Education
Claude A. Kettle appointed Acting PS in Education Ministry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands has confirmed the appointment of Mr Claude A. Kettle as Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports, effective July 1, 2025.
All public schools will be outfitted with AC units in 'phased approach'- Orlandette R. Crabbe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- All government schools in the territory will have air conditioning units installed.
Plans still alive for Isabella Morris Primary School to be rebuilt- Hon Sharie B. de Castro
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI – The Minister for Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL), has announced that Isabella Morris Primary School in Carrot Bay is one of the priority schools damaged by Hurricane Irma that the Ministry of Education plans to rebuild in the future.
BVI SDA School ‘Besties’ emerge as VI’s top students @ CSEC 2025
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Best friends and Valedictorian and Salutatorian, respectively, of the BVI Seventh-day Adventist School, Jene J.M. Barnwell and Nickalah S. Tyson had even more reasons to cheer when it was disclosed that they had topped the territory at the 2025 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.
New Associate's Degree programme coming for law enforcement officers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As a series of measures is being taken by the government to address the issues of crime within the Virgin Islands society, a new initiative is being launched through the Virgin Islands Public Service Learning Institute.
VISTS receives $2.8K donation from Adult Spelling Bee
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies (VISTS) has received a generous donation of $2800.00 from the Adult Spelling Bee held last month.
Applications open for inaugural BVI Emerging Writers’ Fellowship
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Young aspiring writers from the Virgin Islands now have the opportunity to apply for the BVI Emerging Writers’ Fellowship.
Back-to-Schools 'should be about bringing community together'- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- While commending the former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Julian Willock, and his Third District Committee for their back-to-school initiative on August 31, 2025, Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) said the event at Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre was an example of what it should be about- bringing the community together.
‘You have the power to change the world’- Sonjah S. Smith to D3 students
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Students attending the Back-to-School Giveaways at Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre in Sea Cows Bay on August 31, 2025, apart from receiving school supplies, were further equipped with the necessary motivation to stay in school and live up to their potential by local attorney Sonjah S. Smith.
‘It’s a novel idea!’- Hon Fraser endorses Willock’s back-to-school initiative
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- It may not have scored any political points for him, but Third District Representative and Deputy Premier Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) did not shy away from singing praises on former Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Mr Julian Willock for his annual Back-to-School Giveaways at Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre in Sea Cows Bay, Tortola on Sunday, August 31, 2025.

