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2023 'Great March' commemoration holiday to feature 3 days of activities
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As the Virgin Islands (VI) marks the 1949 Great March and Restoration of the Legislative Council Holiday on Monday, November 27, 2023, the weekend leading up to the holiday has been packed with the release of cultural items ranging from new music to documentaries connected to the day.
Premier calls for reflection as VI marks 3rd Heroes & Foreparents Day
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Dr. Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on those in the VI to reflect on the achievements of those that have gone before, as the VI marks its 3rd annual Heroes and Foreparents Day.
HoA to hold special sitting to honour heroes & forefathers on Oct 13
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In the lead up to Heroes and Foreparents Day, a public holiday, the House of Assembly will hold a special sitting from 10:00 AM on Friday, October 13, 2023, to celebrate the Virgin Islands’ heroes and forefathers.
VI’s Christmas & other religious holidays to be led by religious groups
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands (VI) has reviewed and approved the proposal for the management strategy for the commemoration of holidays in the Virgin Islands (VI) which will now see holidays being led by several organizations and government departments.
Scores of persons turn out to 1949 Great March re-enactment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Scores of Virgin Islanders (VI) and others in the VI community on Sunday, November 21, 2021, turned out to re-enact the historic 1949 Great March in the Virgin Islands, on the eve of the new 1949 Great Match and Restoration Day holiday to be celebrated for the first time on Monday, November 22, 2021.
‘1949 Great March & Restoration Day’ a new powerful VI holiday– Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI – Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called the ‘1949 Great Match and Restoration Day’ holiday to be celebrated for the first time on Monday, November 22, 2021, as one that is a new ‘powerful holiday’ for the people of the VI.
VI celebrates holiday name change: Heroes & Foreparents Day
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Today, Monday October 18, 2021, is a public holiday in the Virgin Islands, however, the holiday now carries a new name replacing St. Ursula’s Day.
Harneys donates holiday gift baskets to VI community
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - This holiday season, the staff of Harneys BVI prepared over 50 gift baskets for families in need and nine non-profit organisations, which help the vulnerable in the local community.
Gov Mapp grants 4 days of holiday leave to USVI Gov’t employees
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- — The US Virgin Islands (USVI) is in full holiday mode now, and Governor Kenneth E. Mapp this afternoon, December 19, 2016, has added even more cheer to the season for government employees, announcing four days of holiday-season leave to non-essential employees.
Sir Richard C.N. Branson ‘attacked’ by stingray in Cayman Islands
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Owner of Necker and Mosquito Islands in the [Bristish] Virgin Islands, Sir Richard C.N. Branson recently had a holiday to remember in the Cayman Islands, although not for the best reasons.
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