United Kingdom author and filmmaker David Olusoga will kick off the four-day BVI Literary Arts Festival at 4 p.m. today with a lecture exploring citizenship in the United Kingdom and …
In first, medical school coming
In a move the government hopes will boost the economy and expand educational opportunities in the Virgin Islands, the territory’s first medical school is set to open next August after …
The ‘hidden universe’ in ‘our BVI backyards’
With a recent doctorate degree in hand, an alumnus of H. Lavity Stoutt Community College is back in the Virgin Islands to share a new tool for viewing the tiny …
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Lit fest brings 40-plus writers to VI
The fast-paced schedule of the third annual BVI Literary Festival had attendees raucously laughing at humorous readings, snapping in appreciation of poetry performances, and sitting in contemplative silence as authors …
Dr. Richard Georges sworn in at HLSCC
Last Thursday, for the first time in Virgin Islands history, an alumnus of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College was sworn in as the college’s president. “Today it is a …
POEM — Listening
What could I have known of the easeful ways of sliding through this world? A dew drop descending the petal’s sloping splendour; this same moon that rose over great …
COMMENTARY — ‘The empire is not dead’
Being a commonwealth or territory is permanent second-class status. – United States Senator Chris Murphy (D – Connecticut) A certain Clematius, a man of senatorial rank, who seems …
Commentary — ‘Make something frighteningly new’
A year ago I wrote that there was opportunity hidden amidst the wreckage of Irma and Maria and that we just needed the wherewithal and the courage to find it. …
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