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Final Faze lead singer Mariam ‘Miri’ Marks to perform @ Aruba Reggae Festival
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Lead singer for the popular Final Faze band Mariam ‘Miri’ Marks has been invited to perform solo at the Aruba Reggae Festival in November.
Virgin Islands models strutted the runways at New York Fashion Week
New York, NY - Virgin Islands models Toia Sylester Allen and Whitney Maduro selected from Summer Sizzle BVI walked the runway at New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016 shows which was held September 10 – 17.
‘Time to properly honour our seamen’ – Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Doug Wheatley said there seems to be some reluctance with regard to honouring persons who worked in the early days providing sea-faring services to the territory in the most difficult of conditions.
BVI Food Fete 2015 launched @ historical Callwood Distilleries
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – The BVI Tourist Board yesterday evening, September 14, 2015, launched its calendar of activities and events for this year’s BVI Food Fete as the territory seeks to continue to make gains into the culinary tourism market to add to the natural beauty and nature of the territory.
‘Entertainers not paid for Road Town Festival’ - ‘Selecta Taz’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Entertainer Tishaun Glasgow Aka Selecta Taz has disclosed that while entertainers were paid for performing during the Festival villages of East End and Carrot Bay, they have not been paid for their performances at the Road Town Patsy C. Lake Festiville, the biggest of the festival villages.
Keep VG Festival clear of Holy Week- Radio caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The issue of having Virgin Gorda Easter Festival activities during Holy Week has come to the fore again with a resident of Virgin Gorda recently suggesting that pastors take a lead role in persuading government to revere the week.
Too much talk and no action on issues affecting VI- Donald E. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio commentator and talk show host Donald E. de Castro is pushing to have the non-profit body Virgin Islanders for a Better Virgin Islands resuscitated after a lull of over two decades but is finding it challenging to attract persons to commit themselves to the cause.
Luciano featured ‘Alliance Anthem’ to be released today
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – For the leaders and members of the GRATE BVI Music Alliance, today August 25, 2015 is marked as a significant day in the history of the group as they release the first musical product which comes as a beat that sees an international artiste, Luciano, doing more than just taking monies to perform for one night on stage and leave the territory.
Miss BVI Adorya R. Baly is 2nd Runner Up in St Lucia
CASTRIES, St Lucia - Recently crowned Miss British Virgin Islands (BVI) 2015-2016, Adorya R. Baly placed 2nd Runner-up in the Miss Commonwealth Caribbean Pageant in St Lucia last night, August 22, 2015.
The Dumbest Idea
By Donald E. de Castro - 'Too old to be intimidated'
For years now we have been trying to put on a Virgin Islands Festival and we have not been at all successful. Now, according to the news report on BVI News online, the Minister is now considering a proposal to have three separate festivals on Tortola which means the Virgin Islands Festival will now officially become a “three part” Tortola Festival celebrated in Road Town, East End and Carrot Bay.
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