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VI ‘now feels like a pressure cooker’- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– ‘Honestly Speaking’ talk show host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has said the Virgin Islands (VI) now has several social, political, and business challenges compounded, which he says have now made the territory feel like a "pressure cooker".
Teachers begin receiving $300 stipend requested by Teachers Union
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced that a number of teachers have received the $300 promised by Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A Fahie (R1) in September 2021.
Ceiling collapses in classroom @ ASPS
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Teachers and students of one class at the Althea Scatliffe Primary School were unable to access their classroom today as the ceiling collapsed sometime between Friday, October 29, 2021, and early this morning, November 1, 2021.
284Media called out again for ‘Fake News’ reporting!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Recently established news entity 284Media has once again been called out for its alleged fake news reporting.
Education Minister requesting $2M for 'complete overhaul' of schools
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is proposing an allocation of $2M to address some of the issues plaguing schools and has given elected members early notice that he will be seeking their support.
$300 stipend vouchers for teachers ready for distribution- Dr the Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With some persons mocking the gesture by the Government of the Virgin Islands to give each public school teacher $300, Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has made it known that it was meant to just be a token of appreciation to the teachers for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hon de Castro vows to stand with teachers & demand change
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Junior Minister for Tourism and At-Large Representative, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) says she stands with the collective cries of educators across the VI, following recent strike action by some teachers of the Elmore Stoutt High School and other schools over working conditions.
'I back them 110 per cent'- Premier to protesting teachers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- School teachers carrying out the silent protest action against alleged neglect and issues spanning over 14 years in the system have been told by Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) that the ongoing health pandemic is causing the territory to have a situation where there are high demands, but the resources are low.
Elementary school teachers stage sickout protest
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At least four primary schools in the territory were forced to call off school for the day, October 29, 2021, due to teachers staging a sickout protest.
Senior School teachers of ESHS refuse to sign in for online schooling
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Following a strike by some Junior Division teachers of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) yesterday, October 27, 2021, some Senior Division teachers of ESHS have also proceeded on strike today, October 28, 2021.
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