UPDATE: 'All's well that ends well' @ August Monday Parade

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One of the colourful participants of the August Monday Parade on August 5, 2024. Photo: Burton Smith/Facebook

An August Monday Parade is never complete without Moko Jumbies. Photo: Facebook

One of the colourful participants of the August Monday Parade on August 5, 2024. Photo: Joshua Crawford Barry

The August Monday Parade was nothing short of beauty. Photo: 2 of Us Photography

The children also had their chance to show their choreography. Photo: Joshua Crawford Barry

A Moko Jumbie at the August Monday Parade on August 5, 2024. Photo: Joshua Crawford Barry

Steel pan performance by Pan in Motion in front of the Hon Kye M. Rymer tent for senior citizens. Photo: Facebook

It’s August Monday and parade day in the [British] Virgin Islands today, August 5, 2024. Photo: VINO/File

Moko Jumbies are expected to be part of the August Monday Parade today, August 5, 2024. Photo: VINO/File

Majorettes will also be a part of the August Monday Parade today, August 5, 2024. Photo: VINO/File

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The August Monday Parade for the 70th Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival on August 5, 2024, got off to a very late start but that did not stop the revelry that went into the evening on the streets of the capital city, Road Town.

The parade, which was led by Marshall and former legislator Alvera Maduro-Caines, was full of royalty with the many queens in the Virgin Islands as well as the US Virgin Islands gracing the parade with their smiles and waves.

Among those in the parade was Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade Hon Lorna G. Smith (AL) OBE, who donned festival costume to participate with Treasures troupe.

Hon Smith looked fit as a fiddle and would have been the envy of the not so young as she danced through the streets of Road Town.

See previous article published August 5, 2024

49 entries for August Monday Parade

It’s August Monday and parade day in the [British] Virgin Islands today, August 5, 2024.

This year’s parade, scheduled to start at 1:00 PM, will have 49 entries.

The Parade Marshall is former legislator Alvera Maduro-Caines.

See list of parade entries below:

