Fellow Virgin Islanders, Residents and Friends, a very Merry Christmas to each and every one of you. Whether you are viewing my greetings by television, listening by radio or online, I wish you peace, joy, good health and happiness.

Christmas is a special time of year, a time when families and friends draw near to each other to renew personal ties and friendships and to share in the warmth of the season and embrace the joy that it brings.

It was a celebration of diverse cultures as various nationalities residing in the British Virgin Islands represented their Christmas customs at the Premier’s Third Annual Christmas Around the World.

The Department of Culture is inviting the public to the launching ceremony for the book, “Who Cheats More Than a Politician? You Be the Judge”, on Monday, December 21 in the Breezeway of the Central Administration Complex at 4:30 p.m.

A book focusing on the lives of seven married couples, will be launched on December 21.

The Department of Culture is informing the Virgin Islands’ community to tune in to the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s (HLSCC) Channel 52 every day for this week at 8:00 p.m. for the rebroadcasting of the “Stories about the Hearts of Virgin Islanders: Involved in Survival” documentary.

Director of Culture, Mrs. Luce Hodge-Smith has been appointed Vice President of the Museum Association of the Caribbean effective December 1, 2015.

The British Virgin Islands has established a local committee for the Memory of the World programme, an international initiative launched to preserve the documentary heritage of the world and to improve access to it.

The public is invited to tune in to the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s (HLSCC) Channel 52 today, Friday December 11 at 8:00 p.m. for the airing of the “Stories about the Hearts of Virgin Islanders: Involved in Survival” documentary.

The Ministry of Education and Culture through the Department of Culture will release the documentary, “Stories about the Hearts of Virgin Islanders: Involved in Survival” on HLSCC Channel 52 today, Friday December 11 at 8:00 p.m.