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Education

June 11th, 2016
Teacher Hon Fraser? Students @ the ETPS love him!

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - One may never know if he is preparing for a career after politics or just doing his normal rounds as a politician.

June 11th, 2016
'Be a part of the solution & not the problem'- Dr Karl Dawson

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI - Outgoing President of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College Dr Karl Dawson challenged the 2016 graduating class to be part of the solution to the territory and not a part of the problem and urged them to contribute to the college’s Annual Fund.

June 10th, 2016
This Week We Feature Young Professional Dierdra D. Wheatley-Peters

By N. Johann Earle

Currently reading for her Doctorate in Psychology, our Young Professional for this week, Dierdra D. Wheatley-Peters, is aiming to reach the Holy Grail of education not only for herself but for her family and the territory at large.

June 9th, 2016
St George’s Secondary School holds open house

PALESTINA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- In preparation for the new academic year 2016 - 2017, St George’s Secondary School today June 9, 2016 held an Open House for prospective students who will begin their secondary education when the new school year begins.

June 9th, 2016
Hon Fahie blasts Mr Walwyn over $1M wall but zero for classrooms!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former Minister for Education and Culture Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has come out swinging against the embattled Minister for Education and Culture Hon Myron V. Walwyn in his public failure to secure the additional classrooms for the newly implemented Sixth Form at the Elmore Stoutt High School on Tortola.

June 8th, 2016
'Things tight' but 10 Emerging Fellows granted scholarships overseas

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Ministry of Education and Culture yesterday, June 7, 2016 announced the winners of the 2016 Emerging Fellows Awards with a number of outstanding young people from the territory being awarded full scholarships to impressive summer programmes in universities and institutions overseas.

June 8th, 2016
Hon Walwyn fails! Not ready with space for extra High School year

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Demonstrating clearly that Government is not ready for a decision that many felt was forced on parents, it has been disclosed to this news site that from the new academic year, students who are to take the extra year in high school after completion of Fifth Form will be housed in the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) at Paraquita Bay for now.

June 6th, 2016
Delta Petroleum donates $$ to public & private schools in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With some schools lacking basic supplies and both teachers and parents having to delve into their own pockets to make conditions comfortable for learning, no doubt the noble initiative by Delta Petroleum (Caribbean) Limited to donate monies to schools in the Virgin Islands would be considered a welcome initiative, even though the funds are intended for graduation purposes.

May 31st, 2016
No reports of mold @ Library but AC being replaced - Dr Marcia Potter

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Culture Dr Marcia Potter said that while she has received no reports of mold in the main Public Library on Fleming Street she acknowledged that the air conditioning has been down.

May 30th, 2016
Medical complaints, broken AC & mold force Public Library to close

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It appears to be the best kept secret in the Virgin Islands - the closure of the main Public Library in Road Town on the main Island of Tortola.

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