Supervisor - candidate must be fully certified, have a minimum of 15 years of Structural Welding Experience and willing to work weekends & holidays. Other job requirements will be discussed.

Please call 284-342-8643

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, 150 Cover, very popular 'al fresco' Bistro type Bar and Grill located in the beautiful BVI specialising in open flame grilled Meats and Fish, seeking excellent, well adjusted, experienced, hands on Kitchen/Restaurant/Bar Manager to be a lead part in our small dedicated team. Must be experienced at least Sous chef/head chef kitchen responsibility, menu creations, cost controls, purchasing, staffing, administration, ensuring kitchen and restaurant protocol at all times, POS experienced and maximizing margins in a difficult island environment. Needs to have awesome maître d' experience and the ability to be hands on daily in the restaurant and bar.

Job Type: Full-time. Email. Purplepilgrim@hotmail.com WANTED: 1 Labourer (minimum 3 years); 1 Experienced Carpenter (min. 5 years), 1 Experienced Mason (min. 5years), 1 heavy equipment operator (min. 5 years; 1 experienced Welder; and 1 - 20 yard dump Truck Driver. Must be able to take sound instruction, and work with pride, efficiency and independence. CALL 440-8160.

Chiropractor with sports massage experience needed. Belonger preferred. Email CV to handsofwater@outlook.com

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NOTICES

APPOINTMENT DOLTORENA INVESTMENTS LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company Number: 1745513 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(a)(i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 28 August 2017. The Liquidator is Anna Korelidou of 71 Petrou Tsirou, Swepco Court 8, office/flat M2, 3076 Naafi, Limassol, Cyprus.

Dated 28 August 2017. Sgd. Anna Korelidou, Liquidator

SERVICES Chapman Learning Center Daycare and Preschool is accepting application for the 2017-2018 Academic School Year. Location: Towers, West End up from the Towers Well through a red gate. For more information call Mrs. Carol Dawson at 284440-3359, 495-9070, 499-8301.

"Learning is Fun and Creative"

NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE THE ESTATE ROADWAY, Verges, Foot Path and Beach Parcel at Little Trunk Bay Estate, Virgin Gorda will be closed midnight 10 September 2016 to midnight 11 September 2017.

Signed Esther Development Co.

HILLSHADE LIMITED Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that HILLSHADE LIMITED been dissolved and has been struck from the Register of Companies. Sgd. John B. Foster, Liquidator Business Companies Act, 2004 Jakemate Investments Ltd. Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that Jakemate Investments Ltd. been dissolved and has been struck from the Register of Companies. Sgd. Jackeline Heumann, Liquidator

APPOINTMENT Ancient Nest Estate Inc. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No: 1391214 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1) (a) (i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 14th August 2017. The liquidator is INKA FARHANA BINTE JEFFERY of Blk 145 Tampines Street 12 #09-346 Singapore 521145. Dated 14th August 2017. Sgd. INKA FARHANA BINTE JEFFERY, Liquidator

APPOINTMENT AMETHIST UNIVERSAL S.A. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No: 683805 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1) (a) (i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 22nd June 2017. The liquidator is Susanne Hug of Oberfeld 40, 9495 Triesen, Liechtenstein. Dated 22nd June 2017. Sgd. Susanne Hug, Liquidator ARSHERADEN LIMITED IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION Company No. 1840491 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1) (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is voluntary liquidation commenced on the 31st day of August, 2017. The liquidator is Ms. Elena Argyrou of 1, Lampousas Street, P.C. 1095, Nicosia, Cyprus. Dated: 1st September, 2017. Sgd: Elena Argyrou, Voluntary Liquidator GOLDEN BILLION HOLDING LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1867009 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 4 September, 2017. The Liquidator is CHENG KA FONG of Room B, 10/F, Tower A, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 4 September, 2017. Sgd. CHENG KA FONG, Voluntary Liquidator

HVW MARINE (BVI), CORP. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Section 204(1)(a)(i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004: - HVW MARINE (BVI), CORP. is in Dissolution; - the date of commencement of dissolution is July 24th 2017; and - Mr. Glenn Harrigan is the Liquidator whose address is at - CCP Financial Consultants Limited, P.O Box 681, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands. Sgd: Mr. Glenn Harrigan, Liquidator

EZRA CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION Company No. 1697459 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1) (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is voluntary liquidation commenced on the 31st day of August, 2017. The liquidator is Andreas Raftis of 30 Gr. Xenopoulou Street, 3106 Limassol, Cyprus. Dated: 1st September, 2017. Sgd: Andreas Raftis, Voluntary Liquidator MCMLXXXIII Holdings 2 Limited Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that MCMLXXXIII Holdings 2 Limited been dissolved and has been struck from the Register of Companies.

Sgd. John B. Foster, Liquidator

Page 46 | September 30, 2017 | The BVI Beacon APPOINTMENT OPLEMIA TRADING LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company Number: 1627762 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(a)(i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 28 August 2017. The Liquidator is Anna Korelidou of 71 Petrou Tsirou, Swepco Court 8, office/flat M2, 3076 Naafi, Limassol, Cyprus.

Dated 28 August 2017. Sgd. Anna Korelidou, Liquidator Business Companies Act, 2004 BRAMSEN TRADING LIMITED Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that BRAMSEN TRADING LIMITED been dissolved and has been struck from the Register of Companies.

Sgd. Mr. Paraskevas Zacharoulis, Liquidator SEDIT COMPANY LIMITED BVI Business Company Act. (Voluntary Liquidation) Notice is hereby given that the voluntary dissolution of SEDIT COMPANY LIMITED commenced on 28th August, 2017 and that Marcos A. Munoz of Calle 4a #1836, Ciudad Radial, Juan Diaz, City of Panama, Republic of Panama has been appointed liquidator of the company.

