Education
HLSCC to host inaugural Millicent Penn Mercer Lecture Series
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) will host the inaugural Millicent Penn Mercer Lecture Series later this month.
PLM launches free school lunch programme in 2 schools
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The Mark H. Vanterpool-led People’s Leadership Movement (PLM) has launched a free lunch programme in two schools on the eastern end of Tortola.
3 receive first Robert A. Mathavious Scholarship Grant
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) has awarded the first recipients of the Robert A. Mathavious Scholarship Grant.
HLSCC records highest enrollment since 2013
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has recorded a major increase in student enrollment with 854 registered students for the 2026 Fall semester.
House Speaker releases Issue 2 of newsletter House Matters
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Issue 2 of the House of Assembly’s (HoA) official newsletter, House Matters, has been released by HoA Speaker Hon Corine N. George-Massicote.
Willock donates $3000.00 to 3 schools for student meals
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Seeking to do something different from his annual back-to-school giveaways, businessman and political aspirant Julian Willock, along with his Third District Committee, has launched a “No Student in District 3 Should Go to School Hungry” initiative.
5 ESHS students to represent VI @2026 FIRST Global Challenge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Five students are set to represent the Virgin Islands at the 2026 FIRST Global Challenge in Incheon, Republic of Korea, in October.
FSC launches Robert A. Mathavious Scholarship Grant
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) has launched the FSC Robert A. Mathavious Scholarship Grant, the FSC disclosed in its August 28, 2026, Newsletter.
‘There will still be dust, we are a construction site, keep building’- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI -Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL), has urged teachers across the territory to keep pressing towards excellence, while commending them for the great work they have been doing.
350 students benefit from D9 Back To School event
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The Ninth District Representative and Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley, said the annual Back To School event is a means of bringing relief to parents who may be struggling with back-to-school expenses.
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