Sylvanna Charles represented the British Virgin Island in this year’s Miss Plus Size Universe International Pageant which was held in St. Vincent and the Grenadines last night April 20th. As a result of Charles’ hard work and dedication, she placed 2nd Runner. She also won Best Evening Wear and Best Question and Answer. Congratulations to […]
International Super Star and Virgin Islands made, Keidran ‘Iyaz’ Jones will be making his first guest appearance at Get Juiced in Singapore on 6 April 2019. Renowned globally as multi-platinum singer, song writer and rapper, his first song release was ‘Replay’ in 2009 where he climbed the charts and secured a number 2 spot on […]
Virgin Islands athlete, Mr. Eldred Henry has gone down in history where he holds the National Shot-Put Record. Standing at 6’5”, Henry broke the 5-year-old NCAA Division II record with a performance score of 20.61 metres. He currently attends the University of Findlay in Ohio, United States. Henry’s interest in Shot-Put sparked in his junior […]
Kyron McMaster and Chantel Malone have been named the British Virgin Islands Athletics Association (BVIAA) Colonial Insurance (BVI) Ltd., Senior Male and Female Athletes of 2018. McMaster was ranked 3rd in the men’s 400-meter hurdles in 2018 and was the 2-time champion of the Diamond League in 2017 and 2018 amongst many other titles. His […]
Congratulations are in order to the Women’s Fastpitch Softball Team for winning their first games at the ‘Hit Your 2nd Shot’ First Tournament in Anguilla. The team was up against Anguilla and St. Maarten Team B with a score of 17-2 and 11-1 respectively. The ladies then advanced to the Championship where they competed against […]
Public Service week is being celebrated for the entire week under the theme “One Public Service – transforming together”. On Monday October 8th, 2018, many gathered at the Central Admin building where they participated in a Prayers and Recognition Ceremony for Public Officers. Some 156 public officers were recognised for their service to the local […]
Ms. Elinah Philip and Malik John will be travelling to Buenos Aires, Argentina to represent the BVI at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The Games are scheduled to take place from October 6th – 18th. Ms. Philip who is an 18-year-old swimmer will be competing in the 50m and 100m Freestyle and the 50m […]
BVI’s Kyron McMaster strikes again. On August 30th, McMaster won the IAAF 400m Hurdles Diamond League Trophy for the 2nd consecutive year in Zurich, Switzerland. He crossed the finishing line in an impeccable time of 48.08, beating the world champion, Karston Warholm who placed 2nd in 48.10. “I have been growing a lot. I really […]
Dr. Michael Turnbull and Hubert Akeem Lennard Jr. spoke this week at the 7th Annual TEDxWilmington Conference. Joining Alton Bertie and Allington Gumption Creque to have graced the Ted talks stage. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and […]