Soon after Dr. Angel Smith was appointed to oversee the government’s archives last year, he was assessing old records when he found a series of documents that shed new light …
July 22, 2024
July 22, 2024
Oldest archives not open to public
Two-century-old land records displayed during a recent archives exhibition were found “purely by accident,” according to Archives and Records Management Unit Director Dr. Angel Smith. Dr. Smith discovered the documents …
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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June 7, 2023
Museums bring VI history to life
Life in the Virgin Islands looked quite different for most residents in the 1960s than it does today, and artist Reuben Vanterpool dedicates much of his time to showcasing his …
July 19, 2022
Historians reflect on 2nd VI Day
Local historians contemplated what it takes to foster a resilient legacy during a panel discussion hosted by H. Lavity Stoutt Community College on July 4 in observance of the second …
February 18, 2022
Education reform highlighted at memorial
With waves crashing against the rocks, community members dressed all in white tossed bouquets of pink and yellow flowers into the sea on Feb. 13 to memorialise victims of the …
November 25, 2021
1949 march brought to life
Partway through an evening of storytelling, poetry and music on Nov. 21, event organisers called everyone’s attention to the clock at 5:30, the exact moment when about 1,500 people arrived …
October 26, 2021
VI heroes heralded on historic holiday
Past and present collided as some of the Virgin Islands’ brightest minds looked back on history’s change-makers during the inaugural Heroes and Forefathers Day on Oct. 18, drawing comparisons between …
November 16, 2020
What’s next for the VI Constitution?
Before discussing whether the Virgin Islands should pursue greater autonomy from the United Kingdom during the upcoming constitutional review, panellists at a Nov. 8 forum offered ideas about what is …
March 5, 2020
A leader from ‘country’: territory honours H. Lavity Stoutt
Once a semester, Hamilton Lavity Stoutt — the territory’s first chief minister — would visit BVI High School to speak at the general assembly, said Najan Christopher, a BVI HS …
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December 5, 2019
Did Tortola get a newspaper in 1789?
While gathering information about post-emancipation land sales in the Caribbean, Virgin Islands historian Dr. Mitch Kent was looking through centuries-old newspaper clippings when he came across something unexpected: two advertisements …
