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Culture bearers keep VI history ‘alive & unsanitised'- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has commended the work of those whose mission is to preserve the history of the Virgin Islands (VI).
LJ & J'Versatile are 2026 Soca Monarchs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There were no sweeps this year in the Soca Monarch Competition for Emancipation Festival, as there were different winners in both segments. Lenell A. Stevens Jr aka ‘LJ’, who won both segments last year, emerged as the 2026 Soca Monarch in the Power Category, while Jan Williams, aka J'versatile, won the Groovy Segment at Lavida Cottoy Festiville on July 28, 2026.
Opening of VI Emancipation Festival was 'not just bacchanal’- Bishop Cline
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Former Interim President of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Bishop John I. Cline, said the Torchlight Procession and Official Opening of the 72nd Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival felt like a cultural emancipation event and not bacchanal.
Lavida Cottoy 'helped shape festival into a vibrant celebration'- Hon Hodge-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 72nd Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival officially opened on Monday, July 27, 2026, at the Lavida Cottoy Festiville. The evening began with the traditional Torch Light Procession.
Maritime Heritage Museum temporarily closed for modernisation upgrades
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) is undertaking significant modernisation and restructuring efforts at its maritime heritage facility, located within the Centre for Applied Marine Studies at the Paraquita Bay (South) Campus.
Eklund Z. Adams is Calypso Monarch 2026
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Eklund Z. Adams, who goes by the stage name ‘Officer’, is the 2026 Calypso Monarch. Adams won the calypso competition at Lavida Cottoy Festiville in Road Town on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
Cultural Emancipation Celebration in SCB slated for August Tuesday
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- With no horse races at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay on August Tuesday yet again, the void is being filled with a Cultural Emancipation Celebration from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM at Ebenezer Thomas Primary school grounds on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
Protect students from alcohol @Emancipation Festival- Ministry of Education urges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports is appealing to the Virgin Islands community to ensure students are protected this Emancipation Festival season by refraining from providing them with alcoholic beverages.
Jae'Nyiah Defreitas crowned 2026 Festival Prince & Princess
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Francis Lettsome Primary School (FLPS) student Jae'Nyiah Defreitas was crowned the 2026 Virgin Islands Princess while Xae’mouri Harrigan was crowned Prince during the Prince and Princess Pageant on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
Outstanding Virgin Islanders awarded @VI Icon Awards
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Mr Alton A. Bertie walked away with the Man of the Year Award at the 2026 Virgin Islands Icon Awards on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
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