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UPDATE: A Lobster Fest Village in Anegada among early ideas for 2014
SETTING POINT, Anegada, VI - "We want something that would give everybody a fair bite of the pie and not some getting more than others because of where they are located." This is according to one restaurant owner on the sister island of Anegada who was not among the eight to participate in the inaugural Anegada Lobster Festival on November 30 and December 1, 2013.
Chef Fed ready to get cooking!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- International chef Fed Federer is in the Virgin Islands and although he doesn't intend to underestimate the local chefs he will be coming up against, he and his wing-man and Junior Chef Champion Ariq Flax-Clarke are upbeat about the upcoming cookouts during BVI Restaurant Week 2013.
VI’s sun & sand important to Latin American market – Gardner
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – JG Black Book of Travel’s CEO, Jena Gardner, has disclosed that the Virgin Island’s sun and sand type destination is an important selling point in the Latin American market, especially with vacations becoming increasingly expensive in Latin America itself.
TB Marketplace launch emphasises relationship building
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representatives from the USA, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Puerto Rico and Latin America gathered with members of the BVI Tourist Board and several businesses today, November 13, 2013 in launching the BVI Marketplace.
Anegada businesses upbeat about Lobster Fest 2013
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI– Eight prominent businesses on Anegada have signed on to participate in this year’s Lobsters Fest and judging from their expressions at a meeting with members of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) they are very upbeat that the event is going to be one of the biggest ever.
Virgin Gorda Man Writes Winning Jingle
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Twenty-year-old Kadeem O’Neal of Virgin Gorda is the winner of the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board jingle contest for the We Are One BVI Campaign. Launched in June, the campaign seeks to improve customer service and customer relations throughout the tourism sector Territory-wide.
Robinson O’Neal Memorial Primary School & BVI Tourist Board Conduct Coastal Cleanup
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Department of Conservation and Fisheries has participated in Ocean Conservancy’s International Cleanup for more than 20 years. This year a collaborative effort took place with the BVI Tourist Board, Robinson O’Neal Memorial Primary School, and the Department of Conservation and Fisheries placing a fun twist to the environmental efforts on Virgin Gorda.
BVITB promises transparency for Lobster Fest & Restaurant Week 2013
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “Based on events that happen like this all around the world you are going to need one hundred to two hundred and fifty thousand [dollars] to pull off an event like this. We are doing both, both events will cost the BVI less than eighty thousand dollars.”
E-government drive could help end delays in stats provision - Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Work currently being done towards improving the Administration’s e-government drive is expected to increase the frequency of useful statistics such as those provided for tourism through the Development Planning Unit (DPU).
BVITB should lead talks with Gov’t on gay rights & marriage– Businessmen
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sections of the business community are calling on the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) to lead talks with the government of the Virgin Islands to consider policies and laws that would allow gays the right of marriage and free movement within the territory.
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