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January 24, 2025

Summit to inform tourism plan

After Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley called for a “shared vision” last Thursday at the first Virgin Islands Tourism Summit, Shereen Flax-Charles had a question. “What are the plans to balance …

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by Allison Vaughn
November 24, 2024

Three islands, three days of fungi

Children played and danced in the grass while adults bobbed their heads and swayed to the music on Saturday evening as fungi bands performed on the lawn of the Cyril …

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by Allison Vaughn
August 15, 2024

A ‘cultural vibe’ in Carrot Bay

Though Phillip Mostert has lived in the Virgin Islands for nine years, Friday was his first time attending the Carrot Bay Cultural Fiesta. But the South African did not come …

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by Allison Vaughn
December 8, 2023

Culture month ends with familial reflection

Community members looked back in history on Nov. 30 in Long Look while celebrating the conclusion of Culture and Tourism Month, which entailed a full month celebrating music, history, art, …

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by Dana Kampa
November 24, 2023

New national heroes depicted at show

While Via Donovan opened jars of paint in front of two large canvases upstage, lengths of silk were lowered between the stage curtains. A dancer dressed in red then hoisted …

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by Rushton Skinner
November 11, 2023

Culture month opening lauds historic sites

As evening fell on the St. Philip’s Anglican Church ruins in Kingstown, a woman wearing a stark white apron and azure dress walked along the path in front of the …

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by Dana Kampa
November 25, 2019

Culture Week marks 25 years

It takes Arona Forbes roughly three months to grow the plants and herbs that bring flavour to her hot pepper sauce. It takes only ten minutes for her to blend …

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by Joey Waldinger
November 4, 2019

19 from VI attended Carifesta in Trinidad & Tobago

A last-minute delegation of 19 Virgin Islands representatives attended Caribbean Community’s Festival of the Arts, known as Carifesta, from Aug. 16-25 in Trinidad and Tobago, according to Education, Culture, Youth …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
August 1, 2019

Festival kicks off with music, pageants

The 65th August Emancipation Festival is well under way, with upcoming performances by local and international bands as well as the Rise and Shine Tramp and the August Monday Parade. …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED

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