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August 26th, 2022
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.

August 12th, 2022
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.

August 10th, 2022
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.

August 4th, 2022
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.

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 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 20th, 2022
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.

July 9th, 2022
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.

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