Members of the community are celebrating British Virgin Islands native Jahnai Pickering, who obtained his Physical Therapist Assistant Associates Degree on May 9 after he completed studies at Keiser University in Florida, United States. Pickering is an upstanding BVIslander and […]
Category: Youth/Education
I am here today crying out for peace -LETTER
A youth leader from the Long Look area of Tortola, Kevon Lettsome, has made an impassioned plea for residents to walk away from crime, adding that police and elected representatives should think outside the box and consider measures such as […]
Woman’s fee urgently covered at HLSCC
While expressing gratitude to members of the community who previously helped a distressed mother to cover her fees at H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), the Family Support Network made a similar appeal hours ago on behalf another mother. The […]
Ramlall wins 2017 Spelling Bee Competition
Ryan Ramlall of Bregado Flax Education Centre (Secondary Division) is the winner of the Inter-Secondary Schools National Spelling Bee Competition. Elmore Stoutt High School students Khemisha Stoutt placed second followed by Jade Allison Straker third. Cedar International’s Aria Creque and […]
Tourist Board supports students’ boat effort
The BVI Tourist Board has made a sizable donation of supplies to the Art and Craft Department at Claudia Creque Educational Centre on Anegada. The donation was made to boost the department’s effort in refurbishing one of the derelict boats […]
Walwyn told how to spend portion of youth money
Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie has urged the minister responsible for youth affairs, Myron Walwyn, to spend a portion of his budgetary allocation on the provision of on-the-job training for young people interested in the construction industry. Fahie said […]
USVI children’s parade prompts call in BVI
Motivated by the level of participation she noticed in the Children’s Parade during the just-concluded carnival in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), former minister responsible for culture Eileen Parsons indicated that she wants greater efforts exerted to have more children […]
$200K promise – Walwyn chides school debaters
Minister of Education Myron Walwyn has blamed members of the Elmore Stoutt High School Debating Club for making a sub-regional commitment without prior Government approval, adding that the commitment would probably cost about $200,000. The Club was scheduled to host […]
BVI ducking another commitment – money problem
Another embarrassing episode is staring the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in the face as it runs the risk of shirking another sub-regional commitment due to financial problems. The Territory was scheduled to host the Leeward Islands Debating Competition – an […]
Education minister for 4 days – Dr O’Neal
Dr Hubert O’Neal has been the Minister of Education and Culture for the last four days. He was appointed to act for the substantive holder of the post, Myron Walwyn, who has been out of office. The appointment runs from […]