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This year may have been the last Christmas on De Castro Street!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After a few years on DeCastro Street in Road Town, Tortola, the annual cultural showcase currently known as ‘Christmas on DeCastro Street’ is facing a venue shift. The event was formally known as Christmas on Main Street, until it was relocated to DeCastro Street some three years ago.
Off to a good start! Xmas on DeCastro St attracts 50 vendors
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- City Manager Janice E. L. Brathwaite-Edwards said the Christmas on DeCastro Street event is off to a good start, with its largest-ever vendor turnout of 50.
City Manager to crack down on illegal RT parking
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - City Manager, Mrs Janice E. L. Braithwaite-Edwards is calling on heavy equipment operators to refrain from parking or leaving containers in unauthorised areas in Road Town.
Large crowd swamp night 2 of Christmas on deCastro Street
ROAD TOWN Tortola VI - The hands of vendors, especially food vendors, at the 19th edition of Christmas on deCastro Street were not enough to match the massive crowd that turned out on December 2, 2017, making the event a success in almost every way.
UPDATE: 22 vendors support 1st night of Xmas on deCastro St
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Some 22 vendors looked past the devastating effects of Hurricane Irma and turned up to help ring in the spirit of Christmas on the opening night of the 2017 Christmas on deCastro Street, now in its 19th year and previously known as Christmas on Main Street before relocating to its present space.
City Manager awaits legislation to resolve parking issues
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The management of the city of Road Town says it is aggressively moving ahead with plans to address the sore issue of parking throughout Tortola.
Funds needed to consider relocating Xmas on DeCastro St- City Manager
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While moving the annual Christmas on DeCastro Street is not a farfetched concept, City Manager Janice Brathwaite-Edwards says some funds will be needed to be injected into the event for it to be considered.
Xmas spirit ‘dead’ in DeCastro Street – Vendors
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “We ushered in Christmas with Christmas on Main Street. Back then you felt the Christmas spirit, Christmas in DeCastro Street killed that vibe and making it like the rest of the world; for commercial purposes,” said a vendor at Christmas in DeCastro Street on Saturday December 3, 2016.
Taxi drivers & City Manager clash over Xmas on DeCastro Street
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The heart of Road Town was converted into a Christmas affair when the 18th edition of Christmas on DeCastro Street, a two-day shopping, socialising, and entertainment extravaganza, got underway on December 2, 2016.
Who ordered large tree @ Roundabout Gas Station cut down?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The usual group of men who congregate under a large tree near to the Roundabout Gas Station at the junction of Fleming Street and Fishlock Road in Road Town in the mornings, most often looking for work, must have been taken by surprise this morning, September 4, 2016 when they turned up at the usual spot only to realise that the big tree that acts as a large umbrella from the unforgiving sun and even the rain was cut down to the stump.