284 Media
HLSCC Jazz Noir: An Evening of Live Jazz
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- HLSCC Jazz Noir: An Evening of Live Jazz
- Runtime
- 2:31:02
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Experience the elegance and culture of "Jazz Noir," presented by the HLSCC Performing Arts Series. This unforgettable night of live jazz features performances by Glenn Bryan & Friends, the HLSCC Jazz Ensemble, the HLSCC Stingrays, Blue Essence, and Tap & Jazz by Che Pemberton. Hosted by Trefor Grant.
One Night. One Stage. Pure Jazz.
3:10 Jazz Ensemble
14:42 Tap & Jazz By Che Pemberton
28:51 HLSCC Stingrays
43:13 Jazz Ensemble
1:01:33 Blue Essence
1:25:30 Glenn Bryan & Friends
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- BVI Food Wine & Rum Festival 2026
- Runtime
- 10:47
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
- Description
- 284 Media was there at the 2026 Village Cay Food, Rum & Wine Festival! Join us as we look back at the lively atmosphere, delicious food, refreshing drinks, and memorable moments from this year’s celebration.
Watch, enjoy, and relive the festival with us!
#284Media #VillageCay #FoodRumAndWineFestival #BVI #FestivalHighlights
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- BVI Football Association 2026/27 BDO League Launch & Press Conference
- Runtime
- 38:32
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
- Description
- The BVI Football Association invites you to the BDO League Launch and Press Conference, marking the start of the 2026/27 league season.
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- 2026 Village Cay & Rhythm+Sands Food, Wine & Rum Festival
- Runtime
- 1:25:51
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- 2nd Press Conference for the 2026 Village Cay & Rhythm+Sands Food, Wine & Rum Festival, taking place ahead of the Festival on 16–18 October 2026.
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- 284 Excellence Film Festival returns for its second edition
- Runtime
- 25:05
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
- Description
- The 284 Excellence Film Festival returns for its second edition from October 29 to November 1, 2026, under the theme “Uniting Creative Voices, Celebrating Caribbean Stories.”
BVI Film Commissioner Natalia Hodge joins 284 Media to discuss what audiences can expect from this year’s festival and its role in growing the BVI’s film industry
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- BVI Festival Destra 2026
- Runtime
- 0:00
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
- Description
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- What to expect at Shakina House of Prayer’s Family & Community Concert
- Runtime
- 22:01
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
- Description
- Join 284 Media as we chat with Minister Linda Andrew and Mrs. Natalie Christopher, Public Relations Officer for Shakina House of Prayer, about the upcoming Family, Friends & Community Concert as they tell us all about the event, its purpose, and what the community can look forward to!
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- All you need to know about HLSCC’s Jazz Noir
- Runtime
- 16:25
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Get ready for Jazz Noir: An Evening of Live Jazz, happening Saturday October 24, at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College. In this 284 Media interview we explore the music, the inspiration and the culture behind the event.
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- CCT partners with BVI royalty to support youth and promote local talent
- Runtime
- 4:46
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- CCT has renewed its partnership with the Virgin Islands Prince and Princess Pageant, naming the 2026-2027 Virgin Islands Prince, Princess and Miss British Virgin Islands as brand ambassadors as the locally owned telecommunications company continues its investment in young BVI talent.
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- Skelton Cline urges BVI to seek compromise in USVI charter fee dispute
- Runtime
- 4:30
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Political commentator Claude Skelton Cline is urging the BVI Government to avoid escalating its dispute with the United States over charter vessel fees, warning that the Territory could face serious economic and travel consequences.
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- Caller says charter fee dispute threatens longstanding BVI USVI ties
- Runtime
- 3:53
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- A caller to the Look at the Community programme has expressed concern over the ongoing disagreement between the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) over charter fees.
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- Talk show host on Charter Fees increase and natural resources
- Runtime
- 7:03
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
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- Residents divided over reports of sea bathing on Jost Van Dyke amid water concerns
- Runtime
- 6:01
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Residents of the British Virgin Islands have expressed mixed views following comments about residents of Jost Van Dyke bathing in seawater amid concerns about water conditions on the island.
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- Water in Sea Cows Bay within three months with PLM says Vanterpool
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- People’s Leadership Movement (PLM) founder Mark Vanterpool says a PLM administration would take steps to address water challenges in Sea Cows Bay within its first three months in office.
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- Montserrat secures Group A victory against BVI
- Runtime
- 2:11
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The British Virgin Islands suffered a 3-0 defeat to Montserrat in their Concacaf Nations League Group A matchup at the TCIFA National Stadium in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.
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- Historic campaign sees BVI secure its first two chess master titles
- Runtime
- 3:46
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Team BVI has ended its 2026 Chess Olympiad campaign in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with a historic first: two Candidate Master titles, earned by Shamoy Joseph and Kiara Phillip.