Dated this 31st August, 2017. Sgd. Marcos A. Munoz, Liquidator APPOINTMENT VALSONT HOLDINGS LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company Number: 1547832 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(a)(i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 28 August 2017. The Liquidator is Anna Korelidou of 71 Petrou Tsirou, Swepco Court 8, office/flat M2, 3076 Naafi, Limassol, Cyprus.

Dated 28 August 2017. Sgd. Anna Korelidou, Liquidator GREGWOOD LIMITED Company No. 1521601 (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with The BVI Business Companies Act that the above named company, is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 21st August, 2017 and Harry Thompson of Harbour House, P.O. Box 4428, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands is the voluntary liquidator.

Dated: 21 August, 2017. Sgd: Harry Thompson, Voluntary Liquidator

Notices APPOINTMENT NIVAKO MANAGEMENT LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company Number: 1627773 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(a)(i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 28 August 2017.

The Liquidator is Anna Korelidou of 71 Petrou Tsirou, Swepco Court 8, office/flat M2, 3076 Naafi, Limassol, Cyprus. Dated 28 August 2017. Sgd. Anna Korelidou, Liquidator AVIA SYSTEM CONSULTING CORP Company number 630022 (the “Company”) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 31 August 2017.

The voluntary liquidator is Dimos Maratheftis of Aristotelous 6, Pallouriotissa, CY1056, Nicosia, Cyprus. Dated 31 August 2017. Sgd Dimos Maratheftis, Voluntary Liquidator

APPOINTMENT Bright Warriors Ltd. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1897880 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 22nd August, 2017. The liquidator is Harry Thompson of Harbour House, P.O. Box 4428, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Dated: 31st August, 2017. Sgd. Harry Thompson, Liquidator

APPOINTMENT VASANTAN LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company Number: 1519748 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(a)(i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 28 August 2017.

The Liquidator is Chrysostomos Sofokleous of 3 Arktou, 4106 Agios Athanasios, Limassol, Cyprus. Dated 28 August 2017. Sgd. Chrysostomos Sofokleous, Liquidator

APPOINTMENT CLA Holdings Ltd. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1734607 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 29 August 2017. The liquidator is Mr Harry Thompson of Harbour House, PO Box 4428, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Dated 31 August 2017. Sgd. Mr Harry Thompson, Liquidator

Business Companies Act, 2004 Aquatrop Ltd Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given thatAquatrop Ltd been dissolved and has been struck from the Register of Companies. Sgd. Ernesto Castillo Cho, Liquidator

ASTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED BVI Business Company Act. (Voluntary Liquidation) Notice is hereby given that the voluntary dissolution of ASTAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED commenced on 28th August, 2017 and that Mr. Oleksandr Polskyy, 8-12 Welbeck Way, London, W1G9YL, United Kingdom has been appointed liquidator of the company. Dated this 31st August, 2017. Sgd. Mr. Oleksandr Polskyy, Liquidator APPOINTMENT BESENO CONSULTING LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company Number: 1485783 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(a)(i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 28 August 2017.

The Liquidator is Chrysostomos Sofokleous of 3 Arktou, 4106 Agios Athanasios, Limassol, Cyprus. Dated 28 August 2017. Sgd. Chrysostomos Sofokleous, Liquidator

GAM MP US Long/Short Inc. (Company Number: 92861) Incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (the Company) Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 204(1)(a)(i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that Tatenda Gotosa of Craigmuir Chambers, PO Box 71, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, was appointed as voluntary liquidator of the Company on the 30 day of August 2017. Dated 30 August 2017. Sgd. Tatenda Gotosa, Liquidator

APPOINTMENT JARVOX REAL ESTATE S.A. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No: 653551 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1) (a) (i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 10th August 2017. The liquidator is Susanne Hug of Oberfeld 40, 9495 Triesen, Liechtenstein. Dated 10th August 2017. Sgd. Susanne Hug, Liquidator APPOINTMENT GODOZA FINANCIAL CORP. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No: 1507990 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1) (a) (i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 29th August 2017. The liquidator is INKA FARHANA BINTE JEFFERY of Blk 145 Tampines Street 12 #09-346 Singapore 521145. Dated 29th August 2017. Sgd. INKA FARHANA BINTE JEFFERY, Liquidator APPOINTMENT LABERTION HOLDING LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company Number: 579971 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(a)(i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 28 August 2017.

The Liquidator is Anzelika Pasenidou of 3 Anagnostara, Flat 8, 3076 Christoforou Court, Limassol, Cyprus. Dated 28 August 2017. Sgd. Anzelika Pasenidou, Liquidator

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GREEN VULCAN LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) BC No. 1826423 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204(1) (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the company is in voluntary liquidation.

The voluntary liquidation commenced on the 04th day of September, 2017. The Liquidator is Shibi Roy of RAK Free Trade Zone- P.O. Box 16009, Ras Al Khaimah United Arab Emirates.

DATED: 05th day of September, 2017. Signed: Shibi Roy. ESDEE COMMODITIES LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) BC No. 1723766 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the company is in voluntary liquidation.

The voluntary liquidation commenced on the 30th day of August, 2017. The Liquidator is Mr. Rugwed Khatu of 3409, HDS Tower, Cluster F, JLT, Dubai, UAE. DATED: 4th of September, 2017.

Signed: Mr. Rugwed Khatu.

APPOINTMENT Felon Gold Ltd. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1764364 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 28th August, 2017. The liquidator is Harry Thompson of Harbour House, P.O. Box 4428, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

Dated: 31st August, 2017. Sgd. Harry Thompson, Liquidator APPOINTMENT VITALEX INVESTMENTS LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company Number: 1724372 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(a)(i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation.

