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Phillip Smith Robin wins Albert Stoutt Fisherman’s Tournament in Carrot Bay
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- With Phillip Smith Robin entering the Albert Stoutt Fisherman’s Tournament in Carrot Bay on August 10, 2023, there was no guessing as to who was going to be the winner.
EE/LL Cultural Experience underway @ Greenland Field
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Anyone wishing to get a strong feel of the Virgin Islands' culture during this Emancipation Festival can look no further than East End/Long Look and Carrot Bay.
Revellers gyrate their way to Long Bay, Beef Island in EE Rise & Shine
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The highly anticipated Rise and Shine in East End on Tortola this morning, August 9, 2023, drew hundreds of revellers who gyrated their way to Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and some even daringly took a plunge off the bridge before reaching Long Bay beach on Beef Island.
1,000 revellers expected to participate in August Monday Parade
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Parade Sub-committee of the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee (VIF&FC) has registered 1,000 revellers spread across 25 entries for the August Monday Parade.
Irene Penn-O’Neal Festiville declared open!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Irene Penn-O’Neal Festiville, named in honour of the first Miss BVI Mrs Irene F. Penn-O’Neal, was officially opened on a night that coincided with the Gospel Explosion at the same venue on Monday, July 31, 2023.
Summer Sizzle BVI ‘a great success’- Terry T. Donovan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 13th edition of Summer Sizzle BVI, which attracted celebrities, international designers, models, leisure tourists and artists, among others to the [British] Virgin Islands, has been hailed as a “great success” by Founder and Executive Producer, Terry T. Donovan.
‘Epic’ Summer Sizzle BVI 2023 nears!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Celebrities, VIP guests, top international and local models, kid models, fashion designers, fashion and beauty insiders, media influencers, content creators, local designers, artists, top DJs, are set to be a part of the 13th Annual Summer Sizzle BVI, with events scheduled to kick off on Thursday July 27 to Sunday July 30, 2023.
2023 Festival Village to be named in honour of Irene F. Penn-O’Neal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Festival & Fairs Committee (VIF&FC), has announced that the 2023 Festival Village will be named in honour of former legislator and former Miss BVI, Mrs Irene F. Penn-O’Neal.
MSNBC’s Joy M. Reid to host 13th Annual Summer Sizzle BVI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Summer Sizzle BVI has announced Joy M. Red as host for the 13th Annual Summer Sizzle BVI Fashion and Lifestyle Destination Event scheduled for July 27 – 30, 2023.
Non-stop concert to now be held @ Festival Grounds- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The ‘Non-stop Concert’ to be headlined by Jamaican artiste ‘Konshens’ will now be held at Festival Grounds in Road Town on June 30, 2023, instead of Brandywine Bay in the Seventh District as was previously announced.

