Education
‘When you invest in yourself you don’t worry about minimum wage’– Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has reminded recent graduates of an online skills training programme of the importance of investing in one’s self and earning new skills.
Businesses challenged to donate @ least $60K each for ESHS redevelopment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has laid down the gauntlet for local businesses and companies to fund the campus redevelopment efforts at Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) as a result of an increase in the cost of raw materials.
'Teachers deserve more pension'– Hon Neville A. Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) and Territorial At Large Representative Honourable Neville A. Smith has given fellow legislators advance notice that he intends to lobby at the next sitting of the HoA for an increase in teachers' pension.
HLSCC Marine Studies partners with Marine Resources Foundation to provide scholarships to teachers
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s Centre for Applied Marine Studies (CAMS) has partnered with the Marine Resources Development Foundation (MRDF) and its MarineLab Programme to provide several scholarships in Coastal and Marine Ecology to educators from the Virgin Islands and Eastern Caribbean.
Anika Christopher selected to represent VI @ 2022 Commonwealth Games
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –Virgin Islands (VI) writer, poet, and publisher, Ms Anika Christopher has been chosen to represent the VI at the Commonwealth Games in May 2022.
BVI SDA School inducts 41 Prefects & Monitors to promote leadership qualities
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- With the aim of encouraging and developing leadership qualities among students, the BVI Seventh-day Adventist School in Sea Cows Bay on Monday, March 14, 2022, inducted 17 prefects and 24 class monitors.
Mr & Miss HLSCC slated for Sunday, April 3, 2022
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Five students of H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) will be vying for the title of Mr and Miss HLSCC on April 3, 2022.
Teaching that ‘develops very strong critical thinking skills’ lacking- Harrigan-Underhill
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Businesses in the Virgin Islands have sometimes complained about graduates from the local school system not being adequately equipped with basic skills to function effectively in the workplace.
‘Let’s Pass CPEA Maths’ mobile revision App launched for VI & other islands
CHRIST CHURCH, Barbados, WI- Macmillan Education Caribbean has announced the launch of its new revision mobile app, ‘Let’s Pass CPEA Maths’, which provides a new, digital facet to revision for the upcoming Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA) Maths exams.
Gov’t exchange lands to separate BFEC Primary & Secondary divisions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Government of the Virgin Islands has successfully negotiated to make lands available for the separation of the Bregado Flax Educational Centre primary and secondary division.
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