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Beyonce & baby wear Tréfle Designs summer pieces
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Mega pop star Beyonce Knowles and her daughter Blue Ivy have been spied wearing Virgin Islands designer Kristen C. Frazer’s Tréfle Designs summer wear at a recent event.
VI models Callie Cayonne & Ksenia Shvalova for NY Fashion Week
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Whenever runway fashion guru Mr Terry T. Donovan stages Summer Sizzle BVI, he is always keen on alerting his models of the many fashion designers who have their eyes opened for the next potential pick to showcase their products as fashion models.
Pearls pass from one Miss BVI to Another!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Miss BVI 2014/2015 Jaynene Jno-Lewis was today September 3, 2014 decorated with Little Switzerland's $3K pearls at the jewellery store’s Road Town location continuing the tradition which is now three years old.
'Know what you're celebrating!' - chides Donald E. De Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator Donald E. De Castro wants people of the Virgin Islands to make the clear distinction between emancipation and abolition and to aid in this he has penned an article which he hopes will clear up the misconceptions between the two terms and help people to understand their history and celebrate it more appropriately.
UPDATE: Desiree Smith’s exhibition sees large turnout
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Contemporary Virgin Islands artist Desiree Smith had an exhibition of her work at the Bamboushay Lounge in Road Town on Thursday evening August 28, 2014 and art lovers came out in numbers to see her pieces, mainly centred on modern pop culture.
Miss BVI 2014 Jaynene Jno Lewis on a mission for youths
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI – Miss BVI 2014 Jaynene Jno Lewis is not allowing herself to be distracted by the naysayers as she moves full pace ahead in her reign and is continuing to embark on initiatives to positively impact youths of the Virgin Islands.
‘Relax the dress code for Govt buildings’ – radio show caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A caller to the Speak Out BVI radio show on ZBVI called to complain about the dress code that is applied to visitors to the Government Administrative Complex and is asking that consideration be given to persons like himself who might be diabetic and cannot wear shoes or long pants.
Are We Dreaming Up Our Middle Class But Living Down Ourselves?
By Alred C. Frett
The Celebrations are fast becoming distant Memories but Emancipation has yet to arrive - How do we know? - Because very few BV-Islanders knew of the killing of the black teenager, Michael Brown and most blamed Blacks for not following orders & behaving themselves… No one chose to read or research the associated information & some even said such research was unnecessary.
'Time for Independence!' - radio show caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A member of the public who called into the Speak Out BVI radio show on ZBVI 780 AM on Tuesday night August 19, 2014 said it is time for the Territory to seek its independence from Great Britain.
Donald E. De Castro broadsides Govt for Festival ‘party’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator Mr Donald E. De Castro has in an opinion column today August 20, 2014 broadsided the Government and the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee for Festival being what he described as nothing more than a big party designed to make money at the expense of the Territory’s culture and history.
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