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April 8th, 2026
‘We are proud of you & we will keep investing in you.’- Hon Sharie B. de Castro

TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL), has pledged the government's commitment to investing more in local athletes to enable them to compete on regional and international stages.

March 7th, 2026
'Design for HLSCC dormitory to be completed by end of the year'- HLSCC President

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Dr Richard W. Georges, President of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), has welcomed the announcement from the Minister of Education regarding the securing of funding for the construction of a dormitory for the college.

January 24th, 2026
Hon Sharie B. de Castro leads education delegation in Finland

HELSINKI, Finland- Education Minister Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL), along with Chief Education Officer Mrs Orlandette R. Crabbe, are in Helsinki, Finland, for EDUCA learning from one of the world’s top education systems.

December 25th, 2025
Education budget rose by ‘$20M in 2 budget cycles’- Hon Sharie B. de Castro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL), has debunked rumours that education in the Virgin Islands is not primarily funded by the public sector.

December 18th, 2025
ESHS wins Inter-Secondary School Chess Tournament for 2nd time in a row

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) has shone as the overall champions of the 2025 Inter-Secondary School Chess Tournament, successfully defending its title.

September 17th, 2025
Sports facility @Diamond Estate still incomplete due to lack of funding- Hon de Castro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— The Minister for Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL), has revealed that her ministry has not yet secured funding for the completion of the basketball and sports facility at Diamond Estate on Tortola.

September 13th, 2025
Alternative Secondary Education Program is a critical partner for the ministry- Hon. Sharie B. de Castro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports, the Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL), has praised the Alternative Secondary Education Programme (ASEP) as a vital partner of her ministry.

April 12th, 2025
UK's roadmap report is 'recolonisation in disguise'- Hon de Castro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “We believe in reform, but we also realise — we are an intellectual people — and we realise that this report that is before us is not reform. It is recolonisation in disguise,” Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has said.

August 20th, 2024
'Stop misleading the public'- Hon. Sharie B. de Castro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has called on the government's critics to stop “misleading” the public when it comes to the matters arising from the compensation review for public officers.

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