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Ebenezer Thomas Primary School to get new playground

Construction of a new playground at Ebenezer Thomas Primary School in Sea Cows Bay has begun. Photo: Team of Reporters
The students of the Willard Wheatley Primary School are the recipients of a new playground facility following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of the Virgin Islands and Unite BVI. Photo: GIS/Facebook
The students of the Willard Wheatley Primary School are the recipients of a new playground facility following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of the Virgin Islands and Unite BVI. Photo: GIS/Facebook
Children enjoy their new playground at Willard Wheatley Primary School in East End. Photo: Willard Wheatley Primary School/Facebook
Children enjoy their new playground at Willard Wheatley Primary School in East End. Photo: Willard Wheatley Primary School/Facebook
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Many residents have called our news centre inquiring about what appears to be construction at the Ebenezer Thomas Primary School located in Sea Cows Bay.

Construction of a new playground in the school’s compound started on Monday, April 22, 2024, our news centre can confirm.

The project is funded by Unite BVI through a Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Ministry of Education, according to our information.

2 playgrounds to be handed over today-April 26, 2024 

Unite BVI has committed to building a series of playgrounds in about five schools throughout Tortola. So far it has handed over a playground at the Willard Wheatley Primary School in East End.

Today, April 26, 2024, it will hand over playgrounds at Alexandrina Maduro and Joyce Samuel schools, according to a Unite BVI spokeswoman.

The playground at Ebenezer Thomas Primary School is expected to be completed in about three weeks.

10 Responses to “Ebenezer Thomas Primary School to get new playground”

  • Nice (26/04/2024, 07:59) Like (17) Dislike (0) Reply
    Anything for the youths well being is a positive
  • ... (26/04/2024, 08:52) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Congratulations to all schools
  • ThankYou (26/04/2024, 09:21) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Very Good Projects going on. Thank you very much.
  • OH WOW (26/04/2024, 10:17) Like (1) Dislike (8) Reply
    Frazer jamming!
  • lodger (26/04/2024, 10:47) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    Unite bvi doing good bossie
  • nonsense (26/04/2024, 10:49) Like (3) Dislike (11) Reply
    Fixed roads > New playgrounds..... yo this place like squander money

    How was the road getting to these schools? not good right?? hm
    • Illiterate (27/04/2024, 11:34) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      You must be illiterate. It’s not a government funded project. It’s a Unite BVI funded project. Go tell your government fix your roads. Other groups are focusing their finances on things they can fix independently of government
  • late (26/04/2024, 11:54) Like (3) Dislike (3) Reply
    They had two weeks to fix play ground now school open when they going do work
  • voter (27/04/2024, 07:24) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    We thank unite bvi and Hon decastro for their hard work and dedication to the young people. we sticking with the vip 4 more years
  • KB (28/04/2024, 01:20) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Kudos to the kind folks at Unite BVI.


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