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August Monday Parade 'has nothing to do with our emancipation’- Hon Hodge-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Concerns have arisen among Virgin Islanders following an announcement by the Junior Minister for Culture and Tourism, Honourable Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4), regarding the announcement to move the August Monday Parade to Saturday.
August Monday Parade to shift to Saturday- Hon Hodge-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Junior Minister for Culture and Tourism Honourable Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4) has announced that this year’s Emancipation Festival will conclude with the Emancipation Parade, meaning the parade will now be held on the Saturday after August Monday.
‘We are set up to be one against the other’- Dr Melvin A. Turnbull
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Reverend Dr Melvin A. Turnbull has said colonialism is one of the root causes of division among our people.
Some among us are 'passionate advocates for slavery & colonialism'- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said true freedom can never be achieved without emancipating oneself from mental slavery.
East End & Long Look come alive with J’ouvert 2025
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The East End and Long Look communities brought in the sunrise this morning, Wednesday, August 6, 2025, with celebration as the East End/Long Look J’ouvert revellers made their way through the streets from 4:00 AM.
Those wanting to take away EE/LL festival are ‘ignorant’ of history- Hon Marlon A. Penn
EAST END, Tortola, VI - The Eighth District Representative and Opposition Member, Hon Marlon A. Penn, has stated that those seeking to remove the festivities from the East End/Long Look community are ignorant of their history.
'Freedom once attained must be preserved & nurtured'- Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Tourism and Culture, Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4), has said that celebrating emancipation is not marking a day in history but honouring a legacy.
‘We’re losing the essence of who we are as a people’- Hon Turnbull
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- District 2 Representative and Opposition Member Hon Melvin M. Turnbull has said Virgin Islanders are losing their identity as a people.
VICA recognises 249th anniversary of Emancipation
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Communal Association (VICA) is celebrating 249 years of Emancipation with a wide range of activities.
Will Emancipation ever mean our freedom?
By Alred 'AC' Frett
Is it a Parade or just a Charade?
Year after year we claim and expect things to be different – to be better... However, except for the
shuffling around of events and minor cosmetics they never seem to be... Real factors like a late starting
of the Parade, a lesser respect for local talent and having to pay to enter the Emancipation/Freedom
Village have still remained points of contention... Nonetheless the Day will come, the beat goes on.
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