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Quality Construction Ltd inks $4.3M contract for new JvD Primary School
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Local construction firm Quality Construction Limited has been awarded the contract for the building of the new Jost van Dyke Primary School.
HireBVI to host Annual Back to School Fun Day & Expo August 27, 2022
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Community-minded entity HireBVI will host its annual back-to-school fun day and expo on Saturday, August 27, 2022, from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park.
New ESHS buildings ‘still on track for September’ opening- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Many persons taking a look at the construction of the new Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) buildings would get the impression the buildings would not be ready for the September school term. The National Unity Government has faith the buildings will be ready.
Gender-neutral dress code introduced by USVI Board of Education
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas - The V.I. Board of Education has codified new dress code uniform guidelines for public schools meant to be gender neutral, in what board chairman Dr. Kyza Callwood described to the Consortium as the U.S. Virgin Islands coming in line with broader trends on the U.S. mainland relative to the rights of individuals.
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.
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.
HLSCC Institute of Education to introduce Edris O’Neal Grants & Scholarships
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s (HLSCC) Institute of Education has announced a new partnership arrangement that offers support through grants and scholarships beginning in the fall of 2022, in honour of the late Reverend Edris O’Neal, OBE.
HLSCC accreditation reaffirmed by international MSCHE body
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has had its accreditation reaffirmed by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), an international accrediting body for institutions of higher education in the Mid-Atlantic States, the American territories/commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and other locations such as the [British] Virgin Islands.