The voluntary liquidation commenced on 28 August 2017. The Liquidator is Efthymios Onoufriou of 11, Archiepiskopou Makariou III, Episkopi, 4620, Limassol, Cyprus. Dated 28 August 2017. Sgd. Efthymios Onoufriou, Liquidator

DAHL OVERSEAS LIMITED BVI Business Company Act. (Voluntary Liquidation) Notice is hereby given that the voluntary dissolution of DAHL OVERSEAS LIMITED commenced on 29th August, 2017 and that Orlando Raul Michaux of Libertad 1740, C.P. - 1663, San Miguel, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Rep. de Argentina has been appointed liquidator of the company. Dated this 31st August, 2017. Sgd. Orlando Raul Michaux, Liquidator APPOINTMENT LESTONNAL MANAGEMENT LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company Number: 1467500 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(a)(i) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 28 August 2017. The Liquidator is Tasos Panteli of 10A Erechthiou, 3075 Limassol, Cyprus. Dated 28 August 2017.

Sgd. Tasos Panteli, Liquidator

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Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. FLASHROW ENTERPRISES LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1716682 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 22nd, 2017. The Liquidator is Marios Proios of Karpathou 1, 2202 Geri, Nicosia. Dated August 22nd, 2017. Sgd. Marios Proios Voluntary Liquidator

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. LAVENA VENTURES LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1716733 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 22nd, 2017. The Liquidator is Marios Proios of Karpathou 1, 2202 Geri, Nicosia. Dated August 22nd, 2017. Sgd. Marios Proios, Voluntary Liquidator

FRONSA VENTURES LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1741392 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 22nd, 2017. The Liquidator is Marios Proios of Karpathou 1, 2202 Geri, Nicosia. Dated August 22nd, 2017. Sgd. Marios Proios, Voluntary Liquidator

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. NETROD VENTURES LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1716672 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 22nd, 2017. The Liquidator is Marios Proios of Karpathou 1, 2202 Geri, Nicosia. Dated August 22nd, 2017. Sgd. Marios Proios, Voluntary Liquidator

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. Milroy Tradings Ltd. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1751815 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 23rd, 2017. The Liquidator is Patricia Kay Stobaugh of Zollikerstrasse 181, 8034 Zurich, Switzerland. Dated August 23rd, 2017.

Sgd. Patricia Kay Stobaugh, Voluntary Liquidator Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. NEVICK ENTERPRISES LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1716681 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 22nd, 2017. The Liquidator is Marios Proios of Karpathou 1, 2202 Geri, Nicosia. Dated August 22nd, 2017. Sgd. Marios Proios, Voluntary Liquidator Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. RA 2011 Holding Ltd (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1688370 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 23rd, 2017. The Liquidator is Patricia Kay Stobaugh of Zollikerstrasse 181, 8034 Zurich, Switzerland. Dated August 23rd, 2017.

Sgd. Patricia Kay Stobaugh, Voluntary Liquidator Pax Services Ltd. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1707956 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 24th, 2017. The Liquidator is Harry J. Thompson of Harbour House, P.O. Box 4428, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Dated August 24th, 2017. Sgd. Harry J. Thompson, Voluntary Liquidator

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. RA Trading Ltd. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1031203 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 23rd, 2017. The Liquidator is Patricia Kay Stobaugh of Zollikerstrasse 181, 8034 Zurich, Switzerland. Dated August 23rd, 2017.

Sgd. Patricia Kay Stobaugh, Voluntary Liquidator Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. TERNOTT HOLDINGS LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1741395 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 22nd, 2017. The Liquidator is Marios Proios of Karpathou 1, 2202 Geri, Nicosia. Dated August 22nd, 2017. Sgd. Marios Proios, Voluntary Liquidator Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. Turmaco Ltd. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1582948 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 25th, 2017. The Liquidator is Tess Bruning of Anasaweg 79, apartment F, Willemstad, Curacao. Dated August 25th, 2017. Sgd. Tess Bruning, Voluntary Liquidator Hello Spring Investment Ltd (the Company) NOTICE is hereby given that I, Mahen Madoo of 19th Floor Newton Tower, Sir William Newton Street, Port Louis 11328, Mauritius, duly appointed Liquidator of the Company, hereby declare, that the liquidation of the company is completed and that all the assets known to me have been distributed. Dated: 3rd August, 2017. (Sgd.): Mahen Madoo, Voluntary Liquidator

APPOINTMENT WREN MANAGEMENT LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 597103 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 29 August 2017. The liquidator is Anthony Quinn of JTC House, 28 Esplanade, St Helier, Jersey JE2 3QA. Dated 31 August 2017. Sgd. Mr Anthony Quinn, Liquidator KALAC ENTERPRISES CORP (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) BC No. 449244 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204(1) (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on the 30th day of August, 2017. The Liquidator is Madeleine SIMEON of 31, Boulevard Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, L-1331 Luxembourg. DATED: 31st day of August, 2017.

Signed: Madeleine SIMEON ADENCO HOLDINGS LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1711334 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 22nd, 2017. The Liquidator is Marios Proios of Karpathou 1, 2202 Geri, Nicosia. Dated August 22nd, 2017. Sgd. Marios Proios, Voluntary Liquidator

Business Companies Act, 2004 BRANWORTH FINANCE LIMITED Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that BRANWORTH FINANCE LIMITED been dissolved and has been struck from the Register of Companies. Sgd. Riccardo Spigolon, Liquidator

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Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. Barcelona Holdings Assets Limited (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1479862 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 23rd, 2017. The Liquidator is Patricia Kay Stobaugh of Zollikerstrasse 181, 8034 Zurich, Switzerland. Dated August 23rd, 2017.

Sgd. Patricia Kay Stobaugh, Voluntary Liquidator

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. Dana Tradings Ltd. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1751854 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 23rd, 2017. The Liquidator is Patricia Kay Stobaugh of Zollikerstrasse 181, 8034 Zurich, Switzerland. Dated August 23rd, 2017.

