Nearly three years after the Althea Scatliffe Primary School was closed and condemned, no date has been set to start rebuilding it, according to Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister …
February 21, 2025
April 17, 2023
EDITORIAL: Transparent plan, funding needed for schools
The Althea Scatliffe Primary School building, which was demolished this month after a structural review found it unsafe last year, should serve as a wake-up call about the poor state …
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April 8, 2023
Alums say good-bye to Althea Scatliffe Primary School
The end of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School building in Road Town came all too soon for many graduates, who gathered on its lawn on April 1 to share their …
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December 6, 2022
Work progresses on primary schools
Since Althea Scatliffe Primary School closed suddenly in June and nearly 400 students were displaced to other schools, work has been under way to make those facilities better equipped to …
September 20, 2022
Cane Garden Bay church hosting primary students
While students throughout the territory returned to school last week, officials continue to deal with infrastructure issues at multiple facilities. Faculty and more than 300 students from Althea Scatliffe Primary …
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September 12, 2022
EDITORIAL: As school resumes, children are being left behind
As students head back to class for a new school year, all is not well in the Virgin Islands. Five years after Hurricane Irma, far too many of the territory’s …
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September 1, 2022
Unite BVI to help house displaced students
The non-profit organisation Unite BVI will fund infrastructural works needed to relocate students displaced after the Althea Scatliffe Primary School was closed on June 17 due to structural issues, officials …
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August 11, 2022
ASPS students to be sent to other schools
Students from Althea Scatliffe Primary School will be relocated to other schools when they return to class for the fall semester, according to Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister …
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July 29, 2022
No decisions yet on closed Road Town school
After suddenly closing Althea Scatliffe Primary School last month because of concerns about its structural integrity, government officials are still figuring out the best options to temporarily house students, according …
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July 19, 2022
Primary school may be torn down, premier says
The Althea Scatliffe Primary School may need to be torn down after serious structural failings forced its closure on June 17, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said during a press …
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July 19, 2022
Althea Scatliffe Primary closes suddenly
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports decided to close Althea Scatliffe Primary School effective June 17 after officials received a report documenting the school’s recent inspection. “The …
February 7, 2020
Students mark 5th annual Maths Week
Althea Scatliffe Primary School students found the fun in equations as they designed board games and participated in math Jeopardy during last week’s fifth annual Mathematics Week. Principal Kesia King …
