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Dr Arlene L. Smith-Thompson out as Vice President of Academic Affairs @ HLSCC
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- “I leave behind some of the most wonderful professionals that supported me unwaveringly as I executed the duties of my office at HLSCC. I am thankful for the opportunity that I was granted to serve.”
UK provides $30K for Governor’s Office to fund youth empowerment projects
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Mr John J. Rankin, CMG has said his office has a fund totalling $30,000 to finance youth empowerment projects in the VI.
Aniyah J. Williams tops BVI SDA School @ CSEC 2023 with 11 Grade Ones
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Due to her consistency and discipline over the years, for many it may not come as a surprise that Ms Aniyah J. Williams is not only the top student for the British Virgin Islands Seventh-day Adventist School at the 2023 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examinations but that she has attained a Grade One for all her subjects written.
East Action Committee presents 2 smart TVs to Willard Wheatley Primary School
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The East Action Committee was put together only about a month ago, but it is already making a positive impact in the community.
Rotary Club of Road Town launches My Favourite Teacher competition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI — Primary school children have an opportunity to show their love for their favourite teachers by entering in the My Favourite Teacher competition to win prizes for them.
ESHS: 'Concerned teachers' allege huge income disparity between new & old staff
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) from “concerned teachers’ at the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) is that issues related to the recent ‘sit-in’ at the school also has to do with income disparity and not just working conditions.
Hon de Castro told to not answer question about teachers’ strike @ Rotary meeting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- ZBVI Radio reporter Zan Lewis, known for his blunt and hard-hitting questions at press conferences has been missing from the local media scene of late; however, he showed up at the Rotary Club of Central Tortola’s meeting at Bamboushay Restaurant and Lounge in Road Town yesterday, Thursday, September 21, 2023.
Julian Willock & Kishma P. Forbes make donation to ETPS
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, BVI - In their continued efforts to give back to District Three, former Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Mr Julian Willock and businesswoman Kishma P. Forbes of the Virgin Islands School and Office Supplies teamed up again to make a contribution.
'Gumption' pledges $150K to public schools; Doesn’t want gov’t officials involved
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- On the heel of a sit-down protest by teachers of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) over working conditions on Friday, September 15, 2023, local businessman and philanthropist Allington O. Creque aka ‘Gumption’ is pledging $150,000.00 to assist teachers, under one condition- that the money is not handled by government officials or the Chief Education Officer.
ESHS teachers stage ‘sit-in’ protest over working conditions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On the fifth day of the new school year, teachers of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) are protesting working conditions at the school.