Sgd. Patricia Kay Stobaugh, Voluntary Liquidator

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. Betula Trading Limited (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1679141 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 23rd, 2017. The Liquidator is Carlos Luis Azzini Pellarolo of Mercedes 924, Montevideo, Uruguay. Dated August 23rd, 2017 . Sgd. Carlos Luis Azzini Pellarolo, Voluntary Liquidator

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. DUNTEL LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1716666 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 22nd, 2017. The Liquidator is Marios Proios of Karpathou 1, 2202 Geri, Nicosia. Dated August 22nd, 2017. Sgd. Marios Proios, Voluntary Liquidator

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. CADIA HOLDINGS LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1777632 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 22nd, 2017. The Liquidator is Marios Proios of Karpathou 1, 2202 Geri, Nicosia. Dated August 22nd, 2017. Sgd. Marios Proios, Voluntary Liquidator

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. First Avenue Resources Holdings Ltd. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1878942 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 23rd, 2017. The Liquidator is Janice Cayon of 205 Aragon Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33134. Dated August 23rd, 2017. Sgd. Janice Cayon, Voluntary Liquidator

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. CAPEX HOLDINGS LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1607732 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 22nd, 2017. The Liquidator is Marios Proios of Karpathou 1, 2202 Geri, Nicosia. Dated August 22nd, 2017. Sgd. Marios Proios, Voluntary Liquidator

GLYNDERIS ENGINEERING CORP. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1465992 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 22nd, 2017. The Liquidator is Andrey Goncharenko of 15 Demetriou, Anastasio Building Office 602, Strovolos 2024, Nicosia, Cyprus. Dated August 22nd, 2017. Sgd) Andrey Goncharenko, Voluntary Liquidator

CRANWOOD ENTERPRISES LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1716675 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 22nd, 2017. The Liquidator is Marios Proios of Karpathou 1, 2202 Geri, Nicosia. Dated August 22nd, 2017. Sgd. Marios Proios, Voluntary Liquidator

MORENO & ARJONA (MAB) LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) BC No. 21345 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on the 29th day of August, 2017. The Liquidator is Milisen Casis, of Samuel Lewis Ave. And Gerardo Ortega Street, PH. Edificio Central Building, 5th Floor, Panama City, Panama. DATED: 4th of September, 2017.

Signed: Milisen Casis

CHARLWOOD FINANCE LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 228358 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 23rd, 2017. The Liquidator is Orรกn Patrick Williams of Palm Grove House, P.O. Box 438, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Dated August 23rd, 2017. Sgd. Orรกn Patrick Williams, Voluntary Liquidator

LITTLE BELL INVESTMENTS LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) BC No. 1470492 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on the 29th day of August, 2017. The Liquidator is Lilia Aminta de Salcedo of Federico Boyd Avenue and 51st Street, Scotia Plaza Building, 6th Floor, Panama City, Panama. DATED: 4th of September, 2017. Signed: Lilia Aminta de Salcedo

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Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. FARKAS DEVELOPMENT LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1410690 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 25th, 2017. The Liquidator is Olga Bolotnikova of 107 Tseriou, Block B, office/flat 001, 2314 Lakatamia, Nicosia, Cyprus. Dated August 25th, 2017. Sgd. Olga Bolotnikova, Voluntary Liquidator

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. Manchester Holdings Assets Limited (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1479845 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 23rd, 2017. The Liquidator is Patricia Kay Stobaugh of Zollikerstrasse 181, 8034 Zurich, Switzerland.

Dated August 23rd, 2017. Sgd. Patricia Kay Stobaugh,Voluntary Liquidator Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. LEMICA HOLDINGS LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1716662 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 22nd, 2017. The Liquidator is Marios Proios of Karpathou 1, 2202 Geri, Nicosia. Dated August 22nd, 2017. Sgd. Marios Proios, Voluntary Liquidator

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Notices Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. Southern Tankers Chartering Limited (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 580125 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 23rd, 2017. The Liquidator is Harry J. Thompson of Harbour House, P.O. Box 4428, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Dated August 23rd, 2017. Sgd. Harry J. Thompson, Voluntary Liquidator

COSMOLINK EQUITIES LTD IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION Company No. 1675767 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1) (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is voluntary liquidation commenced on the 29th day of August, 2017. The liquidator is Andreas Raftis of 30 Gr. Xenopoulou Street, 3106 Limassol, Cyprus. Dated: 29th August, 2017. Sgd: Andreas Raftis, Voluntary Liquidator

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act SPINNARD INVESTMENTS CORP. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 624101 (the Company) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204, subsection 1 (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in Voluntary Liquidation. The Voluntary Liquidation commenced on 28 August 2017. The Liquidator is Kellee Monique France of Newcastle Village, Newcastle, St. James Parish, Nevis. Dated 28 August 2017. Sgd. Kellee Monique France, Voluntary Liquidator

Notices Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. Unicorn Specialised Tankers (445) Limited (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 545748 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on August 25th, 2017. The Liquidator is Harry J. Thompson of Harbour House, P.O. Box 4428, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Dated August 25th, 2017. Sgd. Harry J. Thompson, Voluntary Liquidator VECTUM LIMITED IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION Company No. 1634264 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1) (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is voluntary liquidation commenced on the 29th day of August, 2017. The liquidator is Galatia Efstathiou of 30 Gr. Xenopoulou Street, 3106 Limassol, Cyprus. Dated: 29th August, 2017. Sgd: Galatia Efstathiou, Voluntary Liquidator

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 GLP (GLOBAL LOGISTIC PARTNERSHIP) LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) GLP (GLOBAL LOGISTIC PARTNERSHIP) LIMITED is in dissolution; b) The date of commencement of the dissolution is the 30th August, 2017; c) STELIOS PANAYIDES of Panlaw House, 31 Gladstonos Str., 1095 Nicosia, Cyprus is the Liquidator. Sgd: STELIOS PANAYIDES, Voluntary. Dated: 30th August, 2017

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 PEZIE LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) PEZIE LIMITED is in dissolution; b) The date of commencement of the dissolution is the 28th August, 2017; c) Gabriel Ezequiel Canelli Pereira of Siracusa 2220M Montevideo, Uruguay is the Liquidator. Sgd: Gabriel Ezequiel Canelli Pereira, Liquidator. Dated: 28th August, 2017

