[blockquote style=”1″]All she said to me just do what she wants, when she tell me to stop, I must stop, when she tell me to move on, I must move on, things like that” said Joseph E. Williams who was awarded for his special service 50 years ago said, remembering his conversation with Her Majesty […]
[blockquote style=”1″]“Try your best to keep your vehicle maintained, you should have it checked, just like you have regular doctor checkups? You should have regular vehicular checkups,” Chief Fire Officer Zebalon Mc Clean advises as a preventative measure against the occurrence of vehicle fires.[/blockquote] It may be under-reported here in the Virgin Islands, but vehicle […]
A facility catering to the elderly in the Virgin Islands is taking precautionary measures in the event of a fire. On Monday 18th April 2016, the Adina Donovan Home for the Elderly underwent a two-hour fire safety training exercise with the Fire and Rescue Services Department at their Road Town location. Assistant Manager for the […]
[blockquote style=”1″]Yes, I have seen a difference. Now, we are able to focus on everybody. Having it become a homeless shelter has more benefits than it being just a drug rehab. So that’s a plus,” Director of Safe Haven Transitional Center Jacqueline Donovan told VI Life and Style magazine in an interview.[/blockquote] Tucked in a […]
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 […]
“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 […]
