Education
HLSCC becomes a Fulbright host institution
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – In keeping with its strategic goal to promote excellence in teaching and learning, the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has announced its membership in the Fulbright Awards Programme administered by the UK Fulbright Commission.
Rajah A. Smith donates laptops to graduates of JvD School
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Local businessman Rajah A. Smith, moved by the perseverance of the 2022 graduating students of Jost van Dyke Primary School, presented them with laptops on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Use of ASPS building suspended due to ‘structural integrity’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Students of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS) have reportedly switched to online learning, due to concerns regarding the structural integrity of the ASPS building and its use suspended.
Gov’t will continue to 'explore opportunities for development'– Hon de Castro
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI– With some 173 persons graduating from the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) for 2022, Minister for Education Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) says the number is a testament to the commitment, perseverance, and vision of the institution and promised that the government will continue to pursue opportunities for development.
‘Put your experience & qualifications to work’- Premier tells HLSCC graduates
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Addressing a crowd of 2022 graduates, teachers, government and school officials, along with other persons, Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) encouraged the latest cohort graduating from the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) to chart their own course forward.
St George’s YaChristian Roberts wins National Spelling Bee after marathon tie-breaker
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After a marathon tie-breaker that saw the need for an additional list of words, which the contestants were not privy to, Ya Christian Roberts of St George’s Primary School emerged the champion of the National Primary Schools Spelling Bee today, June 1, 2022.
Events & contestants revealed for Jr Tourism Week
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission (BVITB &FC), as part of the newly introduced Junior Tourism Week in mid-June 2022, will be bringing together three separate events that all celebrate the involvement and importance of youth within the tourism industry.
Jahnia T. Harrigan overcomes ‘culture shock’ to excel in US school system
MONROE, North Carolina, USA- Forced to relocate to the United States (US) after the devastating Hurricane Irma in September 2017, Virgin Islands student Jahnia T. Harrigan was faced with uncertainty and culture shock; however, the resilience of the Virgin Islander has seen Harrigan overcome and excel in the US public school system.
Careers in museum sector to be highlighted for International Museum Day
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands will join the rest of the world in observing International Museum Day on May 18, 2022, under the theme “The Power of Museums”.
$10K cheque presented to Robinson O’Neal Memorial Primary by North Sound Foundation
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI- The Robinson O’Neal Memorial Primary School on Virgin Gorda has received yet another generous donation from the North Sound Foundation, which was founded by developer David V. Johnson and wife Pamela of Oil Nut Bay.
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