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 POLANCO GLOBAL CORP. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) POLANCO GLOBAL CORP. is in dissolution; b) The date of commencement of the dissolution is the 29th August, 2017; c) Olga Van Biervliet of 24 Nevsky pr., 191186 St Petersburg, Russian Federation is the Liquidator. Sgd: Olga Van Biervliet, Liquidator. Dated: 29th August, 2017

THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 RADBORNE TRADING LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) RADBORNE TRADING LIMITED is in dissolution; b) The date of commencement of the dissolution is the 30th August, 2017; c) Leyla Beydieva of Promachon Eleftharias 33, Deana Beach Apartments, Block 1, Flat 12, Limassol 4103, Cyprus is the Liquidator. Sgd: Leyla Beydieva, Voluntary. Dated: 30th August, 2017

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SPERANZA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1481286 (the Company) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204, subsection 1 (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in Voluntary Liquidation. The Voluntary Liquidation commenced on 31 August 2017. The Liquidator is Nelcia St. Jean of 2nd Floor Jayla Place, P.O. Box 216, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Dated 31 August 2017. Sgd. Nelcia St. Jean, Voluntary Liquidator GORDEL INVESTMENTS LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) GORDEL INVESTMENTS LIMITED is in dissolution; b) The date of commencement of the dissolution is the 30 August 2017; c) Vasilios Paraskevas of 14 Alsoupoleos, 6052 Larnaca, Cyprus is the Liquidator. Sgd: Vasilios Paraskevas. Dated: 30 August 2017 SAMBIOS CONSULTANTS LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) SAMBIOS CONSULTANTS LIMITED is in dissolution; b) The date of commencement of the dissolution is the 29th August, 2017; c) Diego L. Restrepo, Esq. of 2600 South Douglas Road, Suite 913 Coral Gables, FL, 33134, United States is the Liquidator. Sgd: Diego L. Restrepo, Esq., Liquidator. Dated: 29th August, 2017 THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 Pearl Ray Investments Ltd (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) Pearl Ray Investments Ltd is in dissolution; b) The date of commencement of the dissolution is the 28th August, 2017; c) Mr. S.D. PEREIRA of P.O. Box 13094, Dubai, UAE is the Liquidator. Sgd: Mr. S.D. PEREIRA, Liquidator.

Dated: 28th August, 2017 KERLINE ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION Company No. 1805255 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1) (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is voluntary liquidation commenced on the 31st day of August, 2017. The liquidator is Ms. Elena Argyrou of 1, Lampousas Street, P.C. 1095, Nicosia, Cyprus. Dated: 1st September, 2017. Sgd: Elena Argyrou, Voluntary Liquidator RUHENTHAL CORP. IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION Company No. 1840484 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1) (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is voluntary liquidation commenced on the 31st day of August, 2017. The liquidator is Ms. Elena Argyrou of 1, Lampousas Street, P.C. 1095, Nicosia, Cyprus. Dated: 1st September, 2017. Sgd: Elena Argyrou, Voluntary Liquidator

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THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 FISKE ASSETS LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) FISKE ASSETS LIMITED is in dissolution; b) The date of commencement of the dissolution is the 28th August, 2017; c) Mrs. Christiana Perikleous of 64 Omirou Street, Imperium Tower, CY3096 Limassol, Cyprus is the Liquidator. Sgd: Christiana Perikleous, Liquidator.

Dated: 28th August, 2017 HOBART PROPERTY INC. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) BC No. 1007932 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204(1) (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on the 31st day of August, 2017. The Liquidator is Mrs. Fanny Bushi of C/o Gestrust SA 2 Rue Thalberg, 1201 Geneva Switzerland. DATED: 01st day of September, 2017.

Signed: Mrs. Fanny Bushi, Liquidator

SEBASTIAN MILL LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) SEBASTIAN MILL LIMITED is in dissolution; b) The date of commencement of the dissolution is the 10th July 2017; c) Natalie Adamberry of 5-9 main Street, Gibraltar is the Liquidator. Sgd: Natalie Adamberry.

Dated: 15th August, 2017

EBCOT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION Company No. 1752223 Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1) (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is voluntary liquidation commenced on the 30th day of August, 2017. The liquidator is Galatia Efstathiou of 30 Gr. Xenopoulou Street, 3106 Limassol, Cyprus. Dated: 1st September, 2017. Sgd: Galatia Efstathiou, Voluntary Liquidator

Page 52 | September 30, 2017 | The BVI Beacon Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 203 Of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 PA Glorious Opportunity II Limited (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No.: 1801505 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 208, subsection (1) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company was dissolved and struck off the Register of Companies with effect from 18th August, 2017. Dated this 21st day of August, 2017. For and on behalf of PA Glorious Opportunity II Limited. Sgd: COMMENCE OVERSEAS LIMITED, Registered Agent WHISKY KIDS & HORSE INVESTMENT LIMITED Company No.: 293059 (In Voluntary Dissolution) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 21st August, 2017 and the liquidator is Ms. Susanna Bik-Chu LUNG of 2503 Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Central, Hong Kong. Dated this 28th day of August, 2017. For and on behalf of WHISKY KIDS & HORSE INVESTMENT LIMITED. Sgd: COMMENCE OVERSEAS LIMITED, Registered Agent

APPOINTMENT ASTWOOD PARK HOLDINGS LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 88303 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204,subsection (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 11 Augsut 2017.The liquidator is Chan Sing Lai of Room 3004,30/F.,No.69 Jervois Street,Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. Dated: 11 August 2017. Sgd: Chan Sing Lai, Liquidator

