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WHAT HAPPENED TO CHRISTMAS ON MAIN STREET?
In 2014, organisers said the move to De Castro Street was temporary. Twelve years later, why the fair never returned to Main Street is still unclear. Nobody heading to Christmas on Main Street in December 2013 had much reason to think it would be the last one. The Lashing Dogs played, schoolchildren performed at Sir Olva Georges Plaza, and hundreds of people came out. Even a year later, when the booths went up on De Castro Street, the woman heading the organising committee to
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FIYAH BURN BVI!?: THE UK’S CARIBBEAN LGBTQ PUSH
Britain’s latest call for LGBTQ protections in Antigua and Barbuda raises questions about the Virgin Islands, where the Premier has proposed civil partnerships as a compromise. In March 2023, Premier Dr. Natalio Wheatley warned against what he described as cultural imperialism, arguing that one society should not impose its values on another. The Premier defended the Virgin Islands’ Christian traditions while maintaining that differences in beliefs should not justify discrimi
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THE REAL FIRST VIRGIN ISLANDER IN THE NBA
Everyone Owes Kleon Penn an Apology Kleon Penn said that he learned to play basketball on the Bell Vue Court in Tortola under the guidance of coaches Morris Wattley and Eddie Fahie. His parents and sports journalist Dean Greenaway were his biggest inspirations. During his time at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, Penn made waves in the Virgin Islands Basketball community as one of the best players that our country had to offer. Although Penn was just a young man from our
Aug 4, 20232 min read
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