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June 22nd, 2024
Ebenezer Thomas Primary receives new playground

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – The Ebenezer Thomas Primary School is now the fourth of five primary schools in the Territory that has received a new playground facility following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of the Virgin Islands and Unite BVI.

May 2nd, 2024
Commemorative plaques for donations unveiled @ ESHS

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Commemorative plaques for the Kellner Family Foundation and various contributors for their donation to the redevelopment of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) were unveiled at the school's campus on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

April 27th, 2024
VI Social Workers conclude tour on child abuse prevention & awareness

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - Social Workers from the Social Development Department in the Virgin Islands (VI) have visited several schools on the sister islands in the Virgin Islands (VI) to deliver messages on child abuse prevention and awareness.

March 13th, 2024
ESHS declared winners of 2024 Inter-Secondary School Debate Competition

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – An all-girl Secondary school team from the Elmore Stout High School (ESHS) has emerged victorious at the Ministry of Education’s 2024 annual Inter-Secondary School National Debating Competition.

February 15th, 2024
Taiwan Gov’t scholarships now open to Virgin Islanders– BVI Office Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China –The Hong Kong Office of the [British] Virgin Islands has announced that applications for the 2024 Taiwan Government Scholarships are now open to Virgin Islanders and Belongers.

January 19th, 2024
$4.3M JvD Primary School officially opens!

GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- The brand new Jost van Dyke (JvD) Primary School, constructed at the tune of $4,333, 743.86 by Quality Construction Limited and executed by the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA), had its official opening ceremony yesterday, January 18, 2024.

December 16th, 2023
School Monitor arrested following assault on student @ USVI school

VI CONSORTIUM

CHRISTIANSTED, ST. Croix, USVI — Spanesia K. Anderson, a school monitor at the Eulalie Rivera School turned herself in at the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police Station on Thursday, responding to a warrant issued for her arrest in connection with an incident of child abuse. According to the VIPD, the warrant had been issued earlier on the same day.

November 27th, 2023
Education Ministry allocated $2.85M for capital projects in 2024 budget

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Dr. Natalio D. Wheatley while delivering the 2024 Budget address has outlined the fiscal package which included funding for local education under Subject Minister Sharie B. de. Castro (AL) to the tune of $53.38M.

November 6th, 2023
JvD Primary students relocated to Leonora Delville Primary on Tortola

GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI - Following protest action by parents of students at the Jost van Dyke Primary School over the deplorable condition of the school building on the sister island, students will now be attending school on Tortola.

October 31st, 2023
Parents protest ‘deplorable’ condition of JvD Primary School

GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI – Parents of the Jost van Dyke Primary School were this morning, October 31, 2023, forced to protest the “deplorable” condition of the school.

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