In a brightly lit centre just on the outskirts of Road Town, Special Education educator at the BVI Autism Center -Sara Husein along with the rest of the team perform a very important task, dealing with over 40 individuals who are on the autism spectrum. Autism, as defined by Google is “a mental condition, present […]
She wears a sweet smile, but the work that she and her team is involved in is nothing to smile about, as she noted with disdain, an upsurge in reported cases of sexual abuse amongst Virgin Island children. Mrs. Stacy Stoutt-James passion for safeguarding the territory’s could be heard in her voice as she spoke […]
My excitement was evident as I impatiently awaited the ferry that would take me to the island of Virgin Gorda, for my very first Virgin Gorda Easter Festival. The 15.7 mile-trip from the ferry dock in Road Town Tortola, was uneventful, but the festivity kick started as soon as we arrived. Loud folk and hip-hop […]
High winds and twelve foot waves described the weather conditions during the 20th year of the Spanish Town Fisherman’s Jamboree (STFJ) – Wahoo Madness tournament. It is said that the high winds and sea was the second worse weather since the tournament’s inception which was the cause for several other boats to pull out from […]
“The Gem” of the Virgin Islands-Virgin Gorda, as it is so often referred to, has celebrated its 49th Annual Easter Festival March 26 – 28, 2016 under the theme “Celebrating 2016 with Class, a Festival of Pure Mass”. As customary, one individual is honored, and, this time, the enthusiastic community activist, Franka Pickering was chosen. […]
Thursday, March 24, 2016, one day before Good Friday was a special day, one of royalty, gift giving and strengthening relations. One pound of island salt, decked in a small purple pouch for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, was the reason why we gathered just off the beach and a short distance from the source […]
Roland “Chico B” Veira, 40, of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has captured the 2016 Virgin Gorda Festival Calypso Monarch crown along with several trophies and the grand cash prize of US$4,000 out of a field of five. Chico B set the Franka Pickering Festiville stage on fire on Sunday, 27 March, 2016 in the […]
