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SUV slams into back of large truck @ Purcell Estate
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- At least one person was injured when an SUV slammed into the back of a large truck on James Walter Francis Drive this evening, Monday, August 7, 2023.
‘We need to take back our emancipation village’- Bishop John I. Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Declaring that the people of the [British] Virgin Islands have become an arrogant people, high-minded and self-serving, with a form of Godliness but denying the power thereof, outspoken clergyman Bishop John I. Cline has blasted the current state of affairs of the Festival Village, including the type of artistes being invited to perform.
Pickup truck topples @ Pockwood Pond
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- It is unclear if there were any serious injuries when a pickup truck ended up toppling in the Pockwood Pond area this morning, August 7, 2023.
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'Electrifying' Rise & Shine Tramp hits Road Town
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– As the three-day emancipation holiday gets started today, Monday, August 7, 2023, hundreds of revelers flooded the streets of Tortola this morning, tramping from Port Purcell into De Castro Street to Administration Drive in Road Town, the capital of Tortola for the 2023 Emancipation Rise and Shine Tramp.
VI festival has become nothing but ‘feathers & flesh’- Eileene L. Parsons
PALESTINA ESTATE, Tortola, VI - Cultural icon and former legislator Eileene L. Parsons, OBE says as a female of a different generation in the Virgin Islands, she is now embarrassed at what the Emancipation Festival has become, particularly the parade.
Occasional showers with moderate chance of thunderstorms today- DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Available moisture and instability are affecting the area and will maintain a heightened chance of showers over the Virgin Islands today, Monday, August 7, 2023, the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has said.
OMG allegedly snubbed by Jouvert Sub-Committee; Out of Rise & Shine Tramp
MAYERS, Tortola, VI- There seems to be another controversy looming over the Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival, this time over which bands will be on the road for the 2023 August Monday (August 7) Rise and Shine Tramp.
Anika M. Christopher is Miss BVI 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Moments ago, Anika M. Christopher was crowned Miss BVI 2023.
Technical issues affect Pay-Per-View subscribers to Miss BVI 2023 Pageant
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Persons choosing to view the 2023 Miss BVI Pageant at Multi-Purpose Sports Complex from the comfort of their homes via the pay-per-view platform were left disappointed this evening, August 6, 2023, when, due to technical difficulties, they were unable to access the livestream.
‘Slavery is slavery boss! I ain’t going nowhere jumping up’- L. Allen Wheatley
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Some 1,000 revellers are expected to storm the streets of Road Town for the August Monday Parade to celebrate Emancipation from slavery; however, don’t look for former Financial Secretary and D8 political candidate in the recently concluded 2023 general elections, Mr L. Allen Wheatley, to be a part of the procession.
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