Horse owners from St Thomas in the neighbouring US Virgin Islands walked away with more than $36,000 in cash prizes after winning races that came with the largest purses at the Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cow’s Bay on Sunday. […]
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Soca artistes rock Virgin Gorda
International soca acts Mr Killa and Farmer Nappy left Virgin Gorda in a frenzy after performing many of their hit songs during Sunday night’s staging of the Easter Fest. Showers of rain did nothing to dampen the mood as fans […]

Croal strikes historic gold! BVI bags 7 medals at CARIFTA
British Virgin Islands athletes wrote their names in history after tallying a total of seven medals at the recently-concluded CARIFTA Games in the Cayman Islands during the Easter weekend. Topping the list of those BVI athletes was Jaleel Croal who […]

Construction of new ESHS will begin next year
Premier Andrew Fahie has assured that the construction of new Elmore Stoutt High School buildings will begin by 2020. He made this announcement at the contract signing ceremony for the restoration of the school’s L-shape building at its Road Town […]

PHOTOS: Governor, residents report good fun at 2019 Easter Parade
This year’s staging of the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival was fun-filled, despite being curtailed, residents have said. The just-concluded festival climaxed with roughly 10 troupes participating in the Easter Parade and subsequent village entertainment on Monday. Governor Augustus Jaspert who […]

BVI named 2nd runner-up in global pageant
Local beauty Syvanna Charles copped the second runner-up position in the recently-held Miss Plus-size Universe competition. The event was held on Saturday at Sunset Shores Beach Hotel in St Vincent and the Grenadines. On her way to the top-three, Charles […]

Budget for local festivals will start coming sooner – Clyne
In an effort to improve the delivery of festivals in the British Virgin Islands, government has pledged to provide funds to the festival organising committees sooner. This was revealed at the opening of the Roy O’Neal Festiville on Saturday night. […]

PHOTOS: VG Fest opens, Dexta Daps delivers
The dusty atmosphere at the Roy O’Neal Festiville in the Valley on Virgin Gorda did little to deter fans of Jamaican entertainer Dexta Daps from having a grand time on night one of the annual Virgin Gorda Easter Festival. Daps […]

Premier urges businesses to donate to ESHS’ reconstruction
Premier Andrew Fahie is challenging local businesses to donate towards the completion of classrooms at the Elmore Stoutt High School to ensure a smooth start to the 2019 September school year. He made the call at a contract signing ceremony […]

$3.7M to restore ESHS L-shaped building, gov’t signs four contracts
Premier Andrew Fahie has signed four contracts totalling $3.7 million for repairs to the L-shaped building at the hurricane-ravaged Elmore Stoutt High School campus in Road Town. This was done at the opening ceremony on the grounds of the high […]