Culture
DJ calls for all-inclusiveness for VG Easter Festival hiring
SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI – Perry A. Lennard aka DJ Heavy Beatez says that he is not pleased with the process by which bands and Deejays are selected to benefit from contracts to provide musical entertainment services during the Easter Festival in Virgin Gorda.
VG 18th Fisherman’s Jamboree set to go
SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI – With all being set to celebrate the sport fishing industry in the Virgin Islands (VI), the Wahoo Madness, the 18th Fisherman’s Jamboree is ready to go in Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda and among the regular cautions that the committee is insisting on is that fishermen stay within the boundaries of the VI's waters.
UPDATE: 'Mr Blyden is lying; he needs to tell the truth!' – Rupert S. Vanterpool Jr
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Mr Rupert S. Vanterpool Jr is blowing his top off in pure shock and disdain that blame is being cast at the feet of the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival Committee for the non-completion of the BVI Festivals and Fairs Committee’s 2013 report.
UPDATE: New route for VG ‘rise & shine’ tramp
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – It was a concern raised by several business owners including food vendors that they were not being given much opportunity to benefit from especially the ‘rise and shine’ tramp at the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival year after year.
Donalin Michel is Miss Gorgeous 2014
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - (Post time 11:16pm) Contestant number two Miss Donalin Michel strutted her stuff to pull the highest score throughout the night to win the title of Miss Gorgeous for the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival of 2014.
UPDATE: VI Music Festival 2014 given the axe!
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – Coordinators of the popular Music Festival have announced their worse fear, that there will be no music festival in the customary and traditional style this year. This was announced moments ago via a press release which outlined that the event is being rebranded and will come off in 2015.
Girls for VG Pageants make 1st public appearance
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – The début appearance of six of seven girls that are set to contest this year’s Miss Gorgeous and Miss Easter Festival was one with a difference as it was held at the Rock Café at Valley Virgin Gorda last night March 23, 2014.
Razor Blades 1st album for April release
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Moving apace to keep on schedule for the releasing of their first Album of Fungi music the Razor Blades which hails mainly from the Sea Cow’s Bay community has titled the album ‘Break ah leg’, a popular creole talk which means ‘dance until you drop’.
'Teachers' Award was a Mess' - Teachers speak
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - “Those who preferred last year let me see your hands or clap your hands if you preferred last year. If we repeat what we did last year how many of you would defend the government when the critics come… so we are going to go back to last year next year!”
ASP & BFEC took top Edu awards
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The icing on the cake and the event that marked the end of a week-long list of events and activities in observance of Education week, was the ‘Stars in Education’ award ceremony and fete.