Culture
History did not begin on a slave ship or plantation- Dr. Lettsome
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – World renowned writer, Historian and former educator Dr. Quincy F. V. Lettsome, Ph.D. believes that all persons should trace their history back to Africa since it was scientifically recognised as the mother of civilisation.
Agricore VI: BVI Horse
By Theodore James
The Virgin Islands Horse Racing industry has been a topic that has provoked much conversation over the years. For a sport that attracts a decent crowd, it is tagged with many issues that are in desperate need of addressing in order to see the survival of the sport.
Miss Teen Diva 2012 contestants engage in humanitarian work
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The three contestants for the upcoming Miss Diva 2012 Pageant have been busying themselves with community work as the Miss Teen Diva Pageant Committee continues to encourage the contestants to be positive role models and future leaders.
Hundreds flock BVI Restaurant Week preview sampler event
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A few hundred persons turned out at the Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park to sample various delights on offer when the BVI Tourist Board held a kickoff event to the first ever Restaurant Week yesterday November 9, 2012.
Virgin Gorda Table Setting Competition expands to include Junior Chef Competition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Tourist Board has expanded its annual Janice Blyden Table Setting and Service Competition with the addition of a culinary challenge for the students.
Vision of the Seas graces port VI for the first time
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas graced port Virgin Islands (VI) yesterday November 5, 2012 for the first time with a passenger count of 1,955 persons on board.
Down Islanders, Filipinas, and ignorant rhetoric
By Dickson Igwe
Any observer of Virgin Islands national media, or a certain section thereof, will easily recognize a growing rendition to fear, xenophobia, and even jingoism, in this small country. Jingoism in the context of this story is alluding to the, INSIDER VERSUS OUTSIDER, or DOWN ISLAND VERSUS BORN HERE song and dance of recent months.
Tino & Aaron the Jedi release new song ‘Live My Life’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two of the Virgin Islands’ elite recording artistes, Tino and Aaron the Jedi, have collaborated to bring inspiration to their fans with the song ‘Live My Life’ which hit the airwaves yesterday October 30, 2012.
Green & brilliant field is re-opened!
EAST END, Tortola, VI – With all the “humps and bumps” overcome, the Greenland Recreational Park was finally reopened on Thursday October 25, 2012 in front of a who’s who from the sports fraternity and residents of East End.
From Then & Now to CBN Today- Violet Gaul making her mark
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was in January of this year when Virgin Islander Mrs Violet Thomas-Gaul revealed to Virgin Islands News Online that she was embarking on a television talk show that would focus on Virgin Islands History and Culture and at that time she had envisaged that the show would probably run for 6 months; however, she was wrong as the show has not only taken off with speed but Mrs Gaul has even embarked on another show- CBN Today.
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