Mother Nature outdid herself when using the Caribbean as her canvas. Our eyes never tire of the dazzling sea views and bright tropical flowers that surround us.  However, she has left the inside of our homes to our imagination.  Have fun and infuse your home with a warm personality.  Make it feel more inviting and spacious.

Designers have long known that by adding artwork and a spla...
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Whispers on a Valley

Calm, cool and perfectly formed, Cooten Bay is quietly nearly sold out.  Five of these 19 lots that overlook this flawless bay share views of Guana Island and Monkey Point.  Cooten Bay’s development under supervision and consultation between Caribbean Realty and Smiths has been thought through in intricate detail with an eye to modern living in the Caribbean.
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Understanding Property Tax in the BVI

The Property Guide recently stumbled upon very helpful information, courtesy of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), that we think will be beneficial to all property owners. If you have just moved to the British Virgin Islands, bought your first home, recently acquired land or are now, in some other form or fashion, the proud owner of real estate in the BVI, it...
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Presented by OBM

BVI real estate developers, JOMA (Properties) Ltd, intend to redevelop an area of Port Purcell, beginning in late 2008. The project will be developed in four phases over 8 to 10 years, providing up to 160,000 sf of commercial space in a prime waterfront location. Approximately 7% of the space is targeted for retail use, such as restaurants, cafes and convenience stores.
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Look Before You Leap

Refreshing, sparkling and invigorating are words that come to mind when thinking about swimming in the summertime, or at least that’s how it should be. Memories of playful afternoons in the water are easy to recall, and usually with an eagerness to relive them time and time again.  Perhaps it was a summer at the lake, a spring at a Caribbean beach or a late August po...
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Stephanie Clayton - BVI Artist in Colour

Like beauty, inspiration is in the eye of the beholder. Stephanie Clayton, resident in the BVI for 10 years, is beholden to the island that is her muse.  Colourful and abstract in style, Stephanie draws inspiration from nature; sand, sea and air are prevalent in her ambient oil paintings.

Artist Profile Stephanie Clayton

Whether you are packing up your house until fall in the next few weeks or just making plans in the event that we are unlucky enough to be hit by a hurricane this year, here are a few tips that should help you prepare.

First and foremost, take down pictures from the wall including mirrors and sconces.  These should be wrapped in large pieces of bubble wrap or old sheets for protection.  A...
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How Safe is Your Water Supply?

Here in the Caribbean we have two choices for our water supply. One is the cistern we have built under our home and the second is the government water supply. Let’s look at the cistern water supply first.  This cavity of water is fed from the roof of the home.  It collects rainwater from the roof, channels it into the gutters and down the spouts into t...
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Consultant Appointed to Help Small Hotels

Guest houses and small inns make up a sizeable proportion of the available accommodations in the BVI.  In a move designed to bolster their share of the tourist business, the Government has announced the appointment of a marketing consultant to specifically concentrate on helping the small hotels, guesthouses, and villas, according to Premier Ralph O...
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