Culture
Thousands ring in New Year’s Day 2022 @ Foxy’s
GREAT HARBOUR, JvD, VI – Thousands of revelers on Friday, December 31, 2021, rang in the new year January 1, 2022, in grand style at the Foxy’s world-famous Old Year’s Night party on Jost van Dyke.
VIP Gov’t hosting ‘Christmas day with a twist’ territory-wide feeding programme
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government led by Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) on Christmas Day 2021, will be embarking on a massive territory-wide food and music programme from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm in every district.
Miss Universe 2021: ‘I made my country & myself proud’ - VI’s Xaria Penn
ELIAT, Israel – In a pageant blemished by politics and the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s Harnaaz K. Sandhu was officially crowned Miss Universe 2021 when the 70th edition of the beauty contest was hosted in Israel’s southernmost city of Eliat.
VI actor Shane Liburd making ‘S.W.A.T’ debut tonight on CBS
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islander and actor Shane Liburd will be making his international acting debut tonight, December 3, 2021, on S.W.A.T. which airs at 8:00 pm on CBS.
New VI calypso ‘No UK rule in this county’ launched
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - A group of Virgin Islanders from the Virgin Islands Communal Association has compiled a calypso song that has slammed any form or possible attempt by the United Kingdom (UK) to impose direct rule in the territory at the conclusion of the UK-backed Commission of Inquiry (CoI) in the VI.
Scores of persons turn out to 1949 Great March re-enactment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Scores of Virgin Islanders (VI) and others in the VI community on Sunday, November 21, 2021, turned out to re-enact the historic 1949 Great March in the Virgin Islands, on the eve of the new 1949 Great Match and Restoration Day holiday to be celebrated for the first time on Monday, November 22, 2021.
Commemorative book 'The 1949 March' launches this week
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Director of Culture, Dr Katherine Smith said the Department of Culture will be launching the book, "The 1949 Great March" with a special kind of pride and excitement on the 71st anniversary of the commemorative day.
VI raised Curtis Callwood chases passion to launch Florida based couture store
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – A desire to chase his dreams and a passion for fashion has led Designer Curtis Callwood aka 'CurtisC' down the path of owning a high-fashion Couture store.
Salt Island: The Forgotten & Neglected Island- Part 2 of 3
Edgar Leonard
Part 1 attempted to provide a cursory peek of the proud, hardy, industrious, resolute people; the place; the process of the simple, basic living and survival; the inadequate public sector/policy support; the iconic and famous salt ponds; and the Wreck of the Rhone. In Part 2, I will attempt to flesh out some of these topics and expand into additional areas.
Kathlyn Archibald-Drew is new Miss BVI 2021
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI - 20-year-old Kathlyn Archibald-Drew, contestant number 6 has been crowned the new Miss BVI 2021, at a ceremony held Sunday night, October 17, 2021 at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium in the H. Lavity Stoutt Comunity College (HLSCC) at Paraquita Bay, Tortola in the Virgin Islands.