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Virgin Islander Dr Haldane Davies appointed President of UCC Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica– Virgin Islander Dr Haldane Davies has been appointed President of the Jamaica-based University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), the largest private non-affiliated higher educational institution in Jamaica with over 7,000 students locally.
VG Community Library receives new tech & furniture donations
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Virgin Islands Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has expressed appreciation for a sizeable donation made to the Virgin Gorda Community Library.
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.
Zonta Club of Tortola makes $7k donation to HLSCC marine centre
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI - The Zonta Club of Tortola on July 1, 2022, presented to the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) with a cheque for $7,000 at a reception hosted at the Centre for Applied Marine Studies (CAMS) in Paraquita Bay.
HLSCC accreditation reaffirmed by international MSCHE body
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has had its accreditation reaffirmed by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), an international accrediting body for institutions of higher education in the Mid-Atlantic States, the American territories/commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and other locations such as the [British] Virgin Islands.
VI search & rescue teams complete enhanced international skills training
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands has been put a step closer to the establishment of a Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) with the training of 14 individuals representing the Virgin Islands’ search and rescue response teams.
'Think big' – Premier Wheatley tells HLSCC graduates
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has urged recent graduates of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) to come up with solutions to local problems as they may have the next billion-dollar idea.
‘Put your experience & qualifications to work’- Premier tells HLSCC graduates
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Addressing a crowd of 2022 graduates, teachers, government and school officials, along with other persons, Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) encouraged the latest cohort graduating from the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) to chart their own course forward.
Works on ESHS building construction progressing well – Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has revealed that the construction of the new buildings at the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) Campus continues to progress extremely well.