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13 from VI make up UWI Graduating Class of 2020
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Thirteen (13) graduands from the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) are among the 8,500 members of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Class of 2020 who will officially graduate and receive their degrees during the 2020 Virtual Graduation Ceremonies starting this week.
JOMA Properties Ltd maintenance team benefit from customised training from HLSCC
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – JOMA Properties Ltd in conjunction with H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) Workforce Training Division, Centre for Professional Development and Community Education, completed an intensive 3-month training for their Maintenance Team.
Schools re-opening on Jan 4, 2021, with ‘Hybrid Learning’ approach –Dr Wheatley
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Deputy Premier Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced that schools in the Virgin Islands (VI) will re-open on Monday, January 4, 2021, with a hybrid blended learning approach.
Gorcia I. Johnson crowned Miss Anegada Ultimate Teen Queen 2021
SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI – 15-year-old Gorcia Johnson has been crowned Miss Anegada Ultimate Teen Queen 2021, winning the prizes for Intelligence, Most Aware, Best Talent Display, Best Smile and Best Promotional Video.
VI students given opportunity to train in local health sector – Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has revealed that several young students in the Virgin Islands (VI) who were interested in the local health sector, were given the opportunity to participate in a summer academic training programme.
New JvD Primary is no gimmick! - Premier Fahie as design contract inked
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI - The new Jost van Dyke Primary School has moved one step closer to becoming a reality, following the contract signing for the design development phase of the project between the Government of the Virgin Islands and AEC Consulting Engineering Ltd.
20 youths participate in first-ever Audio Engineering webinar in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In what has been dubbed “a big deal” and a first-ever for the Virgin Islands, some 20 youngsters participated in an Audio Engineering webinar facilitated by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports on Saturday, November 21, 2020.
‘I was not on a right path’: Student lauds VISTS for shaping him
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Well-known debater Noah Spencer has lauded the Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies (VISTS) for shaping him into a well-rounded member of society.
‘Not everyone is crying out to rush back into the classrooms’- Dr Wheatley
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Minister for Education Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries, and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (D7) says that, contrary to the picture of disaster being painted by some for political gains, COVID-19 online schooling has been a moderate success.
Change of plans: New JvD Primary to be located on the ‘hillside’– Dr the Hon Wheatley
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Minister for Education Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries, and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (D7) has announced that there has been a change of plans which will see the new Jost van Dyke Primary school constructed on the hillside.

