When one hears the name David Thrasher, art and music most certainly come to mind. David is Canadian but moved to the British Virgin Islands in 1988. “And I remember that because I had a film that I entered in the Shanghai Film Festival the same year,” he told Virgin Islands Life & Style Magazine. […]
Write your story. There’s power in that story. Share your own experience! Newly published local author Marva Titley-Smith didn’t have the time or interest in writing before 2015, but she found solace in blogging with her father’s passing. “I started this blog really to process through the pain,” she recalls. “I literally had gotten tired […]
BVIslander Dr. Richard Georges, 38, has spent more than half his life working for the Hamilton Lavity Stoutt Community College HLSCC. 21years, in fact! In fact, from studying Natural Sciences in High School and then getting interested in Graphic Design while on job-training, Richard quickly switched to Computer Science at the college before acquiescing to […]
In the past almost 20 years, patients in the British Virgin Islands have been blessed to be cared for by one whom they would describe as the most compassionate doctor they have ever met: Dr. Marjorie Yee-Sing, MBBS FRCS FACS. So what exactly influenced her to become that person? A young Marjorie remembers having to […]
The level of customer service and professionalism that Kenrick Headley brings to this business – Quality Maintenance Services – is unmatched. In fact, his mantra is to be emulated – it’s not just about the money, but about providing quality service to our customers. “I want my work to speak for itself,” he said. Consumers […]
All of us are more than likely aware that we should live healthy lifestyles – eat right, exercise regularly, maintain average body weight, etc. But for whatever reason, that’s easier said than done for many of us. There is the desire to overeat, a lack of discipline to adopt an exercise routine and not to […]
Bougainvillea Clinic, located in Road Town, Tortola, continues to make significant advances in the medical industry with the successful completion of the first-ever kidney transplant in the Virgin Islands. On December 7th, 2019, one of the patients on dialysis in the Territory, Neville Salmon, took a leap of faith and to date, according to reports, […]
The joy that comes with designing your own space, whether it’s your home or office and/or creating a unique experience for guests at your event, be it a birthday or Christmas party with or without a theme or a business conference, is just totally unsurpassed. As more persons think about this and feel the […]
The Public Health Unit of the Government of the Virgin Islands is on a vigorous campaign to rid the Territory of a virus that is plaguing the islands, affecting mostly young children. Hand, Foot and Mouth is a contagious viral illness caused by different strains of the coxsackievirus. It manifests primarily in children under the […]