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'Futuristic approach' being taken for new JvD Primary School – Hon de Castro
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke - A futuristic approach will be taken for the new Jost van Dyke Primary School, which will be built with the community and its future generations in mind.
CGB Baptist Church to house Enis Adams Primary students
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – As works continue on the second floor of the Enis Adams Primary School (EAPS) building in Meyers Estate, a contingency plan has been put in place where additional space has been secured at the Cane Garden Bay Baptist Church in Cane Garden Bay, Tortola.
Enis Adams Primary School re-opening to hybrid learning system
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, and Sports, Hon Sharie B. deCastro (AL) has indicated that with the reopening of schools to commence in two weeks for the 2022-2023 team, parents, students and teachers of the Enis Adams Primary School will be returning to a hybrid system learning system.
ASPS students to be housed @ Enis Adams & Francis Lettsome schools- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Students of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School will mainly be temporarily housed at Enis Adams Primary School in Meyers Estate and Francis Lettsome Primary School in Greenland, while the school building remains shut due to safety concerns.
Join in celebrations & support Emancipation Festival 2022 events- Hon de Castro urges VI
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands (VI) Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has called on all persons in the territory to go out and support the upcoming Emancipation Festival celebrations in the territory.
ESHS building project ‘approximately 70% complete’- Hon de Castro
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) building project, which has been progressing rapidly since it began on April 4, 2022, is about 70% complete.
HLSSC’s accreditation status reaffirmed until 2028
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has had its accreditation reaffirmed by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) until 2028.
'Options' being explored to temporarily house ASPS students- Hon de Castro
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- It is still unclear what will be the fate of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS) building; however, it is the intention of the Education Ministry to seek temporary housing for the affected students ahead of the new school year.
Hon de Castro endorses OECS Education strategy for 2022-2026 period
CASTRIES, St Lucia – Virgin Islands Minister for Education, Culture and Youth Affairs, Honourable Sharie B. DeCastro (AL) and other Ministers of Education in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have endorsed a new Education Sector Strategy for the period 2022-2026.
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.