1. Parade Marshall - Alvera Maduro-Caines

2. Village Honouree – Larina L. Jacobs-Lamothe aka ‘Rena’

3. Mr Eslyn Henley

4. Mr & Miss HLSCC

5. Mr & Miss Jr BVI

6. Miss Universe BVI

7. Show Car

8. VG Prince & Princess - committee member

9. Miss VG Teen & Miss VG - committee member

10. STJ Princess & STJ Queen

11. Show Car

12. STT Petite Princess & STT Jr. Miss

13. STT Prince & Princess

14. STT Queen

15. Show Car

16. Sapphire Jubilee

17. A Journey Through BVI Heritage and Culture

18. STT Queen

19. DJ - SHAHOI - truck

20. STX Mocko Jumbie - Guardians of the Culture

21. Sparkling Charms Pom Pom

22. Sparkling Charms Majorettes

23. Win BVI - truck

24. District 7 & VICA Group - Float

25. Tola Yankees Splendor

26. BVI Prince & Princess

27. Miss Teen BVI

28. Miss BVI

29. FYAHSTIX - Dominica Kids

30. ETPS Dazzling Eagles Pom Pom

31. ETPS Dazzling Eagles Majorettes

32. DJ - Topman Kee

33. Kazak - Traditional Individual

34. BVI Heritage Dancers - Float

35. Culture Bearers - Floupe

36. Ice Breakers Pom Pom

37. Ice Breakers Majorettes

38. EVO HD Band

39. Rotary - Floupe

40. Onemart - Floupe

41. Fisherman Past & Present

42. D1 Friends in Steel - Musical Entry

43. Paradise Sky Dancers - Mocko Jumbies

44. Xtreme

45. The BVI Tribe - Troupe

46. OPTIMUM SKY DANCERS - Mocko Jumbie

47. VIBE

48. Treasures Teens - Troupe

49. Treasures Adults - Troupe

22 Responses to “UPDATE: 'All's well that ends well' @ August Monday Parade”

too doggone harden (05/08/2024, 15:17) Like (29) Dislike (6) Reply
IF THE RISE AND SHINE TRAMP IS MOVED TO AUGUST TUESDAY THE PARADE WONT START LATE
BVI not serious. (05/08/2024, 15:27) Like (37) Dislike (10) Reply
Where are they. 330 pm still at customs building waiting. Joke. Next year I am not leaving my house, or maybe go to St. Kitts / Nevis.
- bvi (05/08/2024, 17:27) Like (19) Dislike (10) Reply
  You may very well experience much of the same in St. Kitts. We are one Caribbean, just in case you never knew
Citizen (05/08/2024, 16:18) Like (14) Dislike (2) Reply
waste of time
This (05/08/2024, 17:07) Like (9) Dislike (9) Reply
Parade on Tuesday is wY better. Most counties does on Tuesday
hmm (05/08/2024, 17:50) Like (2) Dislike (4) Reply
The distance for east end jouvert is too short
hmm (05/08/2024, 20:04) Like (36) Dislike (4) Reply
It was a hot mess. So long between entries. Such a disappointment for the 70th
Night parade (06/08/2024, 00:58) Like (9) Dislike (3) Reply
The idea of a night parade doesn’t seems so bad since they do that in other Caribbean countries. The only fix is more lights. This would people more time to rest off after juvay and start the parade at 4 or 5 instead of 1pm, troupes won’t in the hot sun all day. It was a really nice vibe watching treasures during the night
- @ Night Parade. Ur wrong. (07/08/2024, 14:29) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
  Other caribbean countries Parade start at 9am 10am the latest but because they so many bands and troupes and the long long 6-7 miles route it end up at early night. Never late night or dark night..The BVi barely have bands and troupes and its a 2 -3 miles route, no reason why it should go into night. Then they have people from St. Thomas have to get their last Boat for 6. They missing part of it. Its every yr the same thing. ..
Sex Sex Sex Sex Sex (06/08/2024, 07:30) Like (27) Dislike (8) Reply
Sex Sex Sex - All acts was about Sex. Soca bands “Sex” Reggae/ Dancehall acts “Sex” up and down Road Town August Monday “ Sex” Sex sex sex no real morals or message was given except Sex Sex Sex - even the Government made mention about wrapping it up “ good message “ yet everything just Sex oriented. The festival just one big long Orgy party.
- Strupes (06/08/2024, 11:41) Like (25) Dislike (8) Reply
  And so it is at every carnival no matter the island or country.
  - @strupes (06/08/2024, 15:06) Like (12) Dislike (3) Reply
    It's a festival in the BVI not carnival
    - @@strupes (06/08/2024, 19:57) Like (10) Dislike (1) Reply
      Keep playing on words and fooling yourself. It has now evolved into a carnival, and I am afraid that there is no turning back.
  - So (07/08/2024, 16:38) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Does that make it right? We have to follow like sheep ?
    A price will be paid for all that sex sex sex. When the Philipinos joined our festival for our 60th Tola cried out that they taking over and they were clean and very very beautiful and fully covered. We need to take an example from them. We chased them out of our parade cause we felt ashamed instead of learning.
- resident (07/08/2024, 16:54) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
  agreed we have lost our way, our culture is a joke
@sex (06/08/2024, 10:08) Like (28) Dislike (1) Reply
U forgot to mention the fake body's the plastics
These women getting pampers and silicones to shake for this parade
As a man it's very much distasteful for me
I prefer my natural ladies
Eagle (07/08/2024, 07:53) Like (3) Dislike (5) Reply
The Rise ans Shine Tramp needs to be on Sunday morning instead of Monday morning. This would give persons a chance to sleep all day Sunday and have no excuse for waking up on time for the parade.
- c (07/08/2024, 12:55) Like (4) Dislike (7) Reply
  Church on Sunday
Judgment (07/08/2024, 12:22) Like (3) Dislike (11) Reply
If we’d only REPENT! This is NOT our heritage! Our father is in raged for how we behave as if he do not see all the gyrating, lewdness and sinful behavior that is going on! REPENT, I say. Judgment is here!
hmm (07/08/2024, 14:04) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
I need the city manager name !! I come to the bvi every year with my family & I was charged $50 bucks from a police officer for having a tent up
Really (07/08/2024, 14:38) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
@Hmmm so you think it's okay for you to come here every year and put up a tent for free while the people here have to pay to put up a tent every year? You need to think before you talk. You said a tent not an umbrella so you definitely have the right to get charged in fact you should get charged double for just commenting
minute man (07/08/2024, 18:44) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
PUT TIME LIMIT ON RISE AND SHINE. 4AM TO 730AM.
START PARADE AT 10AM ANY TROUP NOT READY DONT PARTICIPATE. WE TOO LAX WITH DISCIPLINE. . GET SERIOUS. WE COME FROM OVERSEES TO SEE A DAY TIME PARADE.

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