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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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by BVI Beacon
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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by FREEMAN ROGERS
ASPS demolition
March 13, 2023

Religious studies library opens to public

Tucked alongside the site of the Department of Disaster Management’s new headquarters on McNamara Road is a peach-coloured office, and just to the left of the front door hangs a …

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by Dana Kampa
March 3, 2023

Minister promises progress on teacher increments

Amid upset concerning outstanding increments due to teachers, Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Sharie de Castro met with the BVI Teachers Union last month and promised progress, according to …

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by Dana Kampa
March 3, 2023

‘Extreme misconduct’ on rise in schools

Amid infrastructure and administrative changes at the territory’s schools, officials are planning a disciplinary crackdown at a time when “extreme misconduct” is on the rise, Education, Youth Affairs and Sports …

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by Dana Kampa
February 27, 2023

EDITORIAL: We fear for Virgin Islands students

Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Sharie de Castro recently stood in the House of Assembly and delivered a badly needed wake-up call that should shock the entire territory into …

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by BVI Beacon
February 10, 2023

Ministry aims to strengthen principals’ leadership skills

In the interest of teacher retention, student achievement, and the overall success of the territory’s schools, a cohort of school administrators are participating in leadership training, according to Education, Youth …

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by Dana Kampa
January 23, 2023

EDITORIAL: New ESHS buildings light the way for Irma recovery

It’s about time. Kudos to the Recovery and Development Agency, the government, contractors and everyone else who worked together to finally complete the new Elmore Stoutt High School buildings. As …

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by BVI Beacon
ESHS opening
January 20, 2023

New ESHS buildings open

A new school semester is starting in an exciting way for students at Elmore Stoutt High School as they become the first to attend class at newly opened buildings on …

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by Dana Kampa
October 21, 2022

‘Reading is Fun’ for VI students

At schools across the territory last week, volunteers from several organisations helped students celebrate Reading is Fun Week by sharing stories and otherwise appreciating the world of literature. The main …

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by Dana Kampa
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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by BVI Beacon
September 9, 2022

Students get ready for school

School will start back up on Sept. 12 for most students, and community members throughout the territory have been supporting them with supply drives and other activities. This marks the …

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by Dana Kampa
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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by FREEMAN ROGERS
Althea Scatliffe Primary School
March 28, 2022

EDITORIAL: Where, oh where, is the new library?

All too frequently in recent months, we have found ourselves writing about another hurricane recovery project that is far behind. This week, it’s the public library. The main branch in …

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by BVI Beacon
February 18, 2022

Education reform highlighted at memorial

With waves crashing against the rocks, community members dressed all in white tossed bouquets of pink and yellow flowers into the sea on Feb. 13 to memorialise victims of the …

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by Dana Kampa
October 1, 2021

HOA okays almost $50m in spending changes

While lawmakers were working recently to avoid pandemic-related deficit spending, they saw some “interesting things” in the budget because of spending that was not “mindful,” Premier Andrew Fahie said in …

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by Dana Kampa
August 20, 2021

ESHS rebuild to be under two-part plan

Government is working with the Recovery and Development Agency and two United States-based nonprofits to finalise designs for a rebuilt Elmore Stoutt High School, according to Deputy Premier Dr. Natalio …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
April 22, 2021

More students allowed on campus for final term

As students prepare for the final term of the 2020-21 school year, more of them will be permitted to attend class in person following recent decisions by Cabinet. But schools …

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by Dana Kampa
March 22, 2021

Members appointed to education board

As community members debate issues like incorporating more Virgin Islands history into school curriculums, a new group of advisors will be there to provide guidance on the future of education …

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by Dana Kampa
March 5, 2021

Youth a focus at 21st H. Lavity Stoutt ceremony

A doleful trumpet carried out over the burial grounds at Cappoons Bay before family members and government leaders laid a trio of yellow, blue and purple flower wreaths at the …

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by Dana Kampa
January 9, 2021

More students head back to class in person

More students are filtering back into in-person classrooms under the phased approach to school re-openings that began in October as Covid-19 numbers fell, though some are still attending primarily or …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
November 30, 2020

EDITORIAL: Virgin Islands should celebrate culture every month

This Culture and Tourism Month has been a great success, and we hope that such celebrations will continue and expand into a long-term renaissance of Virgin Islands heritage. Events held …

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by BVI Beacon
October 2, 2020

Government awards first scholarships since Hurricane Irma

For the first time since the hurricanes of 2017, last month the Virgin Islands Scholarships Committee awarded 32 scholarships for study in fields including medicine, engineering, social work and others, …

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by Joey Waldinger
October 2, 2020

78 percent of CXC exams written earn passing grade

Though they faced unprecedented challenges caused first by Hurricane Irma and then by the Covid-19 pandemic, a total of 358 students in the Virgin Islands registered for at least one …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
September 24, 2020

In reversal, schools reopen for some

As the number of reported Covid-19 cases in the territory continued to fall during the latest round of lockdown restrictions, Deputy Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley on Friday announced that …

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by Joey Waldinger

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