Culture
'Modern day leaders lack Wheatley's qualities' - Hon Marlon A. Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative for the Eighth District Honourable Marlon A. Penn called the late former Chief Minister Dr Willard Wheatley a man of immense integrity and dignity and a visionary leader who put the territory on the development trajectory.
The vulnerable African American male
By Dickson Igwe
The following story is a narrative on African American society. It is the last of a series on criminality and deviance in the black inner city area of the USA. The story describes the research sociologists’ use of the low income US Black Neighbourhood and Inner City, as a model of study on crime and deviance in black community.
It's Official - Festiville close-out returns to Carrot Bay!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The BVI Festival and Fairs Committee of 2015, headed by Ms Kishma A. Baronville, has heeded the voices of residents and has reverted to having the fete side of things end at Carrot Bay but will also see the religious events closing things off at East End.
Premier reiterates no gay marriage in VI...for now
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith has reiterated the definition of marriage as far as the territory is concerned as being between a man and a woman.
UPDATE: Crowd wanted more out of Summer Glow
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – The many pockets of discussion following the new style Alkaline touch of dancehall style music at the Myett’s Beach front in Cane Garden Bay which ended in the wee hours of this morning July 12, 2015, did not fail to pass the ears of this news site especially since most expressed that they wanted more for their buck.
Politicians put in spotlight @ Festival Calypso elimination
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- King Paido, Rockey, Ojinga, Queen Shereen, new comer Yung Blood, and Mighty Cloud were among those that gave the sizable crowd that gathered on Friday July 3, 2015 at Village Cay a taste of what to expect at this year’s Emancipation Festival 2015 Calypso Competition. And coming off elections season, it was not surprising that politics and politicians were the focus of most calypsonians.
‘I say no to Independence!’ – Edmund G. Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Edmund G. Maduro, the host of the EGM radio talk show has slammed utterances by Minister for Education and Culture the Honourable Myron V. Walwyn about the territory heading towards independence, saying that the Virgin Islands would not be able to make it on its own away from its mother country.
VI must not accept 'New World Order' – Radio show caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A radio show caller insisted that the Virgin Islands must not go the way of what he described as the New World Order where same sex marriage is seen as being acceptable.
Marcus ‘Yung Blood’ Marks newcomer to Festival calypso competition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – This news site can confirm that among thirteen persons who have registered their interest in competing in the calypso competition as part of the 2015 Emancipation Festival, there is at least one newcomer- Marcus ‘Yung Blood’ Marks.
4 share prizes in Pre-Territory Day car sound-off @ VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - Krystino Vialvaa Krys, Paul Bridgelall, Nicholas Alphonso aka Nicko and Rhodney Beharry aka Trini shared the cash prize of $2,000 in one of the biggest car sound-offs on Virgin Gorda on June 28, 2015.
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