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‘Oh Beautiful Virgin Islands’ makes Top 10 C/bean Anthems list

‘Oh Beautiful Virgin Islands’, the Territorial Song of the Virgin Islands, has been rated by popular Caribbean Instagrammer Marquis Knight-Jacks among his Top 10 favourite anthems for Caribbean nations. Photo: Instagram
Barbadian Knight-Jacks, who has over 9,880 followers on Instagram, put ‘Oh Beautiful Virgin Islands’ at number 7 on his ‘Top 10 Caribbean Anthems’ list. Photo: Instagram
Barbadian Knight-Jacks, who has over 9,880 followers on Instagram, put ‘Oh Beautiful Virgin Islands’ at number 7 on his ‘Top 10 Caribbean Anthems’ list. Photo: Instagram
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- ‘Oh Beautiful Virgin Islands’, the Territorial Song of the Virgin Islands, has been rated by popular Caribbean Instagrammer Marquis Knight-Jacks among his Top 10 favourite anthems for Caribbean nations.

Barbadian Knight-Jacks, who has over 9,880 followers on Instagram, put ‘Oh Beautiful Virgin Islands’ at number 7 on his ‘Top 10 Caribbean Anthems’ list.

Making number 1 was the national anthem of The Bahamas, followed by the anthems of Montserrat, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Guyana respectively. Number 8 was the national anthem of Haiti, following by that of the Dominican Republic, and Barbados respectively.

God Save the King is VI’s National Anthem

God Save the King is still the national anthem of the Virgin Islands; however, Cabinet, in its meeting of September 18, 2019, decided that the Territorial Song, "Oh Beautiful Virgin Islands" be played, in place of the National Anthem, "God Save the Queen [King]", at regional and international sports events where a participant(s) representing the territory of the Virgin Islands receives a medal.

The Resolution was passed on September 24, 2020, during the continuation of the Fourteenth Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) at the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola.

See links below to related articles:

Territorial Song to replace ‘God Save the Queen' @ sports events

VI must consider completely removing the UK national anthem – Dr the Hon Wheatley

16 Responses to “‘Oh Beautiful Virgin Islands’ makes Top 10 C/bean Anthems list”

  • 911 (20/01/2025, 15:04) Like (2) Dislike (5) Reply
    Good stuff
  • So? (20/01/2025, 15:12) Like (31) Dislike (5) Reply
    Pretty sure there are teenagers with more instagram followers than this guy. Doesn't mean the song is any good, just on his say so.

    I fully support having a territorial song - just not the arrhythmic word salad the current one is.
  • well done!! (20/01/2025, 15:25) Like (16) Dislike (10) Reply
    Putting politics aside, I always thought that this anthem was beautiful and unique and absolutely love it. Thanks to the author(s) who wrote it. Not sure why consideration was made to change it. Like it just the way it is.
  • Rubber Duck (20/01/2025, 15:29) Like (16) Dislike (11) Reply
    The other songs must be awful if ours gets to No 7.
  • fish (20/01/2025, 18:15) Like (5) Dislike (8) Reply
    I love the songs good job to the hulls
  • Ummm… (20/01/2025, 20:58) Like (9) Dislike (4) Reply
    But it’s not an anthem…
  • BVI hmmm. (21/01/2025, 05:51) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    Go on face book and tiktok you see every caribbean Carnival and festival dates and events from February to December. You what Caribbean country that not on that list. That missing, the Beautiful BVI.. People in posición are not working. As a result we are not peogressing..
  • TruDat! (21/01/2025, 08:31) Like (9) Dislike (3) Reply
    It's a dreadful song - SO? said it best - *arrhythmic word salad*. Especially jarring are the lines "Oh how radiant are your daughters! And how wealthy are your sons!"
    • Jacquie (21/01/2025, 12:05) Like (0) Dislike (2) Reply
      You tek that. You want him to live victorious over us though. Go learn history.
  • One Love Not (21/01/2025, 08:38) Like (5) Dislike (2) Reply
    One thing I can say that is true about Virgin Islands, they are ALL about tearing down, keeping down and pressing down their own. People from other islands just put the cream and cherry on the top, but we do an AWESOME job at this all by ourselves. We don't want to see the success of another BVIander. We hate to see each other move forward, progess or even appear to be successful. It's only then we go in for the kill like a set of crabs in a barrel and guess what, everyone knows this and takes advantage of it. Watch all the other groups and see how they behave. I swear we have a sickness of jealousy, hate and greed against our own.
  • FEO GOMEZ (21/01/2025, 09:24) Like (8) Dislike (2) Reply
    I mean no disrespect but that song is long drawn out and sounds like a funeral song.
  • Real (21/01/2025, 10:03) Like (5) Dislike (2) Reply

    That song should not be our national anthem because it does not reflect our long history in word and song very well and it is not easy to sing. The word choices make it sound young/juvenile and what peeves me most is the mispronunciation of territory (terri-try). Folks like the late Mrs. Jennie Wheatly, her husband and other multi-generational Virgin Islanders should have been consulted especially regarding word choices. 

  • NB (21/01/2025, 10:25) Like (5) Dislike (5) Reply
    I love the song, it gives me goose bumps and a sense of pride despite I was not born in these beautiful Islands. Credit to the composer and singers etc. What I find hypocritical is I look at the way of life of the people and how they treat each other and outsiders and the environment and it matches nothing the song says, making the words of the song invalid. How can we stand at attention and sing that with any pride?
  • Reflection (21/01/2025, 12:03) Like (2) Dislike (6) Reply
    The song is better than God save our king. He is no king to Ancestral Virgin Islanders. Beautiful Virgin Islands is a proper anthem for now.
    Nothing is wrong in speaking positivity to our radiant daughters and wealthy sons, compared to the colonialistic mentality of "send him victorious, long to reign over us." We not singing that anymore.
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