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Minister for Education to attend OECS Meeting in St Kitts
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL) will attend the 9th OECS Council of Ministers of Education meetings in St Kitts from Tuesday, September 10 to Saturday, September 14, 2024.
'I have a vision' for education- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL) delivered a unique address during Professional Day 2024 on August 26, 2024, where instead of the normal speech, the educator turned government minister delivered a powerful poem detailing her vision for the Virgin Islands’ (VI) education system.
Sports Minister pledges continued support for VI athletes
PARIS, France- Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has committed to supporting athletes from the Virgin Islands (VI) following the good showing of the VI’s Olympians at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Sports Minster Hon Sharie B. de Castro congratulates VI Olympians
SAINT-DENIS, Paris, France- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has extended congratulations to the four Olympians from the Virgin Islands (VI) currently in Paris.
‘Refrain from suggesting inaccuracies’- Hon de Castro fires back @ Hon Mather
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Hon Sharie B. De Castro (AL) has hit back at Deputy Speaker and Opposition Member Hon Stacy M. Mather (AL) for recently suggesting the Minister has not been willing to take up his offer to lend his expertise in education and youth development.
Revision of VI’s decade old National Youth Policy initiated – Hon deCastro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– With a decade having passed the implementation of the VI National Youth Policy, the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) says the Government has initiated the revision of the National Youth Policy.
Hon Fraser objects to Hon de Castro bringing new statement to continuation of HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Today, Tuesday, January 30, 2024, is the Continuation of the Sixth Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA) of the [British] Virgin Islands.
Unite BVI to help rebuild ASPS, move VI full S.T.E.A.M. ahead!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Unite BVI, which is part of the Sir Richard CN Branson’s Virgin Group, has committed to help rebuild the Althea Scatliffe Primary School and also help move the [British] Virgin Islands education system full S.T.E.A.M. ahead.
JvD to get public library
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Plans are underway to have a library on Jost van Dyke that would be assessable by both students and the community.
HLSCC to establish campus on JvD- Hon Sharie B. de Castro
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Residents of Jost van Dyke will soon have the opportunity to attend H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) without having to travel to Tortola.