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December 1, 2022

10th Anegada Lobster Festival a hit

At sunrise on Friday, a dozen residents gathered on the Anegada ferry dock to set an intention for the weekend: that everyone arriving to the “drowned island” would be safe …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
August 18, 2022

Festival report promised in weeks

Following August Emancipation Festival events held for the first time in three years, Virgin Islands Festivals and Fairs Committee Chairman Dirk Walters said that the organisation is already drafting a …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
August 12, 2022

Virgin Islands dishes featured at food fair

During the Festival Food Fair on July 29, Olive Vanterpool was demonstrating the process of making cassava bread as live steel pan music played in the background. Her mission was …

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by Sariah Lake
April 22, 2022

Virgin Gorda Easter Festival returns

With an official list of events circulated by government on Good Friday, the 53rd Virgin Gorda Easter Festival was held over the weekend after being canceled for the last two …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
August 18, 2021

COMMENTARY —Covid, Festival, Olympics addressed

Covid-19, the August Emancipation Festival and the Olympics are all worthy of a separate commentary. Nonetheless, there is currently a confluence of these issues, so I will take the bold …

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by Edgar Leonard
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 13, 2020

A virtual twist for Festival 2020

The 66th August Emancipation Festival was unlike any other before it. Rather than packing into the Festival Village to dance to soca and calypso, residents logged onto the Virgin Islands …

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by Joey Waldinger
August 3, 2020

Virtual service reflects on emancipation

Though the annual Emancipation Service could not be held in person due to Covid-19 precautions, viewers who tuned in to a virtual version of the event last week still got …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
August 1, 2020

A socially distanced festival begins

Once, while abroad in Canada, somebody asked Jadienne Webb where she came from. Leaning into her identity and her accent, Ms. Webb said, “I live where you vacay, you escape …

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by Joey Waldinger
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
March 6, 2020

2019 festival report promised soon

A detailed report on the government’s spending on last year’s festivals is written, but Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley told the House of …

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by Dana Kampa
January 21, 2020

Fourth Kite & Paddle Festival takes off

Though the windy weather over the weekend was dangerous for small vessels at sea, it was perfect for the fourth Anegada Kite & Paddle Festival. In fact, it was the …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
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 19, 2019

Spending from past Festivals not yet available

In part because of faulty recordkeeping in the past, comprehensive financial information about festivals from 2016 to the present is not currently available, according to Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries …

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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
July 11, 2019

VI celebrates with St. John

As the August Emancipation Festival season fast approaches, Virgin Islands residents are showing their support for nearby celebrations as well. The 65th St. John Festival last Thursday saw an influx …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
April 16, 2019

VG Easter Festival to stay scaled down

This year’s 52nd Virgin Gorda Easter Festival will be scaled down again because of financial constraints and efforts to highlight local culture over international artists, officials said last week. At …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
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
May 4, 2018

Virgin Islands contingent takes part in St. Thomas Carnival

Sherine Smith was excited as she took the 9 a.m. ferry from Road Town to see her favourite troupe, the Hugga Bunch, perform in the Adult Parade at the 70th …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK

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