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APPOINTMENT Kings Cup International Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1589700 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 22nd Sept. 2017 The liquidator is Mr Harry Thompson of Harbour House, PO Box 4428, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Dated 26th Sept 2017. Sgd: Mr Harry Thompson, Liquidator ALORNA COMMERCIAL CORP. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) BC# 1721768 (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (1) (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 22 September 2017. The Liquidator(s) is Edward Petre-Mears of Winwood Villa, Shaw's Estate, Newcastle, St. James Parish, Nevis. Dated 22 September 2017. (Sgd.) Edward Petre-Mears, Voluntary Liquidator Crapinon Trading Ltd. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 632916 (the “Company”) Notice of Appointment of Joint Voluntary Liquidators NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (as amended) that Alexander Lower of PricewaterhouseCoopers (BVI) Limited, P.O. Box 4654, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and Jess Shakespeare of PwC Corporate Finance & Recovery (Cayman) Limited, P.O. Box 258, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands were appointed as Joint Voluntary Liquidators of the Company on 15 September 2017 and the liquidation commenced on that date. Dated 15th September 2017. Sgd: Alexander Lower, Joint Voluntary Liquidator DECOT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 652039 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 18 September, 2017. The Liquidator is CHENG KA FONG of Room B, 10/F, Tower A, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 25 September, 2017. (Sgd.) CHENG KA FONG, Voluntary Liquidator CHENGXUN COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 成訊通訊技術有限公司 (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1839077 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 23 September, 2017. The Liquidator is CHENG KA FONG of Room B, 10/F, Tower A, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 25 September, 2017. (Sgd.) CHENG KA FONG, Voluntary Liquidator

CHIEF CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 首域發展有限公司 (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1564781 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation.The voluntary liquidation commenced on 21 September, 2017.The Liquidator is CHENG KA FONG of Room B, 10/F, Tower A, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 25 September, 2017. (Sgd.) CHENG KA FONG, Voluntary Liquidator BEIJING JINGHANGAN AIRPORT ENGINEERING 北京京航安機場工程有限公司 CO., LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1879154 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 23 September, 2017. The Liquidator is CHENG KA FONG of Room B, 10/F, Tower A, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 25 September, 2017. (Sgd.) CHENG KA FONG, Voluntary Liquidator ACE DYNASTY ENTERPRISES LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1670469 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 23 September, 2017. The Liquidator is CHENG KA FONG of Room B, 10/F,Tower A, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 25 September, 2017. (Sgd.) CHENG KA FONG, Voluntary Liquidator SUPER WITTY WORLDWIDE LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1665111 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 15 September, 2017. The Liquidator is CHENG KA FONG of Room B, 10/F, Tower A, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 25 September, 2017. (Sgd.) CHENG KA FONG, Voluntary Liquidator VINCOSA LIMITED 歷莎文有限公司 (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1415710 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 14 September, 2017. The Liquidator is CHENG KA FONG of Room B, 10/F, Tower A, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 25 September, 2017. (Sgd.) CHENG KA FONG, Voluntary Liquidator AMY GLOBAL GROUP LTD. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1469119 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 14 September, 2017. The Liquidator is CHENG KA FONG of Room B, 10/F,Tower A, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 25 September, 2017. (Sgd.) CHENG KA FONG, Voluntary Liquidator

TOLSON SECURITIES LTD. BVI Company N° 120236 NOTICE OF LIQUIDATOR’S APPOINTMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that Michella Callender of La Toscana, Calle Palladium, Casa 24-E, Corregimiento de Juan Diaz, Panama City, Panama, has been appointed as the voluntary liquidator of the Company pursuant to a resolution of the directors of the Company dated September 18, 2017 and the resolution of the member(s) of the Company dated September 18, 2017. Dated on this September 18, 2017.

Notices Sirrius Venture Capital Ltd (the Company) (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 208 of the BVI Business Companies Act 2004 that the Company has been dissolved and struck off the Register of Companies with effect from 14h September 2017. Sgd: Harry J. Thompson, Liquidator.

POWERFUL PINNACLE GLOBAL LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1670460 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 23 September, 2017. The Liquidator is CHENG KA FONG of Room B, 10/F, Tower A, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 25 September, 2017. (Sgd.) CHENG KA FONG, Voluntary Liquidator

MERGE SPIRITS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1665102 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 14 September, 2017. The Liquidator is CHENG KA FONG of Room B, 10/F, Tower A, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 25 September, 2017. (Sgd.) CHENG KA FONG, Voluntary Liquidato

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PROUD BLOSSOM DEVELOPMENT LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1660329 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 14 September, 2017. The Liquidator is CHENG KA FONG of Room B, 10/F, Tower A, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 25 September, 2017. (Sgd.) CHENG KA FONG, Voluntary Liquidator

DALNOR ASSETS LTD. BVI Company N° 1639329 NOTICE OF LIQUIDATOR’S APPOINTMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that ANDREY NOVOKRESHCHENOV of LIALIN STREET 24-26, BUILDING 2, FLAT 45, 105062, MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, has been appointed as the voluntary liquidator of the Company pursuant to a resolution of the director of the Company dated September 18, 2017 and the resolution of the member(s) of the Company dated September 18, 2017. Dated on this September 18, 2017.

HOSIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1516953 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 14 September, 2017. The Liquidator is CHENG KA FONG of Room B, 10/F, Tower A, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 25 September, 2017. (Sgd.) CHENG KA FONG, Voluntary Liquidator

PA China Fundamental Industry Investment Limited (A BVI Business Company) (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 208, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that PA China Fundamental Industry Investment Limited has been dissolved and struck off the Register of Companies with effect from 15th September, 2017. Dated this 27th September, 2017. For and on behalf of PA China Fundamental Industry Investment Limited

PA Glorious Opportunity Limited (A BVI Business Company) (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 208, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that PA Glorious Opportunity Limited has been dissolved and struck off the Register of Companies with effect from 15th September, 2017. Dated this 27th September, 2017. For and on behalf of PA Glorious Opportunity Limited

HEALTHY ORIGIN GROUP LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 1660373 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 203, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 14 September, 2017. The Liquidator is CHENG KA FONG of Room B, 10/F, Tower A, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Dated 25 September, 2017. (Sgd.) CHENG KA FONG, Voluntary Liquidator

