The August Monday Parade was successfully staged with nearly 50 entries of troupes, floupes, groups, and bands participating in the highlight event of the annual emancipation festivities. Scores of onlookers lined the streets of Road Town as paraders put on […]
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Hodge ends Olympics run with 8th place finish in semis
BVI sprint dynamo Adaejah Hodge closed out her first Olympics with a 22.70s run, finishing in 8th place in the women’s 200m semifinals at the Paris 2024 Games in the Stade de France on August 5. “Before the race, I […]
Fahie gets 11-year sentence for drug conspiracy
Former Premier Andrew Fahie was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment in a Miami court today for conspiring to smuggle cocaine into the United States through Virgin Islands waters. US District Court Judge Kathleen Williams described Fahie’s actions as an attempt […]
PHOTOS: Rise & Shine 2024
Scores of revellers gathered behind bands in the early hours of Monday, August 5, moving from Port Purcell to the Cyril B. Romney Pier Park for the Road Town leg of the annual Rise and Shine Tramp. The intoxicating sounds […]
McMaster advances to Olympic semifinals
BVI’s Commonwealth champion, Kyron McMaster, finished third in Heat 1 of the men’s 400 metre hurdles at the Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Paris earlier today, running in Lane 2. He edged out Sweden’s Carl Bengstrom, finishing […]
Glowing references support Fahie before sentencing
Some community members from the First District and others have submitted supportive references to a Miami court for convicted former Premier Andrew Fahie ahead of his sentencing today. Fahie was convicted in Miami earlier this year on conspiracy to import […]
Stronger Together: Emancipation Service 2024
As the territory celebrates 190 years of emancipation through its annual emancipation festivities, it hosted what might be the most meaningful event of the entire multi-day festival on Sunday, August 4 — the annual Emancipation Service. Held under the theme, […]
PHOTOS: International Reggae Night draws massive crowd
International Reggae Night of the 70th Emancipation Festival pulled a large turnout inside Rena’s Festiville on Friday, attracting the largest crowd of the festivities so far. The venue was bustling with activity as patrons filled the space, resulting in overcrowded […]
Braithwaite advances to 100m Olympic semi-finals
Local sprinter Rikkoi Brathwaite has had a successful start to his Olympic campaign, securing his spot in the semi-finals of the men’s 100-metre event in Paris, France, on Saturday, August 3. Running out of lane 4, Brathwaite finished his heat […]
Cultural Food Fair showcases local delicacies and products
Various members of the community showcased local foods and products at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park on Friday, August 2, in what was another successful staging of the BVI Cultural Food Fair, held as part of the annual […]