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‘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.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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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