Well Hello You! What have you been up too this couple days? It is the month of February. I know, i know it is pouring outside, the place is wet and cold and feelings start to resurface some old, some new ones but hang in there. Keep firm in your growth and work on you.  February- The Month of LoveFebruary came soft,but quietThe month of love arrived with rain,steady, honest, calm rain,the kind that washes drains,and memories at the same time. My memory: I fell in love with a barte...

Hello You! Well it is almost Friday. Month End. That payday so close you can smell it. The end of a week. No long talk today, here is something to read and make you smile bigger than yesterday.  Last Thursday in JanuaryIt’s the last Thursday in January,and I can feel it,the shift.The soft breezeNot performative.Just unshakeable. I didn’t come this far by accident.I survived storms that tried to tame me,silence that tested my voice,sneaky comments and looks that side ey...

Hello You! And just like that, another week is gone. January is almost on its last legs. But 2026 has its purpose. Let It fly by to fulfill the journey that you hold. Another week is almost gone, but You are just getting started. Hang on tight You! You got this.  Another Week Comes to an EndAnother week comes to an end,and the tired shows first.The kind that lives in the shoulders,behind the eyes,in the sighs we didn’t realize we were holding.It was a draining week. The kind...

Hello You! The week surely flew by. 2026 is not slowly down for a soul. Days rolling into nights, nights into weeks and weeks into months before you know it, the year will be over. But, with all that's happening right now let's just enjoy this Friday. So Happy Friday to you. You are here. You are present. You are alive. Happy Friday Happy Fridaythe air feels lighter today,like the week finally exhaled. Kinda.Bills can wait. Maybe.Emails can hush. For sure. The worries know...

Hey You! The Christmas season is over, you ate all the ham and cake, washed it down with some vodka or wine. I hoped that you had fun but 2025 is now gone. Guess what?! you did it! You made it. You are here in this new year with me. Ain't you thankful?! I am. We did it. I hope you enjoy the fireworks, let whatever it is go and bliss in your presence of 2026! Happy New Year You!New Year BlissThe new year came in like a sea breeze, easy, unforced, salt still clinging to my skin from the l...

Well Hello You! You made it! It is finally Christmas Day. You did that. All on your own. May you be thankful for the many gifts, if any. May you be thankful if there are none at all. This ending was meant for you. To feel the spirit of Christmas flowing through your veins like a new person. Enjoy the vibe, enjoy the atmosphere, enjoy this Christmas as the year comes to an end. You made it. Happy and at peace. The BVI Christmas StyleThis Christmas came with bass in the background,wine i...

Much has been written about the Christ child; poems, songs, books.  And movies galore project from screens; All to tell the world that something grand happened those millennia ago in the city of David.But there are over 8 billion souls on the planet with disparate beliefs and traditions.The Africans do Kwanza.  The Jews, Hanukkah. The Muslims do Eid al Adha.  The Chinese, The Lantern Festival.  And the Christians, the birth of a saviour.  Of course, other cultures celebr...

We woke up this morning to the shocking news!  Karia Christopher, the Director of Communications for Premier Wheatley departed this life in her sleep last evening.  She was working on the live press conference to have been held by the Premier today following his London visit last week.Karia was a vivacious, hardworking, well-dressed, provocative, and fun-loving individual.  She transformed the airways with her ‘Real Talk’ magazine that addressed serious, sensitive...

The bell that will toll for us all has been tolled for Lady Joan Branson.  On Tuesday, her husband, Sir Richard Branson made the simple announcement:“Heartbroken to share that Joan, my wife and partner of 50 years, has passed away….”  Within minutes of the announcement, thousands expressed their condolences.  That number will rise dramatically because Sir Richard is still a celebrity on any continent he touches and Joan would have been introduced to the world ti...

Sometimes all it takes is an idea to change the world.  Electricity, the telephone, the internet, were born as ideas.  And now, we cannot imagine existence without them.The Economist John Maynard Keynes noted that “The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but escaping from the old ones.”In the 1960s when poverty enveloped the Territory,  Lawrence Rockefeller sailed in and decided on Virgin Gorda for the iconic Little Dix Bay.   That single idea changed our ...

