Cane Garden Bay can be dubbed the ‘Dining Mecca’ of the Virgin Islands with a string of bars and restaurants along the beach from the western end to the east and a few others along the roadside and inland. Some may say that there isn’t room for another, but not Valerie and Kareem Rhymer, who […]
Do remember the article entitled ‘The Last Tourist’ in the previous issue? We’ll that wasn’t quite true. It has been brought to our attention that much like Jane Waller, David Carson is another “last tourist” whose fascination with the Virgin Islands has him returning every winter for the past 23 years. However, unlike Jane, Mr. […]
CHIP, the ‘Complete Health Improvement Programme’, is a lifestyle intervention education programme. It’s a 10 to 12 week course using a holistic health approach, offered in a community setting and led by CHIP certified facilitators. CHIP is known to prevent, control and reverse chronic, non-communicable diseases and their risk factors. It equips and empowers participants […]
The Virgin Islands economy, from as far back as I can recall, has been blessed to receive tourists from the four corners of the world, any of these tourists visited the Virgin Islands consistently for the past 41 years? Can any of them truly call the Virgin Islands their home away from home? Have any […]
Four Women, Four Journeys, One Church! ‘She Designed the Life She Wanted’ tells the story of four Christian women who stood on the Word of God to overcome issues and challenges that arose throughout their Christian journey. Meet Jade, Cassidy, Emily and Simone. Read how they used biblically based principles to design a meaningful, impactful […]
“I knew from an early age that I want to be a cosmetologist and in the early 80s I left the BVI to New York with the intention to study cosmetology. While there, I landed a job with Turner Construction Company and later enrolled at Robert Fiance School of Cosmetology. I spent 15 years in […]
When last you smell a coal pit burning? Personally, I love the smell of a coal pit burning and even more now, that it is not so common. Perhaps it is because I grew up with them and now only when Velma Chung burns her coal pit do I smell a coal pit burning. I […]
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 […]
Growing up in Nigeria, Africa, this young man knew that he wanted to become a doctor and immediately after completing his secondary education, Dr Orimeloye attended the Obasemi Awolowo University where he obtained his first degree in medicine. As policy has it, he had to complete one-year compulsory service for the country. Upon completion, he […]
