Culture
Lions partners with HLSCC for History Centre
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – The Lions Club of Tortola has forged a partnership with the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) to embark on a project that would pave the way for the documentation and preservation of Virgin Islands history and heritage in a spanking new building.
Sylvanna L. Charles crowned VG 2017 Miss Bold & Beautiful
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI:- The Catholic Community Center in Valley, Virgin Gorda was filled to capacity last evening March 25, 2017 as the Virgin Gorda Festival Committee hosted its Miss Bold & Beautiful Queen Show in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Easter Festival on the sister island of Virgin Gorda.
Heavy competition @ Miss Bold & Beautiful Pageant tomorrow!
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- A promise of great showmanship when veterans collide with the fresh off the boat contenders is how Public Relations Officer of the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival Adrianna J. Soverall, in a nutshell, described the Miss Bold and Beautiful pageant on Saturday March 25, 2017.
Naysayers blamed for poor participation in VG Festival pageants
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Public Relations Officer of the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival Committee Adrianna J. Soverall has said that at least three of their scheduled pageants were affected due to the naysayers in the community.
The declining Virgin Islands moral culture
Dickson Igwe
The callous murders of Kendoy Penn, Nickeria Smith, Alston Penn and Ashburn A. Dawson point to a community that has compromised its moral culture. The question is asked: has the Virgin Islands sold its soul to Mammon?
VG Easter Festival Committee defies Hon Walwyn
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- In a surprising turn of events, Chairperson of the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival Committee Ms Sasha D.A. Flax has announced that all four founding members of the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival will be honoured at the upcoming golden jubilee celebrations.
Queen Shereen calls Chico B a default Monarch
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A song-Outsider, which was recently released to the public by Virgin Gorda Calypso Monarch, Vincentian- Roland O. Vieira aka Chico B, calling for unity among the expatriates and the natives, has opened a can of proverbial worms, with a veteran Calypsonian, calling him a Monarch by default.
Mya & Wayne Wonder take patrons down memory lane @ BVI Spring Fest
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Beginning just about 1:15 AM and ending after 3:00 AM on Sunday March 5, 2017, night two of the BVI Spring Fest, dubbed “90s Throw Back night”, saw four major acts rocking the modest crowd at Cane Garden Bay, as they went back in time with hits of yesteryear.
Hon Walwyn accused of bullying VG Festival Committee
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Long accused of making everything he touches political and employing strong arm tactics to have things done his way, the controversial Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (AL) is at it again.
UPDATE: ‘There was a lot of pressure’- Miss Senior ESHS Mya A. Walwyn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI- The pumped atmosphere at the Sir Breircliffe Hall in Road Town, Tortola, turned into a frenzy of screaming teenagers and cheering adults when the awards began pouring at the feet of 17-year-old Mya A. Walwyn and 18-year-old Calden K.A. James, who were eventually crowned the very first Mister and Miss Senior Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) on January 21, 2017.