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- Dr Titley O’Neal addresses concerns surrounding The Baths and other protected areas
- Runtime
- 3:27
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The Baths and the British Virgin Islands’ other national parks are not for sale and will not be sold, according to National Parks Trust Director Dr Cassander Titley-O’Neal.
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- Minister brushes off suggestions of malicious intent in VG dumpsite fire
- Runtime
- 3:28
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Health Minister Vincent Wheatley says Waste Management officials have confirmed that Saturday’s fire was brought under control.
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- Minister says planned site will honor community figure Abdul Shabazz
- Runtime
- 3:26
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- District Five Representative and Minister for Communications and Works Kye Rymer says a natural spring located in the Great Mountain area is expected to become a new tourist attraction once development of the site is completed.
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- Premier defers public officers’ return to Governor, PSC
- Runtime
- 2:58
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. Natalio Wheatley has pointed to the Governor and the Public Service Commission as the authorities responsible for determining the next steps for several public officers who, according to questions raised at a recent press conference, remain off the job despite prevailing in court cases.
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- 284 News Saturday, September 26th, 2026
- Runtime
- 25:52
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Top stories this week:
- Premier rejects claim loan funds being held for election projects
- Premier claims Government working on wider strategy
- Premier says civil unions separate from marriage provision in constitutional review
- HOA Speaker concerned over BVI Flag omission at CPA Assembly
- Flax-Charles signals bid for NDP At-Large Seat
- Walwyn says the waterfront site could support expanded commercial activity
- Massive turn out for International Coastal Cleanup Day in Trellis Bay
- Regional collaboration key to stronger Caribbean food systems, FAO official says
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- New facility aims to strengthen football development and create more opportunities for BVI athletes
- Runtime
- 4:42
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The British Virgin Islands officially marked the opening of its new Technical Centre at the Greenland Stadium with an inaugural ceremony celebrating the latest development in the territory’s football infrastructure.
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- USVI Governor wants BVI Premier at October Washington talks
- Runtime
- 4:27
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Governor Albert Bryan Jr. says it is “silly” for the British Virgin Islands to impose charter vessel fees that, in his view, discourage the movement of boats and visitors between the two territories.
Speaking on AllAWe TV, Bryan said the BVI has a right to generate revenue from its waters, but argued that the fees must be reasonable and should not drive visitors toward competing Caribbean destinations.
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- Inaugural Opening Ceremony - Technical Centre BVIFA
- Runtime
- 1:46:14
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Inaugural Opening Ceremony for the Technical Centre at the Greenland Stadium in the British Virgin Islands
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- Women’s role in reparations movement highlighted at CARICOM Conference
- Runtime
- 3:23
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The important role of women in shaping and advancing the Caribbean’s reparations movement came into focus at the Third CARICOM Regional Conference on Reparations, held in Barbados from September 17 to 19, 2026.
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- BVI Football Technical Center to open in Greenland
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A new chapter for football in the British Virgin Islands is set to begin on Today, Friday, September 25, with the official opening of the BVI Football Technical Center in Greenland, Tortola.
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- Discussions underway to explore the formation of cooperative structures for fishermen
- Runtime
- 3:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The establishment of a Fisherman’s Cooperatives has been brought to the fore especially with the coming on stream of the new Fishing Complex at the Omar Hodge Wharf in Baughers Bay.
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- HLSCC to launch inaugural Millicent Penn Mercer Lecture
- Runtime
- 3:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) is set to honour a pioneering figure in Virgin Islands political history with the launch of the inaugural Millicent Penn Mercer Lecture.
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- Hannah Hill Reservoir begins filling following final connections
- Runtime
- 2:40
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Hannah Hill Reservoir is now receiving water following the completion of its final connections by officials from the Florida Aqua Store and the Water and Sewerage Department.
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- Premier says civil unions separate from marriage provision in constitutional review
- Runtime
- 4:29
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. Natalio Wheatley says the Virgin Islands Government continues to support defining marriage in the Constitution as a union between a man and a woman.
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- Not a one government effort
- Runtime
- 3:49
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Premier Dr. Natalio Wheatley believes the constitution must evolve for a people on a path towards self-determination.
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- Regional collaboration key to stronger Caribbean food systems, FAO official says
- Runtime
- 3:59
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Regional collaboration will be critical to transforming Caribbean food systems and building a more resilient and food-secure Region, according to Dr Renata Clarke, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Subregional Coordinator for the Caribbean.
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- Premier claims government working on wider strategy
- Runtime
- 3:51
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Saying Government is working on a wider information strategy, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. Natalio Wheatley has stopped short in saying to the people of the Virgin Islands the cost of the recent trade mission to India.
