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Students exposed to workings of BVIPA @ annual ESHS Career Expo 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Human Resources Department of the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority Participated in the Annual Career Expo of the Elmore Stoutt High School on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at the Multipurpose Sports Complex on Tortola.
'Self-hatred' thwarting meaningful integration of VI history into schools– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Talk show host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has criticised the local education system for what he said is an inability to meaningfully integrate Virgin Islands' black history into the local educational curriculum.
Gov’t wants education to add focus on VI History, Civic & Financial Literacy
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Governor John J. Rankin, CMG says as the Government seeks to re-imagine education, during this Fifth Session of the House of Assembly (HoA), adjustments will be made to the Education Amendment Act (2014) and its Regulations completed to ensure that teaching and learning align with the needs of students in the 21st century.
Demolition of ASPS building now approved by Cabinet
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following a decision to demolish the Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS) building on Station Road and rebuild it, the plan has been approved by Cabinet.
JvD residents bypassed for jobs on JvD school construction - Gerald E. Chinnery
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke – Businessman Gerald E. Chinnery is alleging that skilled residents based on Jost van Dyke are being bypassed for jobs on the new Jost van Dyke Primary School construction project, which he says should not be the case but rather it should be a community collaboration.
'Futuristic approach' being taken for new JvD Primary School – Hon de Castro
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke - A futuristic approach will be taken for the new Jost van Dyke Primary School, which will be built with the community and its future generations in mind.
CGB Baptist Church to house Enis Adams Primary students
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – As works continue on the second floor of the Enis Adams Primary School (EAPS) building in Meyers Estate, a contingency plan has been put in place where additional space has been secured at the Cane Garden Bay Baptist Church in Cane Garden Bay, Tortola.
BVI SDA School records 91.98% pass rate for CSEC 2022
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI– Living up to its motto: 'We Persevere for Excellence', the faith-based learning institution, the BVI Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) School- Secondary Division, has recorded a 91.98% pass rate at the 2022 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination, according to the school's principal, Mr Wade W. Tobin.
New ESHS building completion delayed over material setbacks- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – When the new 2022-2023 school terms beings, the New Elmore Stout High School buildings will not be opening as previously planned as a result of delays in the arrival of materials for building construction.
Enis Adams Primary School re-opening to hybrid learning system
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, and Sports, Hon Sharie B. deCastro (AL) has indicated that with the reopening of schools to commence in two weeks for the 2022-2023 team, parents, students and teachers of the Enis Adams Primary School will be returning to a hybrid system learning system.