Hello you! The world has definitely evolved as this is not the world we remember in our grandparents' time or even great grand parents. Change is inevitable and we as a people need to learn to open our mind not only to the changes but future advances to come. Every day life brings something new and we get to choose what we do with it. We cannot stop change but we can adapt to it. Open Mind, Open EyesThe world is a classroomfor anyone willing to look past their own perspective.Peopl...

Elton Georges was more experienced than most governors appointed to oversee the affairs of the British in the OTs.  He served as Deputy Governor for over two decades in the Territory of the Virgin Islands.He held more than his fair share of novices’ hands and helped those sent to the Territory to navigate the waters between the people’s representatives and HMG.But it was not a reciprocal relationship.  It could never be.  Elton was not a part of the internal operations...

Hello You! Now this is about to be a funny one, mainly for ladies. Fellas I got you next time. A mere discussion that was had at the official ladies headquarters of Gossip... the hair salon. Fellas, you have your barbershop, so please don't judge us. At the hair salon, you hear all the stories, complaints and even life lessons. But this particular topic was funny so here you go. I hope this one makes you laugh or crack a smile just a bit. Skinny Men Be CheatingNobody cheats like skinny ...

Prosperity has a sworn companion.  Crime.  And crime has a well-known enemy.  Tourism.  They usually do not occupy the same room for tourism flees from crime.And the business of the BVI, the pillar that supports approximately 2/3 of its people, is tourism.BVI has a conundrum.  Those responsible for the rule of law, the UK through its Minister for National Security, the Governor; And those who speak with the voice of the people; the elected leaders, are at odds.They are n...

Well Hello You! Have complete faith in yourself to feel or not feel whatever is right for you. The days are drawing shorter and the year is almost over. Yes, 2025 ia almost over. It is literally one month away. We have no idea what happens in your lifetime and for some it can be scary but on the other hand, it can also be soo amazing. So focus on yourself. pour into you and bloom into the person you were always meant to be.  Be So Focused on YourselfBe so focused on your...

Well Hello You! The sun is bright and sunny, all is well with the soul. Oh and Happy Thursday. Just bringing a bit of cheerful energy to sort through the day, week and upcoming weeks/months to come. You are the masterpiece in your life. So own it. Know your value. People are just additions along the way, it's up to you to make life worth living.  People Don’t Bring Value — They Take ItPeople don’t bring value.They take it,when you don’t know your o...

There was a time in our recent past when life in the BVI was extremely hard.   In those days, we fished, burnt charcoal, cultivated the hillside, made many essentials and we fabricated craft items especially from straw.  The Women of East End plaited straw covering for the bottles of Bay Rum made in St John and exported to the world as a bracing aftershave, astringent and cologne.   Others made Tenerife lace and crocheted slippers for export through the Danish stores in St Th...

Hello You! Happy Thursday. Almost the weekend, for some the weekend has already began. You have already began enjoying you and that's all matters. Let your skin speak from now on. Shine that inner you like a light bulb down a dark alley way.  That Gaslight Glow It wasn’t the breakup that changed me,it was everything after.The quiet rebuilding, the mirror talks,the nights I decided my peacemattered more than a text back. I stopped begging the universeto bring him bac...

We bid a final farewell to Dr Robert Anderson Mathavious OBE, yesterday.  He now joins a list of people who sat in various, important rooms during the teething process of BVI and have not left us a script, memoirs, so that future generations may become aware of how we got to this point.In Robert’s case, much has been written about him and is scattered throughout the record but in the end, we will get the history that someone pieces together and it will, in the main, be devoid of an ey...

Well Hello You! I see you..... I see you. That smile returning to your lips. The lightness in your tone, your appearance, your voice. I see you! And that's what it should be. That part of your life is over. Now it's back to you!The Hard Part Is Over WithThe storm has passed,not quietly, not gently,but it passed.And here you are, standing. Strong. Firm. You cried until your voice broke,loved until you lost yourself,believed until belief hurt to hold.But you made it through. Look at y...