Education
Mould problem hits ESHS!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A number of Art teachers of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) are allegedly on sickout today May 16, 2013 as the problem of mould has hit the school.
Territory’s primary school students get historical tour of Main Street
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Many of them probably use Main Street almost every day and it may have not been the first time for any of the students either, however, today’s (May 16, 2013) walk through Main Street was one of enlightenment and fascination as students from primary schools across the Territory were given a historical tour of one of the most popular streets in the Virgin Islands.
No money in govt's coffers for new school - Walwyn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Education Minister Hon. Myron V. Walwyn informed the House of Assembly yesterday, May 14, 2013 that there have been no budgeted amounts to the Ministry toward the building of a new school.
UPDATE: Isabella Morris students relocated despite parents' concerns
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – Despite troubling reports made earlier about the relocation of Isabella Morris Primary School students to a new location, the students and teachers have since been settled at the Cane Garden Bay Community Centre today, May 13, 2013.
'Doug' Wheatley appalled at plans to fit schools with AC units
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Social commentator and radio host Douglas Wheatley expressed his displeasure at plans to place air condition units at schools throughout the Territory and believed that the this may have contributed to the current mould situation at the Isabella Morris Primary School in Carrot Bay.
Pull back Wilson's contract & construct new school– Hon Fahie
CARROT BAY, Torotla, VI - First District Representative Honourable Andrew A. Fahie received a loud round of applause yesterday May 9, 2013 when he challenged Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn to get some contracts pulled back to facilitate the funding of the construction of a new building to house the Isabella Morris Primary School in Carrot Bay.
Over 36 students, several teachers reportedly treated for mould infections
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI – It was a morning of high emotion, tears and tension at the Isabella Morris Primary School in Carrot Bay when the Minister for Education and Culture Hon. Myron V. Walwyn called an emergency meeting with teachers, parents and the school’s administration with the intention of agreeing on temporarily relocating students and teachers affected by mould, which is being blamed for a wave of health complications at the school.
Parents, Teachers & Students upset over ongoing school mould issues!
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- A story first and accurately reported by this news site on April 23, 2013 about the mould situation at the Isabella Morris Primary School located in Carrot Bay on the main island of Tortola, seems to have not gone away.
UPDATE: More questions surface on overspending on teachers' gala
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - More evidence has started to come to the fore and which supports the claim of the exorbitant overspending of the nation’s financial resources on a single event by the Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn.
Principals outraged over Primary V rules change 1 day before exam!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Some three Primary School Principals from public elementary schools, speaking exclusively to Virgin Islands News Online on condition of anonymity and fearful of victimisation, expressed their concerns about the fairness of a Department of Education circular of April 30, 2013.
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