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July 8th, 2024
BVI Tourist Board relocates to Cocoplum Building in Port Purcell

PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- The BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission (BVITBFC) has announced it is now headquartered at a new location- Port Purcell- effective today, July 8, 2024.

May 26th, 2024
Hundreds turn out for Night 2 of VI Music Festival

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was from about 11:45 PM last night, Saturday, May 25, 2024, that the crowd started to grow at Night 2 of the VI Music Festival on Wickham's Cay 1.

May 25th, 2024
VI Music Festival night 1 attracts moderate crowd; night 2 expected to be huge!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - There was a moderate crowd last night Friday, May 24, 2024, as the Virgin Islands Music Festival kicked off on the grounds of the reclamation behind Ralph T. O’Neal Administration Complex, in Road Town, on the main island of Tortola.

April 8th, 2024
70 slogans submitted for 70th VI Emancipation Festival

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Residents of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) have enthusiastically participated in the slogan competition for the 70th Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival by submitting 70 creative slogans to commemorate this landmark celebration.

February 16th, 2024
Hollywood actors to facilitate free 9-day Film Development Workshop in VI next month

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) and the BVI Film Commission have announced their partnership in hosting a free 9-day Film Development Workshop in the [British] Virgin Islands.

January 17th, 2024
'Tourism is bustling' with 995K tourists arrivals recorded in 2023– Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The [British] Virgin Islands (VI) welcomed some 995,000 tourists in 2023, which is a record number in recent years, according to information from the Office of the Premier.

November 20th, 2023
USVI’s Emmanuel Phillips cops top prize in BVITB's 2023 film competition

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In a red carpet premiere event, USVI Emmanuel Phillips copped the top prize of the 'Rhodni Skelton Award' $5,000.00 for overall best film in the BVI Tourist Board Film Commission's 284 Excellence Film Competition 2023 held Sunday night, November 19, 2023.

September 26th, 2023
BVITB to promote VI @ tourism roadshows in Florida & New York in October

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI. The cities of Fort Lauderdale Florida and New York, New York will be the focal points for the Business Development Team of the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board & Film Commission (BVITBFC) on October 10th and 11, 2023, respectively, as a contingent from the Territory hosts the fall education road shows.

September 14th, 2023
BVITB ‘Welcome Desks’ in St Thomas to be closed Dec 1, 2023!

CYRIL E. KING AIRPORT, St Thomas, USVI- Word reaching our newsroom is that the BVI Welcome Desk at Cyril E. King Airport on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) is expected to close effective December 1, 2023.

September 9th, 2023
Esther N. Fraser reportedly fired from BVITB

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The sometimes-controversial Ms. Esther N. Fraser, an Administrative Manager for the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB), has reportedly been terminated from the job, according to information reaching our newsroom.

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