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$200K in prizes for singing competitions @ 2021 Emancipation Festival
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Local artistes who may have complained that their art is not valued may be singing another tune, with the announcement by Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) that $200,000 will be made available as prize monies for the various singing competitions in the 2021 Emancipation Festival in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Julian Willock calls for local artistes to be treated fairly
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Emerging as one of the voices of reason in the Virgin Islands on policies, the financial services sector and uniting the country, former Permanent Secretary and businessman, the esteemed Julian Willock, has lent his voice to the matter on how local artistes are treated.
Local artistes should get advance payment for Festival - Resident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One resident stated that he couldn’t understand why local artistes were still awaiting payment for performances during the Emancipation Festival even as overseas artistes were already paid in full.
Premier says no artiste met him on Festival non-payment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The issue of the non-payment of local artistes who recently performed during the Emancipation Festival activities was laid squarely at the feet of Education and Culture Minister Hon. Myron V. Walwyn recently by Premier Dr The Hon. D. Orlando Smith.
60th VI Festival in early limbo as ‘Alliance’ threatens boycott!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – President of the Grate VI Music Alliance group Mr Eustace ‘Boss’ Freeman said local artists and bands may be forced to boycott the 60th anniversary celebration of the Virgin Islands Emancipation festivities next year if their members have not been paid for services rendered this year.
2012 Emancipation Festival to focus on VI’s best
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The new Festival and Fairs Committee is aggressively pushing to have the best of Virgin Islands’ local artistes to share the spotlight at this year’s Emancipation Festival.
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