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Jeron K. Springette & De'Nya E. Winter crowned 2023 Prince & Princess
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Jeron K. Springette and De'Nya E. Winter have been crowned the 2023 Prince and Princess. The show held at Multi-Purpose Sports Complex today, July 23, 2023, is part of activities for VI Emancipation Festival.
‘It is time UK get a new loan for reparations’- Hon Julian Fraser RA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) has called for reparations from the United Kingdom (UK) for the descendants of slaves, while noting that this must be captured in the pending reformed Constitution of the Virgin Islands.
No Calypso competition for Festival this year!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A staple item that will be missing from the 2022 Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival is the Calypso Competition.
Yello BVI blasted for ‘inaccurate depiction’ of VI Festival
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - When it comes to this time of year, persons in the community are always discussing and criticising the Emancipation Festival line-ups of events and artistes.
Hon Walwyn blames Premier Smith for Festival payment issues
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Controversial Culture Minister, Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (AL) is not shouldering all the blame for the continuing issues of long waits for festival vendors to be paid, as he has told reporters that Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL) and his other ministers of Government are the ones to be blamed.
Tino’s latest release ‘Junkie’ just in time for VI Emancipation Festival
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Former Soca Monarch, Virgin Gordian Mr Martino ‘Tino’ Mark is hyping up the airwaves locally with his latest release, “Junkie”, a soca party track.
Festival launch postponed! June 30 new date
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The launch of Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival 2017 initially slated for today June 15, 2017 has been pushed back to Friday, June 30, 2017.
Festival village booth owners counting their losses
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “We can only say that we did it for the sake of country, despite a lot of us weren’t born here we did it for this country, the British Virgin Islands,” said one businesswoman who was a booth owner at Rita Francis Festiville in Road Town, Tortola.
Local artistes should get advance payment for Festival - Resident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One resident stated that he couldn’t understand why local artistes were still awaiting payment for performances during the Emancipation Festival even as overseas artistes were already paid in full.
Premier says no artiste met him on Festival non-payment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The issue of the non-payment of local artistes who recently performed during the Emancipation Festival activities was laid squarely at the feet of Education and Culture Minister Hon. Myron V. Walwyn recently by Premier Dr The Hon. D. Orlando Smith.
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