Manager of Events Marketing and the BVI Film Commission Rhodni Skelton said the board is excited about the music festival, which will be held March 26 – 28 on the beach in Cane Garden Bay.

“We are excited because it translates into filled hotel rooms, fully booked restaurants, and business for car rental companies. The BVI Music Festival will benefit us all, and the Tourist Board is excited to be a part of it,” he said.

Mr. Skelton said the BVI Tourist Board is encouraged by the line-up of performers, which includes rhythm and blues artist Roberta Flack and reggae singers Buju Banton and Luciano. “With names like those it will probably be the biggest music festival we have had,” he said.

Skelton said the Tourist Board is collaborating with several government agencies including the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, the Solid Waste Department, Her Majesty’s Customs, and the BVI Immigration Department in an effort to coordinate and organise the Government services that are needed for the event.

He said this collaborative effort will ensure that visitors and locals alike will be able to have a safe and enjoyable music festival. Skelton also said the board is helping to promote the event overseas working through its satellite offices, especially those within the region.

He appealed to the public and private sectors to support the BVI Music Festival. He said a the event continues to grow it will require more support.

Skelton said the music festival is not only for the Cane Garden Bay community, but it is something for the entire British Virgin Islands.