BEAUNE ASIA LIMITED (A BVI Business Company) (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 208, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that BEAUNE ASIA LIMITED has been dissolved and struck off the Register of Companies with effect from 20th September, 2017. Dated this 27th September, 2017. For and on behalf of BEAUNE ASIA LIMITED

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NOTICES BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 PLATEAU PROPERTIES LTD. (the "Company") a BVI Business Company BVI Company N°1049691 NOTICE OF LIQUIDATOR’S APPOINTMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that JAVIER OTEGUI, domiciled at Colonia 810, of. 403, Montevideo, Uruguay has been appointed as the voluntary liquidator(s) of the Company pursuant to a resolution of the director(s) of the Company dated 15th day of September, 2017 and the resolution of the member(s) of the Company dated 15th day of September, 2017. Dated on this 15th day of September, 2017.

BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 ASIAN GLORYTRADING LIMITED BVI Company N°1700505 NOTICE OF LIQUIDATOR’S APPOINTMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that EZEQUIEL RUIZ, of AQUILINO de la GUARDIA N°8, IGRA BUILIDNG, PANAMA CITY, PANAMA has been appointed as the voluntary liquidator(s) of the Company pursuant to a resolution of the director(s) of the Company dated 19th day of September, 2017 and the resolution of the member(s) of the Company dated 19th day of September, 2017. Dated on this 19th day of September, 2017.

TAK LEE INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) BC No.614463 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the company is in voluntary liquidation.

The voluntary liquidation commenced on the 25th day of September, 2017.

The Liquidator is Ms.LAM PO WA of Flat D,46/F ,Block 9,Island Resort, 28 SIU SAI WAN ROAD, CHAI WAN, HONG KONG. DATED: 28th September, 2017. Signed: Ms. LAM PO WA

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BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 ADDERLEY COMMERCIAL CORP. BVI Company N°504207 NOTICE OF LIQUIDATOR’S APPOINTMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that OSCAR VILCHE, domiciled at Av. del LIbertador Brig. Gral Juan Antonio Lavalleja 1763, ap.

503, Montevideo, Uruguay has been appointed as the voluntary liquidator(s) of the Company pursuant to a resolution of the director(s) of the Company dated 19th day of September, 2017 and the resolution of the member(s) of the Company dated 19th day of September, 2017. Dated on this 19th day of September, 2017.

BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 JARVYS CAPITAL LTD. (the "Company") a BVI Business Company BVI Company N°1661992 NOTICE OF LIQUIDATOR’S APPOINTMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that GUSTAVO FEDERICO LARRIERA, address at Rambla Concepcion del Uruguay 1697, Montevideo, Uruguay has been appointed as the voluntary liquidator(s) of the Company pursuant to a resolution of the director(s) of the Company dated 15th day of September, 2017 and the resolution of the member(s) of the Company dated 15th day of September, 2017.

Dated on this 15th day of September, 2017.

BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 CALENTHA INVESTMENTS INC. (the "Company") a BVI Business Company BVI Company N°1864406 NOTICE OF LIQUIDATOR’S APPOINTMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that GABRIELA MONTALDO with address at Plaza Cagancha 1145 floor 6th, Montevideo, Uruguay has been appointed as the voluntary liquidator(s) of the Company pursuant to a resolution of the director(s) of the Company dated 19th day of September, 2017 and the resolution of the member(s) of the Company dated 19th day of September, 2017. Dated on this 19th day of September, 2017.

MONKTON OVERSEAS LTD. Company No. 668588 (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204 (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that MONKTON OVERSEAS LTD. is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 27th September, 2017 and Mr. Rafael E. Alain of MMG Tower, 23rd Floor, Aveida del Pacifico with Avenida Paseo de Mar, Costa del Este, Panama, Republic of Panama has been appointed as the Sole Liquidator. Dated this 28th day of September, 2017. Sgd. Mr. Rafael E. Alain, Voluntary Liquidator HERDO PROPERTY S.A. Company No. 1737663 (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204 (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that HERDO PROPERTY S.A. is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 5th September, 2017 and Rachel Louise Wells of Lieu-dlt La Gallerie, 31 Route de Breil, Channay Sur Lathan, France has been appointed as the Sole Liquidator. Dated this 27th day of September, 2017. Sgd. Rachel Louise Wells, Voluntary Liquidator

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GUIDEWAY GLOBAL LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) BC No. 506110 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on the 25th day of September, 2017. The Liquidator is KU, YI-PING of NO. 94, LN. 8, TIANMU E. RD., SHIHLIN DIST., TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN, R.O.C. DATED: 28th September, 2017. Signed: KU, YI-PING CENTRAL APEX LIMITED (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) BC No. 1561916 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on the 25th day of September, 2017. The Liquidator is LIU, SHIH-MU of 4F., NO. 25, LN.58, Sec. 4, SINGLONG RD., WUNSHAN DIST., TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN, R.O.C. DATED: 28th September, 2017. Signed: LIU, SHIH-MU Estancia Pte Ltd. Company No. 1843891 (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204 (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that Estancia Pte Ltd. is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 5th September, 2017 and Klaus D. Stark of Gagoz 19, 9496 Balzers, Principality of Liechtenstein has been appointed as the Sole Liquidator. Dated this 27th day of September, 2017. Sgd. Klaus D. Stark, Voluntary Liquidator MONTEMOR HOLDINGS LTD. (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given that the liquidation and dissolution of the above named company commenced on 4th September, 2017 and that Harry Thompson of Harbour House, P.O. Box 4428 Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands has been appointed voluntary liquidator of the company. Dated this 5th day of September, 2017. Sgd. Harry Thompson, Liquidator PAPAKURA COMPANY S.A. Company No. 668981 (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204 (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that PAPAKURA COMPANY S.A.is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 4th September, 2017 and Günter Frei of Am Wangerberg 48, 9497 Triesenberg, Principality of Liechtenstein, has been appointed as the Sole Liquidator. Dated this 27th day of September, 2017. Sgd. Günter Frei, Voluntary Liquidator THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 D2 Capital Investment LTD. Company No.: 1721501 (In Voluntary Liquidation) (the “Company”) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 27 July 2017.

