Summer Sizzle BVI, the Caribbean’s premiere summer event is an eclectic fusion of Fashion, Art, Music, and Culture scheduled for July 26 – 31, 2023 in the British Virgin Islands. The event in its 13th year is a spectacular fashion and lifestyle destination event with a schedule designed to showcase BVI culture, diversity, local and … Continued
Reynold ‘King Paido’ Philips received his 12th calypso title in the BVI after winning the Dawn Flax Easter Festiville 2023 Calypso Monarch on Sunday. King Paido received a total of 313 points to claim his 7th title on Virgin Gorda to add to his previous 5 on Tortola. The calypso king performed his two songs; One Consequence (the … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is mixing it up in observance of Family Friday and hitting the runway at UMI’s special Family Friday’s Edition. Officers of the Force and members of the public will strut their stuff coupled with family members to model the latest wear at UMI’s Flagship Store on Friday, March 3 … Continued
Summer Sizzle BVI says they have created a winning platform for BVI models and other fashion industry creatives by providing unparalleled professional training and mentorship from globally renowned fashion designers, top models, celebrity makeup artists, hairstylists and photographers. They are celebrating and championing the successes of fashion professionals who gained their start on the Summer … Continued
Content Producer Kyra James is encouraging young Virgin Islanders to believe in themselves and their talents as anything is possible once an individual has the right mindset. Kyra’s encouraging words came during a recent interview with 284Media where she spoke about her experience and involvement in the just concluded 65th Grammy Awards. Working for the … Continued
There will be no International Soca Monarch Competition this year. The highly anticipated staple event on Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival Calendar has been cancelled voluntarily for the first time in three decades after the Government of Trinidad and Tobago refused the issue $10 Million funding to the event’s promoters. Director of the Caribbean Prestige Foundation … Continued
The reigning CCT Soca Monarch champion Ramon G made the territory proud on Wednesday after placing second in the regional 2023 Soca Party Monarch Jumpy competition in St. Croix. Performing his song Mass Intentions, Ramon G pulled out all the stops and left everything on stage as he gained the second place prize of $3000 … Continued
Pioneering TV news journalist Barbara Walters has died aged 93. Her death was announced last evening December 30th, 2022. Ms Walters made headlines in 1976 as the first female network news anchor. During more than three decades at ABC, and before that at NBC, she became known for securing exclusive interviews with the famous and … Continued
Over forty writers and other speakers from the BVI, the Caribbean and its diaspora took centre stage to showcase literature, film, music, and spoken word under the theme “Unspoken. Unwritten. Unknown” at the 2nd Annual BVI Literary Arts Festival. The three-day festival, which was a joint collaboration between the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) … Continued
25th November will be an evening of spectacular cultural entertainment when a collage of bands from Anguilla, Nevis, and several villages around the British Virgin Islands takes the stage at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park. The evening’s celebration will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a brief opening ceremony and will be one of … Continued
