Category: Features

Dec 01
Welcome to Groundworks – Where nature, culture, and community come alive.

Nestled on the southwestern coast of Tortola in Pockwood Pond, Groundworks BVI spans an impressive 2.5 acres of lush, wheelchair-accessible terrain. Originally envisioned as a haven for landscapers and garden enthusiasts, Groundworks offers a full suite of services, including Landscaping, Potscapes, Plant Nursery, Trucking, Excavation, and Light Construction. Today, Groundworks has blossomed from just a […]

Jul 23
Festival In Full Focus: Virgin Islands Celebrates Its 71st Emancipation Festival

It’s festival baby! From Food Fairs to Fungi Fests to the Grand Monday Parade, the Virgin Islands will once again come alive in a cascade of colours, costumes, and culture during one of the Caribbean’s most significant cultural events: the Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival. But this event is more than just a festival! Every performance, […]

Jul 15
Through His Lens: Rondel Smith Tells Nature’s Story from the Shores of Anegada

On the quiet, windswept island of Anegada—where the land seems to melt into the sea and wild beauty stretches out in every direction—Rondel Smith is using his camera to tell a story that is both intimate and urgent. He is not just a photographer. He is a witness, an interpreter of the wild, and a […]

Jan 06
Upgrading Virgin Islands’ Tourism Corridors: West End Ferry Terminal and Trellis Bay Welcome Centre

A tourism corridor is a “route that connects different destinations with significant tourist attractions, such as historical sites, natural landscapes, or cultural events” (destinationcanada.com). According to “Visitor flows, trajectories and corridors: Planning and designing places from the traveler’s point of view”, published in the ‘Annals of Tourism Research – Volume 82’, “corridors represent passages built […]