Venue

The venue for this year's Laughing Horse Awards Ceremony can now be revealed. It is Little St James Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Bloggers and blog supporters will fly into Cyril E. King Airport on the main island of St Thomas on New Year's Eve before being ferried to Little St James.

All accommodation, food and drink will be supplied free of charge courtesy of our generous sponsors.

Once a luxury private retreat for a wealthy New York-based financier, the island has effectively been in mothballs for almost ten years. I understand that the fellow in question ran into serious legal troubles and ended up in an American jail. Rumour has it that he later committed suicide.The Laughing Horse Awards Committee were able to rent the entire island for an attractive knockdown price. It seems that the property hire company, Paradise Resorts, have struggled to find tenants which is rather surprising as Little St James is blessed with beautiful white beaches and clear seas. Furthermore, the New York financier had spared no expense in upgrading the main house, the swimming pool, the boat wharf and subsidiary accommodation.

Just perfect for our purposes. Why - our visit will even be facilitated by a team of local hospitality workers who  once worked for the old owner of the island. Mysteriously, team supervisor Rhymer Todman who has known Little St James all his life said, "We were all sworn to secrecy. Bossman said that what happened on the island had to stay there and man I saw some things!"

Guests are sure to have a memorable New Year's break as well as witnessing the awards ceremony itself. It really does not seem like a year since Isle of Man globetrotter JayCee Manx waltzed off with the coveted "Blogger of the Year" award for 2024.