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September 19th, 2022
'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.

September 9th, 2022
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.

August 26th, 2022
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.

July 31st, 2022
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.

July 27th, 2022
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.

July 24th, 2022
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.

July 24th, 2022
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.

July 21st, 2022
'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.

July 18th, 2022
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.

June 2nd, 2022
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.

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