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April 8th, 2026
First 7 artists for Emancipation Festival announced

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The first set of artists for the 72nd Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival was released on Monday, April 6 and Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

April 7th, 2026
Music, Skin, Culture & Colours: VG Festival 2026

SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI- It was a fun day for the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival Parade 2026, which took place on Monday 6, April 2026.

April 7th, 2026
‘More local entries' for Easter Festival events- Hon. Vincent O. Wheatley

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Ninth District Representative Hon. Vincent O. Wheatley has expressed disappointment regarding the number of local entries in the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival and called for increased participation from residents of Virgin Gorda and the Virgin Islands as a whole.

April 7th, 2026
60th VG Easter Festival ‘calls for vision, planning & renewed commitment’- Premier

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), has called for a grand celebration to mark the 60th Virgin Gorda Easter Festival in 2027.

April 6th, 2026
Aldencia & Angel Francis captured $1K Hon Ralph T. O’Neal Hat Parade grand prize

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - Aldencia Francis and Angel Francis won the grand prize of $1,000 at the annual Hon Ralph T. O’Neal Hat Parade, which took place on Sunday, April 5, 2026, as part of the activities for the 2026 Virgin Gorda Easter Festival.

April 5th, 2026
Avanell Morton’s name is ‘deeply rooted in life & identity’ of VG- Premier Wheatley

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The 2026 Virgin Gorda Easter Festival officially opened last evening, Saturday, April 4, 2026.

March 31st, 2026
Seriene Maduro is 2026 VG Cultural Food Fair honouree

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – The Virgin Gorda community will honour Mrs Seriene Maduro at the 2026 Cultural Food Fair for her decades of service, entrepreneurial excellence, and unwavering dedication to preserving and uplifting the island's culture.

March 19th, 2026
'We have committed to having' Miss BVI 2026- Natalie O. Hodge

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Applications for the 2026 Miss BVI Pageant opened on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, and Chair of the Miss BVI Sub-committee, Natalie O. Hodge, told Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) the pageant will take place this year after last year’s cancellation.

March 18th, 2026
Carrot Bay Cultural Thursdays to honour the late H. Lavity Stoutt

CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- This month’s Cultural Thursday in Carrot Bay, scheduled for March 19, 2026, will feature activities honouring the late Hamilton Lavity Stoutt, the Territory’s first Chief Minister and former First District Representative.

March 14th, 2026
New National Cultural Arena & Oleander House are 'a massive leap forward'- Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— Junior Minister for Culture and Tourism, Honourable Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4), has endorsed the contract signing for design services for the Estate House No. 2, known as Oleander House, for members of the judiciary and a national cultural arena.

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