Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie is likely to be investigated for more than $600,000 that was spent on a study to test the feasibility of establishing a medical school in the British Virgin Islands while he served as minister […]

While successfully seeking approval to appoint a board to start regulating tertiary education locally, Minister of Education Myron Walwyn yesterday announced that at least three investors already are seeking to operate territory institutions in the British Virgin Islands. “We have […]

During an event where some of the territory’s top teachers were honoured last evening (March 14), Minister of Education Myron Walwyn used himself as an example of why educators should never write off students who are under their charge. Making […]

Minister of Education and Culture Myron Walwyn has questioned whether the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been getting value for its investment in the education system, and whether people have been using their education to build or to destroy the […]

The H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has announced that five more persons have been certified as Patient Care Technicians in the territory. They are Tamica Williams, Paula Millet-Williams, Madonna Daly, Sharon Ellis, and Marvalene Pinnock. Within one year of […]

Waving flags that represent various Caribbean countries in the Commonwealth, students from the Althea Scatliffe Primary School marched today through the streets of Road Town for a pre-Commonwealth Day celebration. Commonwealth Day will be observed this year on Monday (March […]

While noting that plans are afoot to make a second language mandatory for all students in the secondary education system, Minister of Education Myron Walwyn said French and Mandarin will be introduced locally in September. Those two languages, he added, […]

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Junior Minister of Trade Marlon Penn today broke a long held silence in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) parliament when he implored the government to decriminalize the use of marijuana, adding that he […]

While suggesting that an increasing number of young people who should be employed have been applying for public assistance, the Ministry of Health and Social Development said there is need for the territory to address the culture of ‘hand outs’. […]

The National Democratic Party government still has not budgeted enough funds to build new classrooms at Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) to accommodate students in the recently launched Grade 12 programme. This is at least the second annual budget that […]