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- HOA Speaker concerned over BVI Flag omission at CPA Assembly
- Runtime
- 4:29
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Speaker of the House of Assembly Corine George Massicotte has raised concerns about the representation of the Virgin Islands and other affected Overseas territories at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association CPA General Assembly in Cape Town South Africa recently.
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- Flax-Charles signals bid for NDP At-Large Seat
- Runtime
- 4:06
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Former legislator Shereen Flax-Charles says she intends to seek an At-Large candidacy with the National Democratic Party (NDP) at the next General Election, although she has yet to formally secure the party’s nomination.
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- Premier rejects claims loan funds being held for election projects
- Runtime
- 4:14
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. Natalio Wheatley has rejected claims that the government is deliberately holding onto funds from the $100 million loan to roll out projects closer to the next election.
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- Wheatley says constitutional reform should provide a strong framework for future generations
- Runtime
- 4:38
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Premier Dr. Natalio Wheatley has made it clear their constitutional framework must reflect the realities of today and provide the foundation necessary for the next stage of their national development.
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- Walwyn says the waterfront site could support expanded commercial activity
- Runtime
- 3:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Representative for the Sixth District Myron Walwyn has cautioned the Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency to ensure the area where the new fisheries complex is located at the Omar Hodge Fisherman’s Wharf is used right and does not hinder potential economic activity.
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- Telling Virgin Islands stories through film
- Runtime
- 20:09
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- One young filmmaker is telling the stories of the Virgin Islands with his own personal twist. Joining us for this 284Media interview is cinematographer Akin Bascombe as he tells us all about 'The Witch from West'.
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- Massive turn out for International Coastal Cleanup Day in Trellis Bay
- Runtime
- 3:06
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A large number of volunteers gathered at Trellis Bay on Saturday to take part in activities marking International Coastal Cleanup Day, helping to remove waste and raise awareness about the importance of protecting the territory’s coastal environment.
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- Premier declines to disclose SSB funding for National Bank
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. Natalio Wheatley has declined to disclose how much funding Cabinet has approved from the Social Security Board (SSB) to support the National Bank of the Virgin Islands (NBVI), saying the information is “sensitive” and not yet ready for public release.
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- BVI women make history with team title and first individual win
- Runtime
- 6:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The BVI Women's team beat Bermuda 3-1 in Round 3, earning their first match point of the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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- RDA incorporating concerns into final design
- Runtime
- 4:36
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Plans are moving ahead for a new Fisheries Landing Site, this time to be located in the area of the Omar Hodge Fisherman’s Wharf in Baughers and construction likely to begin early next year.
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- VIAA Founder Edna Williams on the organization’s work and mission
- Runtime
- 21:29
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- In this 284Media interview, we sit down with Virgin Islands Alzheimer’s Association President and Founder Ms. Edna Williams to discuss the organization’s journey, its impact on the Virgin Islands, and what’s in store.
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- 284 News Saturday, September 19th, 2026
- Runtime
- 31:09
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Top Stories:
- Governor Pruce to remain in BVI until 2028
- Gun Crime a major concern for RVIPF
- Acting Commissioner says local officers have the talent to reach the top job
- RVIPF needs more officers, technology and forensic resources
- Dr Arlene Smith Thompson enters race as Independent At Large Candidate
- Parillon claims territory lost more than $20m since horse racing halt
- Walwyn suggests handing over water issues to RDA to fix
- Ruan calls for Gov’t action on Anegada’s ancestral lands and residents’ concerns
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- Wheatley reaffirms support for Financial Secretary Frett
- Runtime
- 4:25
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. Natalio Wheatley is standing by his previous comments regarding Financial Secretary Jeremiah Frett, despite questions surrounding the oversight of government investments made during the tenure of former Accountant General Arnold Ainsley.
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- BVI, India regulator exploring financial services MOU
- Runtime
- 5:53
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The British Virgin Islands could be moving towards a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the financial services regulator in GIFT City, India, as the territory seeks to deepen its financial services relationship with the country.
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- Hannah Hill Reservoir to be refilled as works near completion
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Hannah Hill Reservoir is expected to begin receiving water from Tuesday as rehabilitation works at the facility near completion.
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- Skelton Cline raises concern over ‘Trumpish’ political trends
- Runtime
- 3:29
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Social commentator Claude Skelton Cline is raising concerns about what he describes as “Trumpish” political behaviour taking place in the country, warning that developments could have implications for the nation’s democracy.
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- DPP appeals dismissal of cocaine charges
- Runtime
- 3:20
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is set to appeal a case against five men who had their cocaine related charges dismissed last week by the Magistrates Court and they have since left the territory.
