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Early release? Walwyn touts new push to educate inmates

Early release? Walwyn touts new push to educate inmates

Inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison now have an opportunity to sit Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) exams through an educational programme that has been launched at the territory’s correctional facility. Participation in the programme can also help determine how long an […]

by / on February 15, 2017 at 7:18 AM /
Two of 14 juveniles re-offend

Two of 14 juveniles re-offend

Minister responsible for youth and prison Myron Walwyn has disclosed that, of all juveniles who have accessed the government’s Restorative Justice Programme so far, only two have re-offended. The initiative, which was launched in 2013, provides an alternative to incarceration […]

by / on February 15, 2017 at 7:03 AM /
Walwyn tells parents ignore ‘unnecessary’ appeal

Walwyn tells parents ignore ‘unnecessary’ appeal

Minister of Education Myron Walwyn has called on parents to ignore a ‘totally unnecessary’ public appeal that staff at Enis Adams Primary School made this afternoon for donation of toilet paper. The female member of staff who posted the appeal […]

by / on February 10, 2017 at 8:51 PM /
Students out of hospital: No broken limbs

Students out of hospital: No broken limbs

All five female Grade 12 students of the Elmore Stoutt High School who were taken to Peebles Hospital yesterday after the bus in which they were traveling stopped suddenly have been treated and released from the medical facility. No broken […]

by / on February 3, 2017 at 2:51 PM /
Nearly 40% of ESHS students make honour roll

Nearly 40% of ESHS students make honour roll

Nearly 40 percent of the entire student population at Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) last academic year earned spots on the institution’s honour roll. To achieve such feat, a student must have at least an overall score of 70 percent, […]

by / on February 2, 2017 at 9:13 PM /
Teachers fleeing schools; I don’t blame them!

Teachers fleeing schools; I don’t blame them!

Former teacher at Elmore Stoutt High School Sharie DeCastro has claimed that teachers in the territory are leaving public schools now more than ever, adding that the exodus is for plausible reasons including low salaries, lack of consultation regarding curriculum, […]

by / on February 1, 2017 at 8:22 AM /
Osborne wants Walwyn held accountable

Osborne wants Walwyn held accountable

While claiming that teaching has become too politicized in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), former educator Devon Osborne has called for teachers to hold Minister of Education Myron Walwyn accountable for ‘turning a blind eye’ to issues affecting them. “While […]

by / on February 1, 2017 at 7:22 AM /
Walwyn concerned: Students shunning teaching

Walwyn concerned: Students shunning teaching

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) does not have sufficient qualified educators because not many youths are interested in becoming teachers, said Minister of Education Myron Walwyn. He noted that the situation is not unique to the BVI. “This is a […]

by / on January 31, 2017 at 3:00 PM /
Opening Soon – Walwyn explains continued library closure

Opening Soon – Walwyn explains continued library closure

Minister for Education Myron Walwyn said his ministry is aggressively working to soon reopen the Territory’s primary public library. With its opening, the Road Town Public Library will be housed in a new and more accommodating location at the old […]

by / on January 26, 2017 at 7:12 AM /
Major works start at ESHS; soon commence on VG

Major works start at ESHS; soon commence on VG

Minister of Education Myron Walwyn said the construction of 32 additional classrooms has started at Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) in Road Town, adding that major works will soon commence at Bregado Flax Educational Centre on Virgin Gorda. “I made […]

by / on January 25, 2017 at 1:48 PM /