From donkey rides and races to cultural games and festival village nights filled with live performances, the three-day Carrot Bay Cultural Fiesta provided a vibrant finale to the territory’s 71st Emancipation celebrations. Here are some highlights from the final day […]

The 2025 Carrot Bay Cultural Fiesta is bringing this year’s Emancipation celebrations to a lively close with a mix of tradition, entertainment, and community spirit. Festivities began Thursday with its Seafood Cultural Explosion, as well as the village opening ceremony […]

Colour, culture, and community pride filled the streets of East End/Long Look as the annual Emancipation Parade rolled out on August 6. From vibrant troupes to steel pan and other music, the celebration honoured freedom, heritage, and culture in the […]

Scores of revellers took to the streets on the eastern end of Tortola early Wednesday morning for the East End J’ouvert — a vibrant display of music, movement, and emancipation pride. The annual event, part of the Virgin Islands’ Emancipation […]

The 2025 August Monday Festival Parade rolled through Road Town yesterday, celebrating emancipation with vibrant colour, music and a strong island spirit. The streets of Road Town came alive on Monday as the annual Emancipation Festival Parade celebrated the abolition […]

  Scores or revellers took to the streets in the early hours of Monday, August 4, for the Rise and Shine Tramp — part of the 71st Emancipation Festival celebrations in Road Town. Revellers danced behind bands, waving flags and […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has renewed his call for an end to colonial rule in the Virgin Islands, urging residents to prepare for full self-determination as the territory continues to redefine its relationship with the United Kingdom. Speaking during the […]

International Soca Night, one of the major highlights of the ongoing 71st Emancipation Festival, drew a massive crowd and delivered electrifying performances from a packed lineup of regional artistes. The event, held inside the Festival Village, featured high-energy sets from […]

A vibrant showcase of tradition and taste unfolded at the Cultural Food Fair held on August 1 as part of the Virgin Islands’ 71st Emancipation Festival celebrations. Residents and visitors gathered in Road Town to experience a wide variety of […]

Lenell “LJ” Stevens Jr. made local music history over the weekend after capturing first place in both the Groovy and Power categories at the 71st Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival Soca Monarch competition. Stevens, a familiar name in the BVI music […]