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The church emerged in the BVI as the most powerful organiztion after the government in the first half of the twentieth century. The Methodist and Anglican denominations were dominant in...

The racial and ethnic imbalance, the exploitation of the Territory's resources both marine and terrestrial by unauthorized persons, along with other cultural intrusions have forced B. V. Islanders to develop...

This Wheatake continues the theme of the Geo-culture of the B. V. I.The importance of the sea in the survival of the 'natural' inhabitants since emancipation is another geo-cultural theme.The...

There are many definitions for culture, each reflects the author's perspective. I am using the following definition in my Wheatakes: " the beliefs, practices and artifacts of a group and...

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."(George Bernard Shaw.)The following story is about creating the way for Secondary Education.Between 1872 and 1956 the B. V. I. was...

The Negro's complaintBy William Cooper written in 1788 and published in 1793.I share this poem as Wheatake 63 after pondering over it for several weeks. In it you will find...