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Ramon G retains Soca Monarch title
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Ramon George aka Ramon G has been crowned 2022 Soca Monarch, defending his crown won in 2019.
‘Pre-festival Calypso Review’ set 8pm tonight, July 23, 2022
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Ahead of the annual August Emancipation Festival in the Virgin Islands (VI), a 'Pre-Festival Calypso Review' is happening tonight, Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the Festival grounds in Road Town Tortola.
Festival booth employers told to obtain work permit for expat workers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- All employers operating on the Festival Grounds during the upcoming Virgin Islands (VI) Emancipation Festival are reminded that they are to apply for and obtain a work permit for any “non-Belonger/non-BVIslander” they may wish to employ.
VI Emancipation Festival slated for July 24-August 5, 2022
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Plans are underway to host the 2022 Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival from July 24 to August 5, under the slogan ‘Celebrate Freedom for Me and You, BVI Festival 2022’.
10 to vie for crowns @ Prince & Princess Pageant
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Ten youngsters will be competing for the coveted Prince and Princess titles on July 18, 2021.
$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).
‘Our festival celebrations have been reduced to just a jump up’- Dr Wheatley
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says he has taken offence by some persons suggesting that the 2020 Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival should be cancelled because there would not be too much of revelry.
66th VI Festival opens this evening, July 31, 2020
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands will be celebrating its 66th emancipation festival commencing today, July 31, 2020, with slight changes to its itinerary.
No Parade, No International Acts: Festival mostly virtual- Dr the Hon Wheatley
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has outlined a festival lineup that is void of any international acts, parade or rise and shine tramp.
Financial performance of August Festivals to be released soon - Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The economic performance of the 2019 August emancipation festivals including expenditure will be released as soon as the financial report is available, this is according to Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), speaking to this news website.
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