It’s official! Vybz Kartel to perform in BVI in March 2025
After much public speculation, local event promoter Steve Parillon of YOLO Promotions has confirmed that prominent dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel is officially slated to perform in the British Virgin Islands in March 2025.
A video circulating on social media shows Parillon and Vybz Kartel signing a contract for the March event, during which the artiste declared, “the comet is coming,” seemingly referring to himself.
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley is reported to have been closely involved in contracting the artiste. However, he has not responded to questions from our news centre to clarify his involvement.
Two government ministers have spoken out against the event. Both ministers stated on Friday that they were uncertain about the accuracy of the information but indicated that if true, they would not support government involvement.
In a conversation on ZBVI radio on Friday, October 4, Deputy Premier Lorna Smith expressed no objection to a local individual hosting the event independently, but stressed that it was not the right time for government involvement. She emphasized that the territory has larger issues that need to be prioritized first.
Minister for Communications and Works Kye Rymer echoed this sentiment in a separate conversation with ZBVI.
Vybz Kartel, whose given name is Adidja Palmer, was released from a Jamaican prison earlier this year after serving 13 years, following the quashing of his murder conviction by the UK’s Privy Council. His first known concert is set to take place in Jamaica later this year.
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If the public purse is indeed paying for this event, and if ‘we the people’ let it happen again, then that should tell us all that we are nothing but talk in this country.
This is what our SPREEMIER doing with taxpayers’ money?
It’s a shame. Ask those who know this man and they will tell you all he sings about is guns, women and killing… Quite a shame!!! BVI be careful. I need to hear the voice of the BVI Christian Council.
That’s good start promiting it from now this will be a big investment for the bvi
Shut yu RA$$. And that damm Parillon should know better. Karma always ketch up. Just look at that damm P-Diddy. When you all gonna learn?
is in control , and ain’t no stopping us now / ya’ll might as well come see yo boi do * he ting * and behave ya’ll selves , they don’t call me PREMIER nutt-uUNN
Everyone seem to forget that this thing is a CONVICTED CRIMINAL THAT GOT OFF BECAUSE OF TECHNICALITY
So the government and this promotion company are going to use our tax dollars to throw a concert for a washed up star that is sick and diying….. Then they are going to charge us to go to said concert that WE have paid for…. and they keep all the profit….. This place is a joke!!!