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'I think we are the most ignored' - Local author Dr Patricia G. Turnbull
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - At the book launch of 'Ti Koko and Kush Kush' penned by local author Dr Patricia G. Turnbull, she expressed that literary artists are ignored within the community and should get more support.
‘I was constantly promoting our natural beauty & people’ - Khephra D. Sylvester
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “It was an amazing experience,” were the words used by the reigning Miss British Virgin Islands 2017/2018, Khephra D. Sylvester, to describe her involvement in the Miss Universe pageant held on November 26, 2017 in Las Vegas, USA.
'Thank God for Rotary' - Hon Myron V. Walwyn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - "I want to thank you again for taking pressure off the politicians because we often have to fill the gap to help our citizens who are less fortunate, thank God for Rotary," Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (AL) said to the large gathering of children and adults at the Annual Kiddies Fiesta.
Crime & Virgin Islands Society
Dickson Igwe
Fighting crime in the Virgin Islands without factoring in the cultural and social element will end in complete failure.
Culture & race
Dickson Igwe
Globalisation and the one world order have been supplanted by a resurgent western nationalism. This is a new beast based upon cultural power, not race.
VI culture & stamina to be tested in 1st annual VI Paradise Race
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It is being billed as a not to be missed event that aims to promote the Virgin Islands’ tourism product while testing the stamina, skill and knowledge of Virgin Islands culture and history of participants.
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?
Values, norms, & failed states
Dickson Igwe
The Virgin Islands adopts the western values model of freedom, democracy, tolerance, and multi-ethnic harmony. This is the result of its historical heritage and geographic location. However, there are moral gaps in the culture of these islands that can threaten prosperity. Ironically, these gaps developed with the boom in the offshore finance and tourism industry in the late 1990s. The third and final story will “zero in” on the Virgin Islands cultural model and its present deficits.
From Paradise to London & on to Paris
Dickson Igwe
First impressions: and Paris is ruled by a rich French culture, freedom loving peoples, good governance, and an exceptional ethical subset. Mixing the preceding with one of the world’s finest rail and metro networks, and a physical and social infrastructure that is second to none, and the result is that Paris is the greatest city on earth.
Doug Wheatley calls for preservation of caroling in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Host of Speak out BVI on ZBVI 780 AM Doug Wheatley has called for something to be done to ensure that caroling, a long time tradition in the territory, lives on for the sake of future generations.
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