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August Emancipation Festival

August 7, 2022

Community shows up big for 2022 Festival

Dancing in the streets by the hundreds for the first time in years, the Virgin Islands community showed up in force to celebrate being outside together for the 68th annual …

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by Dana Kampa
July 28, 2022

VI celebrates emancipation

The August Emancipation Festival is officially under way. With the slicing of a pink ribbon strung across the stage, the Bernard “Yampie” Nibbs Festival Village officially opened on July 27. …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
July 19, 2022

Smaller festival brings back classic events

Following two pandemic-era August Emancipation Festivals held largely online, in-person events are returning this year even though a limited budget means the celebration won’t be as extensive as before Covid-19, …

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by Dana Kampa
July 30, 2021

August Festival events postponed

Last year’s August Emancipation Festival was marked with a mashup of virtual and in-person events featuring live-streamed musical showcases and poetry competitions as well as small traditional markets and food …

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by Dana Kampa
August 8, 2020

Soca and calypso showcases go virtual

Thousands tuned into the virtual soca and calypso showcases this week in the comfort and safety of their own homes, jamming to sounds that represent the Virgin Islands. Both virtual …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
August 2, 2020

EDITORIAL: Celebrate emancipation, but please do it safely

Though the Covid-19 pandemic means that this year’s August Emancipation Festival has been scaled back dramatically, the observance is every bit as important as usual, and we hope residents will …

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by BVI Beacon
July 31, 2020

Festival report sheds light on last year

After the government failed to provide legally mandated annual reports on Festival spending for three years, Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley recently broke …

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by Dana Kampa
July 24, 2020

Scaled-back August Festival is on

Though the celebrations will look notably different from typical years, the August Emancipation Festival will still happen in the coming weeks despite the complications of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to …

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by Dana Kampa
October 28, 2019

$710k festivals budget ballooned to $1.9 million in spending

The Virgin Islands Festivals and Fairs Committee started out the year with a budget of $710,000, which later was upped to $1.3 million before expenditures ultimately topped $1.9 million, according …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
August 15, 2019

East End festival renews focus on culture

When the sun came up on Aug. 7 and hundreds of people were dancing their way through East End, Jessika Robinson knew she had to be in the thick of …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
August 15, 2019

65th Festival dubbed a success

The colourful feathers Kay Williams was wearing attracted lots of attention during the August Monday Parade, and for good reason. Ms. Williams was the Queen of the Band for the …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
August 10, 2019

EDITORIAL: In Facebook age, emancipation is increasingly on VI’s radar

For decades, we have encouraged residents during this season to remember the real reason for the August Emancipation Festival. As we do the same this year, we are pleased to …

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by BVI Beacon
July 5, 2019

65th August Emancipation Festival three weeks away

The Virgin Islands is gearing up for the 65th August Emancipation Festival with performances, parades, pageants and other events scheduled to last nearly a month across the territory. But VI …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
August 15, 2018

Photo highlights from the 2018 August Emancipation Festival

The 2018 August Emancipation Festival may be over now, but below are some of the Beacon‘s best photos from the festivities to help you relive it. Although this year’s Festival …

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by Amanda Ulrich
August 13, 2018

Four charged with firearm offences over Festival

Over the August Emancipation Festival, police made several “significant” arrests for firearm-related offences, according to a police press release issued on Friday. Alanah Chalwell, of East End, and Nyall Giovanni …

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by Amanda Ulrich
August 9, 2018

EDITORIAL: Post-Irma, scaled-back Festival with culture focus is a good plan

In the post-Hurricane Irma landscape, we welcome government’s plan to scale back the August Emancipation Festival while ramping up its emphasis on culture and history. As the celebrations get under …

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by The BVI Beacon
July 20, 2018

August Emancipation Festival 2018 to be shorter and cheaper

The show must go on at August Emancipation Festival despite a slashed budget and scaled-back events, according to Education and Culture Minister Myron Walwyn. Speaking Monday at a press briefing …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
May 6, 2018

New committee takes charge of scaled-down Festival

A scaled-down, budget-friendly August Emancipation Festival will be the goal for the new Festivals and Fairs Committee Executive Board, whose appointment was announced April 25. Returning Chairman Trefor Grant will …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS

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