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June 24th, 2022
Summer Sizzle BVI 2022 announces line-up of events; Hollywood host

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Summer Sizzle BVI 2022 has announced its Schedule of Events for a fun-filled week of Fashion, Music, Art and Culture starting July 21 – 24, 2022, in the [British] Virgin Islands.

June 7th, 2022
Summer Sizzle BVI returning after 2-year COVID hiatus

NEW YORK, USA - Summer Sizzle BVI will be making a return to the Virgin Islands this year for its 12th Anniversary after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

April 18th, 2022
Mini Rise & Shine held on VG

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- In the absence of a Rise and Shine through the streets of Valley, Virgin Gorda as customary for the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival, all roads led to Saucez Bar and Grill this morning, April 18, 2022.

April 2nd, 2022
VG Fishermen Cooperative's annual ‘Wahoo Mania’ set for April 16, 2022

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda - Over a dozen boats have signed up for the Virgin Gorda Fishermen Cooperative (VGFC) 'Wahoo Mania' 2022, a fishing tournament set to take place on April 16, 2022, on the waters surrounding Anegada and Virgin Gorda for a $3000 grand prize.

April 2nd, 2022
Thea Cooke opens ‘The Bass Spot’ music school & studio

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It was an emotional morning for a young teacher of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) when she took her craft to another level by broadening her opportunity to impact the lives of persons in the music industry.

March 26th, 2022
Anika Christopher selected to represent VI @ 2022 Commonwealth Games

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –Virgin Islands (VI) writer, poet, and publisher, Ms Anika Christopher has been chosen to represent the VI at the Commonwealth Games in May 2022.

March 16th, 2022
'Culture’s transformative power' must be acknowledged- Dr the Hon Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R1) has stated that “culture is a driver of development, and at a time of change, we must broaden the debate about development to harness culture’s transformative power.”

March 16th, 2022
Festivals will happen ‘in some shape or form’- Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Now that the Virgin Islands is learning to live and work in this COVID-19 era, efforts are being put in certain events that had to be postponed or reduced to a virtual experience. This includes the VG Easter Festival and VI Emancipation Festival.

January 11th, 2022
UKs King's College axes Rhodes professorship over links to slavery

LONDON, UK – A King’s College University professorship named after 19th-century mining magnate and Rhodesia-founder, Cecil J. Rhodes has been axed over its links to slavery and racism.

January 1st, 2022
Thousands ring in New Year’s Day 2022 @ Foxy’s

GREAT HARBOUR, JvD, VI – Thousands of revelers on Friday, December 31, 2021, rang in the new year January 1, 2022, in grand style at the Foxy’s world-famous Old Year’s Night party on Jost van Dyke.

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