Culture, education and creative dialogue were on the agenda during a recent international conference where the Virgin Islands was represented by Tourism and Culture Junior Minister Luce Hodge-Smith. Ms. Hodge-Smith …
October 21, 2025
August 21, 2025
Carifesta will deliver, promises the premier
Rejecting recent opposition claims that he is the “party premier,” Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley defended his support of entertainment events while introducing a 53-member delegation the government is sending to …
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August 2, 2024
HOA limits Cabinet’s power over contracts
Despite dissent from five opposition members, the House of Assembly narrowly voted on Tuesday to dramatically limit Cabinet’s discretion over contract awards in keeping with recommendations from the 2022 Commission …
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May 31, 2024
Small crowds, big cheers at music fest
Dancing concertgoers crowded the stage in hopes of touching Jamaican dancehall performer Alkaline early Sunday morning at the Virgin Islands Music Festival. It was a high point for the three-day …
May 3, 2024
August Festival to mark 70 this year
There will be much to celebrate during this year’s August Emancipation Festival. “We’re celebrating not just the 70th anniversary of Festival, but we’re celebrating 190 years of emancipation, 190 years …
March 29, 2024
$670k budgeted for music festival
Government has allocated $670,000 for the Virgin Islands Music Festival in May but hopes to earn it all back through ticket sales, sponsorships and other revenue streams, Premier Dr. Natalio …
May 6, 2023
VIP-led government announces ministries
The new House of Assembly is taking shape. The past week saw the appointment of Progressive Virgin Islands Movement leader Ronnie Skelton as opposition leader and the setting of ministerial …
March 14, 2019
VIP running Hodge-Smith in by-election
At the first sitting of the House of Assembly on Tuesday, an empty seat marked the absence of former National Democratic party Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool, who resigned last …
