Education
BVIEC completes 1st Job Training Mentorship Programme
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI— The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has successfully completed its first Job Training Mentorship Programme in collaboration with the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS).
Medical school & SSB reportedly ink MoU for housing @ Joe's Hill Manor Estate
JOE’S HILL, Tortola, VI- Reports reaching our news centre indicate that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been inked between Social Security Board (SSB) and Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) – BVI School of Medicine for housing at Joe’s Hill Manor Estate.
Revived public service internship programme an investment in VI's future- DG Archer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— Aimed at enhancing the youth engagement and succession planning within the public service, Deputy Governor David D. Archer Jr has hailed the relaunch of the Internship Programme as a crucial investment in the future of the Virgin Islands.
Hon de Castro hopeful designs for new ASPS will be made public soon
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— "Very soon, I am hopeful that we will be able to come to the public with the design and ultimately move towards construction later sometime this year.”
'Colonies shouldn’t exist’: Fulbright scholar endorses VI’s push for sovereignty
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), Dr Hope K. McCoy has thrown her full support behind the Territory's aspirations for independence, stating unequivocally, “All nations should have their sovereignty. Colonies shouldn’t exist.”
HLSCC harnesses technology to protect VI reefs with 'digital reefs' initiative
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s (HLSCC) Centre for Applied Marine Studies (CAMS) recently completed an exciting new project aimed at bolstering the Territory’s capacity to monitor and research coral reefs using advanced imaging technology.
HLSCC's 2nd Fulbright Scholar Dr Hope K. McCoy is 'a different type of instructor'
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College's (HLSCC) second Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence, Dr Hope K. McCoy, a distinguished global scholar and Stanford University lecturer, is already creating ripples of marked intellectual exchange across the institution and territory.
Ciboney Center for Excellence received $1K Hon Ralph T. O’Neal Hat Parade grand prize
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The annual Hon Ralph T. O’Neal Hat Parade’s grand prize of one thousand dollars was donated to the Ciboney Center for Excellence.
Construction, marine & agricultural technology to be introduced in high schools- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— The Government of the Virgin Islands is moving to expand senior secondary education opportunities, with a focus on construction technology, marine technology, and modern agricultural practices. This was announced by Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL), during the Virgin Islands Voice broadcast aired on April 16, 2025.
BVI Hong Kong Office & WINBVI launch scholarship partnership
HONG KONG, China- Women in Need BVI (WINBVI) and the BVI Hong Kong Office have entered into a partnership for a scholarship programme.

