East End/Long Look delivers creative parade

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Spectators turning up for the East End/Long Look Emancipation Festival Parade on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, were not disappointed, as there was much energy, creativity, variety, colour, and good vibes. Photo: VI Festival

Scenes from the East End/Long Look Emancipation Festival Parade on August 6, 2025. Photo: VI Festival

Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) on the VIP Float at the East End/Long Look Emancipation Festival Parade on August 6, 2025. Photo: VI Festival

From left: Minister for Communication and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5), Junior Minister for Culture and Tourism Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4), Deputy Speaker Dr the Hon Karl Dawson (R1), and Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) at the East End/Long Look Emancipation Festival Parade on August 6, 2025. Photo: VI Festival

Scenes from the East End/Long Look Emancipation Festival Parade on August 6, 2025. Photo: VI Festival

Shooting Stars Steel Band at the East End/Long Look Emancipation Festival Parade on August 6, 2025. Photo: VI Festival

Scenes from the East End/Long Look Emancipation Festival Parade on August 6, 2025. Photo: VI Festival

EAST END, Tortola, VI- Spectators turning up for the East End/Long Look Emancipation Festival Parade on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, were not disappointed, as there was much energy, creativity, variety, colour, and good vibes.

The parade led by the Parade Marshall, Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard, began from the East End Park to the William Penn Festiville at Greenland.

There were 21 entries, and those include royalties such as Miss BVI 2025, Donyelle D. Hodge; Mr and Miss Junior BVI, Recado R. Palmer and Kaijaanique E. Hendrickson; and the 2025 Prince and Princess, Ojonte A. Ellis and Surayya M. Stevens.

Other entries included Limpin Jack from Way Back, Ice Breakers Majorettes, St Thomas Majorettes, Willard Wheatley Primary School Flag Troupe, Sun Dancers, Penn & Smith Troupe, Virgin Islands Party, Paradise Sky Dancers, and BVI Tribe.

Following the parade, it was time for the stage show, which brought the curtains down on the East End/Long Look Festival.

17 Responses to “East End/Long Look delivers creative parade”

watcher (07/08/2025, 16:02) Like (12) Dislike (0) Reply
Good stuff
- Demonic J’Ouvert (07/08/2025, 20:33) Like (10) Dislike (6) Reply
  That video that boy post with different devilish-looking females with the same stupid looking vending over / grinding / gyrating in J’Ouvert is nothing but the spirit of lust and it reeks of the demons.
  
  There was even a daughter in a video whining on her mother front parts in village.
  
  NASTINESS!!!!
  
  That is all EVERY LOCAL BAND PLAYS WITH THE SAME DUMB RIDDIM…Bend over, bottom this and bottom that…looks like the devil’s whores.
  
  John 8:42 - 47
  
  42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me.
  43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say.
  44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
  45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!
  46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?
  47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
  - BRAD BOYNES (08/08/2025, 09:50) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    @Demonic J'Ouvert. JUDGE NOT...YOU KNOW THE DAM REST.
WOW (07/08/2025, 16:24) Like (21) Dislike (0) Reply
East end spoke ….
All
I see here is cultural parade and no bbls silicone etc etc in our face.
East End won ..
- @wow (07/08/2025, 23:50) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
  Exactly, no type of drama or madness. For me, East End Festival was way better.
Big up in order (07/08/2025, 16:38) Like (24) Dislike (0) Reply
Up East festival was wonderful. I had a great time. Big up to the Committee and everyone that put this together. The troupes from the USVI was a great addition as well. Honestly, I enjoy up East Festival more than Road Town Festival. It was a very good vibe.
suggestion (07/08/2025, 17:53) Like (26) Dislike (0) Reply
Def came alive this year! Was the best I have seen in many, many, many years.. round of applause to Ms. Leonard and her team. Wonderful job all around indeed! Ms. Leonard, name the Festiville after your father next year.. Wallace did a lot back in his days for the festival.. when I saw that ferry came into east end it reminded me of back in the day when Wallace was very instrumental in getting troops from st. Thomas to take part. Wallace is very well deserving of the honor. Don’t mind because he is your dad .. give him his flowers.
jack (07/08/2025, 17:56) Like (15) Dislike (0) Reply
Good show
- Nice. (08/08/2025, 07:14) Like (16) Dislike (0) Reply
  Happy East is Back.Always like East End Village. ..Hope they the committee put their petty differences aside and work to create something bigger and better than before, its very simple, Members "Reapect and support Authority, make your sugestions respectful, don't have the mind set that it has to be your way, don't try to over through, undermined or bad mouth authority, it will slowly but surely erode efforts and progress,
Why (07/08/2025, 19:33) Like (2) Dislike (35) Reply
Why EE and CB have festivals is beyond me.
Hands down (07/08/2025, 19:56) Like (22) Dislike (0) Reply
East End Long look took it this year.
best (07/08/2025, 20:04) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
The best in the long time.
Real (07/08/2025, 20:16) Like (8) Dislike (6) Reply
Now THIS is the real BVI culture. Please do not let this die cuz the youths version of BVI culture is just dry humping each other , smoking more than fire pit with them lungs black and tar and listening dancehall music which sings about sex,drugs, violence and ganga....oh yea the clear affection for criminality from both genders...she love badman right? Ok badman about to leave you a single mother, hand you or give you a free sti lmfao all of that and no ring btw
Non plastics troupe (08/08/2025, 00:50) Like (12) Dislike (1) Reply
Well done East End
I must say we all enjoyed this
This is what festival looked like and should look like
delilah (08/08/2025, 01:51) Like (6) Dislike (9) Reply
Myron and Cindy should apologize to the people for calling down everything good in the bvi
Tommy (09/08/2025, 07:08) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
East parade was more colorful than town. Job well done.
hm (11/08/2025, 11:43) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
East End parade was exactly how town parade needed to be.

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