H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) is pleased to announce the sponsors of the 2022 BVI Literary Arts Festival from 3rd – 6th November as part of the Department of Culture’s Culture and Tourism Month. This year’s festival will showcase and feature literature, film, music, and spoken word under the theme “Unspoken. Unwritten. Unknown.” The … Continued
The Government of National Unity has commenced the process of selecting national heroes of the Virgin Islands who once selected will be introduced into the curriculum of schools across the territory. Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley made the disclosure on Monday as the territory celebrated Heroes and Foreparents Day. He … Continued
Meet the recently crowned Miss Universe British Virgin Islands 2022-2023, Lia Claxton. Claxton was crowned at a coronation over the weekend and will represent the territory at the Miss Universe International Pageant. She is 18 years old, stands at 6Fft and enjoys playing piano, modeling & track & field. Lia says she would like to … Continued
In a recent Facebook post, Former Education Minister and local attorney Myron V Walwyn shared his sentiments affecting the present governance structures within the territory of the Virgin Islands. Walwyn said, “There is absolutely no doubt that the governance structures of our country require strengthening. For a country to be successful it also requires its … Continued
Former Education Minister and local attorney Myron V Walwyn has lent his voice to the conversation of the possibility of the BVI moving towards independence. In a recent Facebook post Walwyn said, “A move towards independence should not be solely about getting rid of the British. It should be about nation building. It should be … Continued
Director of the National Parks Trust of The Virgin Islands, Dr. Cassander Titley-O’Neal is currently in the United Kingdom attending a series of meetings on behalf of the National Parks Trust of The Virgin Islands (NPTVI). Dr. O’Neal delivered a keynote address entitled “Balancing Conservation of the BVI’s Natural Resources with Business of Running an … Continued
Two local woman across the Virgin Islands have publically made their grievances heard as it pertains to what they call a lack of respect for women and their contributions in the Virgin Islands. While the territory observed “Hero’s and Foreparents Day a flyer was disseminated from the Department of Information and Public Relations only showing … Continued
The British Virgin Islands women’s volleyball team earned a silver medal in the ECVA Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Championship after losing to St. Lucia in the final on Sunday night. Playing at the LB Scott Sports Auditorium in Pondfill, St. Maarten, the BVI women’s team which came in the competition as the lowest-ranked team, fell to … Continued
The mother of the high school student who is the alleged victim of recent acts of bullying has confirmed that one of the perpetrator has been arrested and charged. Mrs. Asma Muhammed recently sat down with 284Media to speak on the horrid chain of events that she said has left her son fearful for his … Continued
Miss BVI 2022 Jareena Penn is bringing awareness to the issue of domestic violence in the British Virgin Islands and the wider Caribbean by sharing her own story of being sexually abused at home and abroad as a young child. Penn was speaking as an invited guest on a programme aired by the Government Information … Continued
