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October 4th, 2023
Ghut water forced way into new ESHS & flooded building– Hon de Castro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In the aftermath of flooding in the Virgin Islands (VI) as a result of the passage of Tropical Storm Philippe, Subject Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) says while the situation could have been worse, the people of the VI remain grateful for life as works begin to clean affected schools.

September 26th, 2023
'You can’t get change if you give exact'– Hon de Castro tells teachers

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As part of "re-imagining" education in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI), Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has urged local teachers to give more and create change not just in schools, but in the community.

September 13th, 2023
DYAS to relaunch VI’s youth afterschool programme in 2023

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has announced that following a several-year hiatus, the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports (DYAS) is preparing to relaunch the Afterschool Youth Development Programme on Monday, October 2, 2023.

September 2nd, 2023
Gov’t will ‘put our money where our mouth is’ for education – Hon DeCastro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) says the Government will continue to invest heavily into education, recognizing its impacts on youths and the local economy.

July 8th, 2023
Education Ministry officially rolls out ‘Let’s Teach VI’ initiative

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Education, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has officially announced the launch of the 'Let’s Teach VI' initiative, designed to support and train new, unskilled and inexperienced hires in the field of education.

June 19th, 2023
Gov’t will do what’s necessary to make teaching attractive again– Hon deCastro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Honourable Sharie B. deCastro (AL) says, in recognising that the teaching profession is no longer an attractive career, the government will do what is necessary to make it attractive again.

June 8th, 2023
‘Extremely alarming’ the number of new teachers needed by Sept 2023– Hon deCastro

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– The Education Ministry in the Virgin Islands (VI) is grappling to retain teachers in a scenario described as ‘extremely alarming’ by Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Honourable Sharie B. deCastro (AL).

April 29th, 2023
Chess now a part of VI school curriculum – Hon Sharie B. de Castro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands Education System is moving ‘Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead’ according to subject Minister for Minister for Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (Al) with introducing chess into the school curriculum as a fun way to teach logic and memory.

April 12th, 2023
Demolition of Althea Scatliffe Primary School building complete

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS) building, which was deemed unsafe last year, is no more.

March 27th, 2023
Adajaeh T. Hodge in VI’s 30-athlete team for 50th CARIFTA Games

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The British Virgin Islands Athletics Association (BVIAA) has announced a 30-athlete team for the 50th edition of the CARIFTA Games slated for early next month in Nassau, The Bahamas.

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