The Virgin Islands Carnival Music Committee will hold a meeting for all bands interested in participating in the 2016 J’ouvert at 6 p.m. today in the V.I. Carnival Committee office. The Music ...

In the predawn hours of Labor Day, before the West Indies Parade begins its march along Eastern Parkway, there is another celebration. Often beginning around 4:30 a.m., J’ouvert (pronounced joo vay) ...

With the end of summer approaching, Eastern Parkway came alive for the annual J'Ouvert celebration and its accompanying West Indian American Day Parade on Monday. Hundreds of thousands of West Indian ...

The best advice offered on Emancipation Day was Don’t Sleep on the St. John J’ouvert. Organizers of the early morning fete said flatbeds set up for three rolling bands lined up around 4:30 a.m. By 6 a ...