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April 11th, 2022
'Heritage' apologises to Dr the Hon Wheatley on air

FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI - Tola Radio VI host Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage' has apologised to Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) for perceived disrespectful comments made about him in the past.

February 22nd, 2022
‘Be more responsible on the radio’- Dr the Hon Wheatley urges ‘Heritage’

EAST END Tortola, VI – Tola Radio VI 100.5 FM morning radio host Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage' has been challenged to take a more responsible approach in disseminating information to the public via his radio show.

September 8th, 2021
‘I want political annexation with US Virgin Islands’- Abdul Shabazz

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While local businessman and former political candidate Mr Abdul Shabazz has totally rejected the notion of a United Kingdom (UK) takeover of the Virgin Islands (VI), he is proposing becoming a territory under the United States of America.

July 12th, 2021
Anti-vaxxers sign petition to cease vaccinations in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A group of residents led by radio talk show host Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage' has signed a petition calling on the Government of the Virgin Islands discontinue its COVID-19 vaccination programme in the territory as well as look into the alleged discrimination against unvaccinated persons in the workplace.

March 3rd, 2020
‘BVIslanders do not accept us & that is the truth’- Latino Belonger

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In another ‘hot topic’ linked to issues facing the Virgin Islands (VI), ‘Real Talk’ host Karia J. Christopher has inquired why persons of Latino heritage are refusing to accept the VI as their home, yet, carry state documents like passports or even have Belonger status.

July 28th, 2019
‘Ah gon tek a whine & a wukkup too!’- Dr Natalio D. Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “I will keep it real with you, brothers and sisters, I am going to have fun, I am going to take a whine and I can’t let my pastor hear me say this but I gon take a wukkup too. I gon go by the booths and gon tek up a Brugal and a coke. I going to be in the Rise and Shine Tramp. I am not hiding it, I going to have a good time, brothers and sisters.”

March 28th, 2017
Lions partners with HLSCC for History Centre

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – The Lions Club of Tortola has forged a partnership with the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) to embark on a project that would pave the way for the documentation and preservation of Virgin Islands history and heritage in a spanking new building.

February 2nd, 2016
Our people still don’t appreciate from whence we came – Eileene L. Parsons OBE

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Former Minister for Education and Culture Mrs Eileene L. Parsons OBE has challenged Virgin Islanders to be knowledgeable of where the country has come in just 70 years, saying that these achievements go unappreciated.

August 6th, 2012
UPDATE - Indigenous Sharie deCastro captures Ms BVI crown!! [Gallery Included]

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sharie deCastro, a 4th generation Virgin Islander is the newly crowned Ms BVI 2012, winning from a field of five contestants last night, August 5, 2012.

May 24th, 2012
New & Improved Heritage for Music Fest [Video Included]

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Performing in the Virgin Islands (VI) for the past six years, local performer ‘Heritage’ says that his performance for the upcoming BVI Music Fest 2012 will be different, new and improved and one that shows evidence of his growth as an artist.

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