Students got into the competitive spirit as they tested their chess skills last week during the second annual Inter-Secondary Division Chess Tournament. Seven high schools across the territory — both …
December 19, 2024
June 27, 2024
19 graduate in Virgin Gorda
Of the 19 students who graduated from Bregado Flax Educational Centre Secondary Division on Tuesday, four were among the top ten public high school students in the Virgin Islands. Valedictorian …
February 19, 2024
BFEC wins first round of debate competition
Bregado Flax Educational Centre emerged victorious in the preliminary round of the 2024 Inter-Secondary School Debates on Friday at the New Testament Church of God International Worship Centre Activity Hall, …
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July 13, 2023
High schoolers graduate from five more schools
As the 2023 graduation season drew to a close over the past week, graduates from five high schools across the territory reflected on the skills they learned while adapting to …
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August 13, 2021
All schools allowed to bring back students
The new academic year is fast approaching, and government announced this week that all private and public schools will be permitted to have students return for in-person instruction. The recent …
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July 23, 2021
VG graduates focus on sustainable future
Even though the territory is seeing some of its strictest social distancing measures since the beginning of the pandemic, the students and staff of Bregado Flax Educational Centre Secondary Division …
September 11, 2020
Underfunded hurricane recovery still dragging
As the Covid-19 crisis has decimated the economy in recent months, leaders have sought to counter the dismal outlook while rolling out more than $10 million worth of contracts under …
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July 31, 2020
Virtual graduation ceremonies continue
Graduates from the Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies showed strength and resilience in completing their studies amidst the ongoing recovery from the 2017 hurricanes, and host Ronn Grant of …
May 1, 2020
RDA signs $2.9m in contracts for BFEC and admin building on Virgin Gorda
Contracts worth a total of $2.9 million were signed this morning to repair two public buildings on Virgin Gorda that were damaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017. A third re-building …
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March 19, 2020
Debaters tackle financial blacklist in finals
Cedar International School came out on top against Elmore Stoutt High School during the finals of the Inter-Secondary School Debates held last Thursday in the auditorium at Althea Scatliffe Primary …
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February 27, 2020
12th grade requirement eliminated
Secondary students who make good grades will no longer have to complete 12th grade as previously required, Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley announced …
September 24, 2019
EDITORIAL: End of shift system is welcome, but work needed in schools
Finally. Two years after Hurricane Irma, public high schoolers are no longer attending class on a part-time basis under a shift system. This welcome news comes with the long-delayed reopening …
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