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Gov’t ‘preparing to break ground’ for new ASPS- Throne Speech
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Government of the Virgin Islands has stated that the 2026 financial year will see a firm focus on delivery, including the Althea Scatliffe Primary School, which was demolished in April 2023 due to safety concerns.
Hon de Castro gives teachers a ‘tease’ of ‘reimagined’ ASPS
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Teachers attending Professional Day at Multi-Purpose Sports Complex on August 25, 2025, were left impressed on being shown a 3D architectural design of the new Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS).
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.”
4 school buses purchased; Expected to save taxpayers $$
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our newsroom is that the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports has purchased four school buses.
Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall to be demolished to store materials for Mighty Scatliffe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The building which should have been the centre of cultural activities, Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall, which was built with money donated from a British philanthropist Sir Rupert Briecliffe in the 1980s, has laid as an abandoned ruin for over 10 years.
Demolition of Althea Scatliffe Primary School building complete
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS) building, which was deemed unsafe last year, is no more.
Public meeting to discuss ‘UK rule’ set for today, May 1, 2022
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the threat of suspension of the 70-year-old Virgin Islands Constitution and the imposition of direct rule by the former colonisers United Kingdom (UK), Virgin Islanders have been expressing their concern about this large possibility.
PHOTO of the Day: Hon Rymer takes 'aromatic' tree-planting to ASPS
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Transportation, Works, and Utilities, Hon Kyme M. Rymer (R5) today Wednesday, December 8, 2021, donated two aromatic trees to the Althea Scatliffe Primary School on Tortola.
Wasi Construction donates fans to Althea Scatliffe Primary School
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In a demonstration of good corporate citizenship, Wasi Charleswell, the Proprietor of Wasi Construction based on Tortola, made a donation of 15 fans to Althea Scatliffe Primary School, today, December 7, 2021, to allow the students to experience a more comfortable learning environment.
‘Take responsibility for your own future’- 74 ASPS graduates told
By Chassidy M. Leonard
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 74 graduating students of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS) have been told they can be responsible for their future by being responsible for what they post online.
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