The Joint Voluntary Liquidators are Darren Reeds of Deloitte Ltd., James Frett Building, Wickham’s Cay 1, P.O. Box 3083, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands and Rachelle Frisby of Deloitte Ltd., Corner House, 20 Parliament Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda. Dated 27 September 2017.

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COLUMBIA LIMITED (A BVI Business Company) (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 208, subsection 3 of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that COLUMBIA LIMITED has been dissolved and struck off the Register of Companies with effect from 28th August, 2017.

Dated this 26th September, 2017. For and on behalf of COLUMBIA LIMITED

INVIGO GLOBAL LIMITED Company No.: 1561111 (A BVI Business Company) (In Voluntary Dissolution) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204, subsection (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 17th September, 2017 and the liquidator is Roselle Radaza SALESA of 2377 Interior, 25 Pasigline St, Sta Ana Manila, 1009 Philippines. Dated this 27th day of September, 2017.

For and on behalf of INVIGO GLOBAL LIMITED

ALLFOCUS LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) BC No. 1003318 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on the 19th day of September, 2017.

The Liquidator is ERICK EDUARDO ALVARADO CARDENAS, with address at Av. Palmas 805, Dep, 122, Torre 1, Mexico 11002.

DATED: 19th September, 2017 Signed: ERICK EDUARDO ALVARADO CARDENAS

YISTEL PARTNERS CORP. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004: a) YISTEL PARTNERS CORP. is in dissolution; b) The date of commencement of the dissolution is the 30th August, 2017; c) Alex Rolando Munoz de la Rosa of Avenida 12 de Octubre, Villas de Andalucia Bdlg, Office 1-D Tower A, Panama, Republic of Panama is the Liquidator. Sgd: Alex Rolando Munoz de la Rosa, Liquidator. Dated: 30th August, 2017

ALLFOCUS LTD. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) BC No. 1003318 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the company is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on the 19th day of September, 2017. The Liquidator is ERICK EDUARDO ALVARADO CARDENAS, with address at Av. Palmas 805, Dep, 122, Torre 1, Mexico 11002. DATED: 19th September, 2017 Signed: ERICK EDUARDO ALVARADO CARDENAS

GREGWOOD LIMITED Company No. 1521601 (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with The BVI Business Companies Act that the above named company, is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 21st August, 2017 and Harry Thompson of Harbour House, P.O. Box 4428, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands is the voluntary liquidator. Dated: 21 August, 2017. Sgd: Harry Thompson, Voluntary Liquidator

PALLADIUM GROUP INC. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 352663 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to section 204, subsection 1 (b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company is in Voluntary Liquidation. The Voluntary Liquidation commenced on 8 September 2017. The Liquidator is Kellee Monique France of Newcastle Village, Newcastle, St. James Parish, Nevis.Dated 8 September 201 (Sgd)Kellee Monique France Voluntary Liquidator

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Sports&Recreation

VI sports lose big to Irma

By TODD VANSICKLE tvansickle@bvibeacon.com Sports in the Virgin Islands have suffered serious blows due to the passing of Category Five Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, putting leagues, training and games in limbo until further notice.

“Sports have been decimated.

Irma has given sports in the territory a major setback,” former BVI Athletics Association President Dean Greenaway said. “All the facilities, including those on Virgin Gorda, have been significantly damaged.”

None of the territory’s sporting facilities went unscathed from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. However, some fared better than others.

The Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duffs Bottom did not sustain any major damage, and the Julian Fraser National Basketball League, which is played at the Duffs Bottom gym, will resume early next year, according to sports journalist Charlie Jackson.

The Walwyn E. Brewley Softball field in Long Bush was not spared either, with segments of its concrete walls knocked to the ground.

High winds ripped up the the new East End football field’s turf, which is still under construction.

“I don’t know what the technical aspects are regarding repairing it, but the facility seems from the naked eye the only one that might be able to accommodate activities in short order,” Mr. Greenaway said.

Mr. Jackson, a public relations officer for various sports and the BVI Cricket Association president, said FIFA is scheduled to visit the territory during the first week of October. At that time, the BVI Football Association plans to host some sort of sports

event, according to Mr. Jackson.

Other leagues including VG Summer Jam and the VI Volleyball Power League are expected to get under way when their respective venues are repaired.

The Multi-purpose Sports Complex in Road Town, where volleyball is played, sustained minor roof damage, but is serving as a shelter for residents who were displaced during the hurricane, leaving the venue unavailable for sports.

On the ‘backburner’ As the territory recovers from the recent storms, sports can play an integral role in the healing process as a much needed distraction. But at the moment, it is second priority for many residents, who are without basic needs, Mr. Jackson said.

“Curfew and other priorities mean sports are on the backburner,” said the coach, who plans to start Kiddy Cricket in the primary schools that open during the first week of October.

He added that other schools like St. George’s and Cedar International also plan to start playing football matches as soon as they are able to “sort out” their facilities.

The track in Road Town is currently being used by United Kingdom military personnel. Fortunately for track and field athletes, it is the off season and no meets are scheduled until January.

“There’s no power, so it’s a major challenge, but our coaches are resourceful and will adapt to the situation,” Mr. Greenaway said. “But it’s a major adjustment after having the comfort of the facilities.”

Attempts to reach BVIAA President Steve Augustine and BVI Olympic Committee President Ephraim Penn were unsuccessful as of this edition’s deadline.

Photos: DEAN GREENAWAY Above, the A.O. Shirley Recreation Grounds was ripped apart by Irma, along with the Bellevue Gym, below left, and the Ellis Thomas Downs.