Culture
Hundreds turn out to witness ‘BVI In Times Past’ at HLSCC
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Persons who missed the Festival of Arts play, BVI In Times Past, which was staged at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium of the H. Lavity Stoutt College (HLSCC) last evening, March 9, 2013 certainly missed the opportunity of a lifetime.
KING CUSTOMER and his poor treatment
By Dickson Igwe
This Wannabe Village Sheriff sat in on another high powered meeting the other day. And again he was in the company of a powerful group of Virgin Islands females. Now, what made this meeting fortuitous was this: it was the second time one of Nature’s Little Secrets - the poor state of customer service in the territory - was exposed in a forum of the type.
Food tasting fair attracts maximum tourists’ participation!
LOWER ESTATE, Tortola, VI - The lawns of the 1780 Lower Estate Sugar Works Museum became the setting for an array of foods common to the Virgin Islands and other Caribbean countries such as Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and St. Vincent, when the Virgin Islands Festival of Arts’ Culinary Arts food tasting Fair was held on Thursday March 7, 2013.
Paul A. Hewlett in! Patrick O. Harrigan out!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Yet another indigenous Virgin Islander has experienced the demeaning, insulting and undignified treatment of being in today’s civil servant under a National Democratic Party (NDP) Government.
H.L. Stoutt's success was owed to good people around him - Premier Smith [Photos added]
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – In offering memories of Former Chief Minister of the Virgin Islands Hon. H. Lavity Stoutt on March 4, 2013, Premier Dr The Hon. D. Orlando Smith recalled that Former Chief Minister Stoutt’s time was characterized by persistence and described the period that Stoutt took office as a time of learning for himself and other Ministers.
81 year old artist displays 'a wonderful journey of the mind'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Jill Tattersall held her first solo art show, ‘Memories of the BVI’, at the Sugar Works Museum yesterday March 1, 2013 at the age of 81 years.
VI observes Black History Month in efforts at empowerment - Dr. Lettsome
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With Black History Month now having been completed at the end of February, this news site has taken an examination of some the various ways in which it is usually observed within the Territory of the Virgin Islands.
Culture Minister throws out challenge for new tourism approach
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Education and Culture Hon. Myron V. Walwyn has announced that there is a need for alliances to be formed with persons within the community and persons selling items at the Crafts Alive Village in an effort to boost their economic situation. He also felt the same situation should apply to tourism efforts across the Territory.
Cedar International holds 'Night of Nations'
KINGSTON, Tortola, VI - Cedar International School did an excellent job of pulling a people of diverse culture together in one place of celebration and of course learning when it held it's annual Night of Nations held at the school on Saturday February 23, 2013.
UPDATE: Dr J.S. Archibald, QC to step down March 1
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Three honourees were recognised as heroes for their stalwart contributions in the community and their commitment to serving within the Territory during a ceremony at the New Life Baptist Church (NLBC) on February 24, 2013.
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