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St John Food Fair honouree Barbara Hendricks pays tribute to late Tortola mother
CRUZ BAY, St John, USVI- A woman with strong roots on Tortola, Barbara Hendricks, owner of a home-based bakery, was recognised as the honouree at the St John Food Fair in the US Virgin Islands on Monday, June 30, 2025.
‘I feel like a celebrity’- 2025 VG Easter Festival Honouree Berton Creque
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- 2025 Virgin Gorda Easter Festival Honouree Mr Berton Creque was described as a real community man and a cultural pillar at the opening of the festival on April 19, 2025 at the Berton Creque Festiville in Virgin Gorda (VG).
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Adam O & Travie Rozae honoured @ Inaugural Kickin It ‘Toast Gala’
LONG BAY, Tortola, VI– On a night filled with celebration, Kickin It held its inaugural gala, ‘Toast’, that brought together Virgin Islands culture, creativity and community.
Festival Village honouree Larina L. Jacobs-Lamothe ready to get cooking
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands 70th Emancipation Celebrations Festival honouree Larina L. Jacobs-Lamothe, better known as ‘Rena’, said she feels “fantastic” and “good” to have the main festival village of the 70th [British] Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival named after her.
Albert Stoutt is 2023 Carrot Bay Fisherman’s Day Honouree
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- Popular local fisherman Albert Stoutt has been honoured as part of the 2023 Emancipation Celebrations in Carrot Bay.
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.
Dawn Flax Easter Festiville opens on VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Ms Dawn Flax was the centre of attention on stage when the traditional ceremony to mark the opening of the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival was held in her honour last night, April 8, 2023, at the Dawn Flax Easter Festiville in Virgin Gorda.
It’s all in the signage: Henry W. Smith Power Station signage on display
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- It was on May 4, 2017 in a public ceremony that the state-owned BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) renamed its Pockwood Pond Power Station to honour a long time employee.
Don’t destroy VG Easter Festival– Bernice Sprauve
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – The last founding member of the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival to have the village named after her begged residents and others concerned to save the face of the festival by not destroying it with fights over its relevance especially at the Easter season.
VG Wet Fete named in honour of Neil A. Blyden aka ‘Mr Melee’
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – He will not be there in person but his presence will definitely be felt as the BVI Festival and Fairs Committee in collaboration with the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival Committee, in consultation with residents, have decided to name this year’s Wet Fete in honour of the late Neil A. Blyden aka “Mr Melee”.
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