There is something truly magical about walking down the aisle. The plane aisle, of course. There is the sound of rolling suitcases and clicking seatbelts, then hearing the airline announce, “Sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight!” Then, you take off. Before you know it, you are flying over 30,000 feet in the air. This […]
In the age of Millennials and Generation “Z”, the need to find a balance between “Fast Fashion” and “Long-standing brands” is at an all-time high. For major fashion houses throughout the world, major changes are taking place to keep the legacy and brand niche within the millennial and GenZ minds that are ever so fast-paced […]
By Angela U Burns It’s interesting and humbling how 32-year old Dexter Penn, Neurologist in training at the University College London, describes himself. “I’m just a boy from East End, Tortola,” he says, bursting with pride about his familial upbringing and the community in which he was raised. With a mother who was a Chief […]
Just like the people of the VI are strong and resilient, so too are the reefs we depend so much on. The power and fury unleashed by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017 were no doubt, apocalyptic. Very little was left untouched as could be seen all over the islands but what wasn’t so […]
The day dawned a dull shade of bright with intermittent downpours of rain. The date was Saturday 18th November 2017, the day that will be officially documented as the first visit of His Royal Highness Prince Charles to the British Virgin Islands. He had come to witness the devastation and see the recovery process on […]
September 6, 2017 will forever be indelibly etched on the minds of residents of the British Virgin Islands. It was the day that life as we knew it changed irrevocably. For several days prior, we heard news about the impending hurricane but no amount of warning could prepare us for the monstrosity of Hurricane Irma, […]
The Department of Disaster Management has sought to warn residents in the British Virgin Islands to monitor closely the progress of Irma that was officially declared a hurricane at 11 am today, Thursday 31st August 2017 via an advisory of the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane Irma, as it is now called, is rapidly escalating and […]
