"The light that comes from wisdom never goes out"
On Emancipation Sunday, the Abolition Act 1833 was read from a reprint published by the Virgin Islands Public Library in 1984. The following year, the library also published a reprint …
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I am taking this matter to the media since I’ve had no meaningful response from the authorities whom I thought were responsible. Which ministry, department or agency is responsible for …
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I was very pleased to see that the editor of The BVI Beacon still thinks that a public library is of significant value to the community: so much so that …
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I was pleased to read in a recent issue of The BVI Beacon that Cabinet has approved a new location at Major Bay for the East End/Long Look Community Library. …
I applaud the theme of the BVI National Commission for UNESCO World Poetry Competition 2021: “Perspectives of Our Past: Unsung Heroes.” So often our lips declare that “we stand on …
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I was pleased with the cultural emphasis during the August Emancipation Festival events this year. It is getting closer to what I have been advocating for many years: prayerful thanksgiving, …
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There’s a strangeness in the air. Crisis, crisis! But not fear. Knock! Knock! Who is there? I’m a shaking, shaking, shaking up the heaven and the earth: There’s a …
I look forward to listening to the ZBVI Sports Show on Saturday afternoons around 6 p.m. It is informative and usually very humorous. Sometimes it’s so funny that they crack …
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I like to engage anyone who will listen in conversation on current topical issues and matters affecting the well-being of the territory. One such current issue is the deplorable condition …
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A talk-show host on Saturday night posed a seasonal question the radio audience: “What is the name of the tree we traditionally used in the Virgin Islands as the Christmas …
In his recent Budget Address, Premier Andrew Fahie promised to build on the arts festival previously organised by late District Five Representative Delores Christopher. Yes, indeed, we are forever grateful …
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I am still rescuing books after Hurricane Irma. Incredible! At last I’m getting around to my store of books at the Old Family House, which had been unoccupied for more …
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I agree with the topic and theme of your editorial of Nov. 15 titled “Culture is key in recovery.” To that I might add that records, written and oral, are …
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While reading a commentary published in the Oct. 18 edition of The BVI Beacon, it was gratifying to hear another voice calling for a Virgin Islands National Heroes Day and …
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I was very pleased to hear of the recently announced “Smart Communities” initiative and that Jost Van Dyke, Sea Cows Bay and East End/Long Look are included in the first …
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This year we have been reminded repeatedly of the origins of our August Emancipation Festival. The lessons came from elders, educators and historians; from the pulpit; from the Sunday Morning …
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I was pleased to hear of the scaled-down August Emancipation Festival programme to one of more cultural significance. On the day of its announcement, my devotional reading (BRF with Barbara …
I agree in principle with your editorial of last week arguing that Virgin Islands roads should have names of local significance. There are several categories of VI heroes and heroines …
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