The trio of Kennard Dawson, Demoi Hodge and Reyondre Mercer created history for the Great Britain Baseball Team and the British Virgin Islands, after finishing second in the 2023 Under 23 Baseball European Championship in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Playing in the final on Saturday, August 12, Great Britain fell to the Netherlands 23-5 in the … Continued
BVIslanders Olympia Maduro Fahie and Darel Christopher Jr. represented the territory in the just concluded 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships which ended on Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland. Maduro Fahie’s first event was the Women Elite Individual Time Trial on Thursday, August 10, where she finished 85th overall over the 36.2 kilometers, with a total time of … Continued
Raul “Jougo” Sprauve is the 2023 BVI Road March winner. The Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee confirmed the news in a release on Friday as they announced the winners of the various categories from this year’s August Monday Parade. Jougo took the road march with his hit song “Lean”, taking his overall tally of … Continued
British Virgin Islanders Kennard Dawson, Demoi Hodge and Reyondre Mercer have assisted the Great Britain Baseball Team into the finals of the Under 23 Baseball European Championship. Playing in the semi-finals on Friday in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, Great Britain defeated Germany 6-5 in the bottom of the 7th inning. Dawson had 3 at bats and 1 … Continued
Patricia Hackett has been appointed to serve as the Gender Affairs Coordinator in the Ministry of Health and Social Development. This was confirmed in a media statement from the aforementioned ministry which said that Hackett’s appointment commenced in May 2023 and will be valid for a period of one year. This is her second time … Continued
Antiguans Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers created several historic feats on Thursday after successfully completing the first private astronaut flight by Virgin Galactic. The duo became the first mother-daughter pair to go to space, the first female astronauts from the Caribbean, and the sixth and seventh black women to go to space. Mayers also became the … Continued
Bishop John Cline is calling on residents to take back the emancipation village. Bishop Cline made the plea during the Emancipation Service on Sunday, labelling the current state of affairs of the emancipation village as concerning, as the activities are moving away from the traditional practices. The bishop said the change from the traditional celebrations … Continued
Reverend Dr. Michael Turnbull and Pastor Jovan Cline are tipped to co-chair the Virgin Islands Heritage Month Committee, starting in 2024. Chairman Reverend Dr. Melvin A. Turnbull made the announcement to residents on Sunday, August 6 at the Emancipation Service at the Sunday Morning Well. Reverend Turnbull said that after more than two decades at … Continued
After both pleading guilty to conspiring to import cocaine and agreeing to assist authorities in the ongoing drug trafficking case involving former Premier Andrew Fahie, Oleanvine Maynard and her son Kadeem Maynard are set to be sentenced on August 21, 2023. According to a recent court document, for the offence, the customary mandatory minimum term … Continued
The Parade Sub-committee of the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee has registered 1,000 revellers spread across 25 entries for the August Monday Parade. The parade which will begin promptly at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, August 7 will see dazzling entries ranging from the troupes, floats, floupes, sporting cars and individual entries. The thousand-reveller parade … Continued
