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H. Lavity Stoutt Community College

June 26, 2025

EDITORIAL: Kudos to the Class of 2025

The Class of 2025 is graduating into a tumultuous world where the only certainty is uncertainty. But it is also a world of incredible opportunity. On the surface, the picture …

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by BVI Beacon
May 29, 2025

How to spell S-E-N-I-O-R-S

Seniors tested their spelling skills on Sunday afternoon at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College as part of a month of activities held in their honour. When the smoke cleared, former …

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by The BVI Beacon
May 1, 2025

Lineworkers brave rain

Lineworkers from 23 countries awoke to dark skies over Road Town on Sunday, but sporadic rain showers throughout the day didn’t slow them down. Behind the still-unfinished Ralph T. O’Neal …

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by Rushton Skinner
April 24, 2025

Fulbright Scholar to speak tomorrow

An up-and-coming academic from the United States is teaching and conducting research at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College this year under the prestigious Fulbright Scholar Programme. Tomorrow, residents will get …

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by Allison Vaughn
March 6, 2025

VI hails first chief minister

Virgin Islands residents grooved to music Sunday night as they celebrated the legacy of Hamilton Lavity Stoutt on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the public holiday honouring the …

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by Allison Vaughn
January 17, 2025

College celebrating 35 years

Standing before a handful of faculty and staff on Monday at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, Professor Emeritus Arthur Richardson recounted the school’s history. “On Jan. 14, 1990, the British …

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by Rushton Skinner
November 15, 2024

Books take centre stage at Lit Fest

On Saturday morning, children lined up in the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College Learning Resource Centre according to their age group, waiting patiently to pick out a book to take …

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by Allison Vaughn
November 7, 2024

BBC historian to kick off Lit Fest today

United Kingdom author and filmmaker David Olusoga will kick off the four-day BVI Literary Arts Festival at 4 p.m. today with a lecture exploring citizenship in the United Kingdom and …

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by BVI Beacon
David Olusoga
September 26, 2024

Statutory board reforms continue

Over the past week, legislators passed four out of five bills designed to improve the governance of statutory bodies as the House of Assembly addressed its final reform recommendation from …

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by Allison Vaughn
August 1, 2024

Torch parade kicks off 70th Festival

Torch-lit residents clad in white marched through Road Town on Monday evening, ceremoniously commencing the 70th August Emancipation Festival. Under the sweltering nighttime humidity, more than three dozen people sang …

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by Rushton Skinner
June 24, 2024

EDITORIAL: Kudos to a resilient class

The Class of 2024 has much to celebrate as they receive their diplomas and welcome the future. While the road ahead will be challenging, the graduates have proven themselves more …

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by BVI Beacon
June 20, 2024

186 graduate from HLSCC

The 2024 graduates of H. Lavity Stoutt Community College know a thing or two about adversity. Many of them weathered Hurricane Irma around the time they started high school, and …

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by Allison Vaughn
April 8, 2024

Two new ambulances added to Virgin Islands fleet

Two new ambulances have been added to the fleet operated by the BVI Health Services Authority, the agency announced Tuesday. One of the vehicles was funded by the Ministry of …

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by The BVI Beacon
April 2, 2024

HLSCC offers cybersecurity training

As online crime becomes increasingly pervasive and sophisticated around the world, cybersecurity professionals are needed more than ever. To help meet this demand in the Caribbean, the H. Lavity Stoutt …

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by The BVI Beacon
February 8, 2024

Ancestors honoured at wreath-laying

Surrounded by a small crowd dressed all in white, Mrs. BVI Rhonda Victor-Pinnock stood on the shoreline near Crafts Alive Village shortly before sunset on Sunday and tossed a bouquet …

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by Tremis Skeete
November 24, 2023

New national heroes depicted at show

While Via Donovan opened jars of paint in front of two large canvases upstage, lengths of silk were lowered between the stage curtains. A dancer dressed in red then hoisted …

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by Rushton Skinner
November 11, 2023

Lit fest brings 40-plus writers to VI

The fast-paced schedule of the third annual BVI Literary Festival had attendees raucously laughing at humorous readings, snapping in appreciation of poetry performances, and sitting in contemplative silence as authors …

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by Dana Kampa
June 15, 2023

Financial training offered for teens

There are many paths to a career in the financial services industry, and Virgin Islands firms are collaborating to offer youths a free opportunity to learn more about the sector. …

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by Dana Kampa
June 15, 2023

Stingrays celebrate at 30th graduation

At the prompting of H. Lavity Stoutt Community College President Dr. Richard Georges, students clad in forest green robes solemnly turned their tassels and reflected on the hours of academic …

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by Dana Kampa
March 17, 2023

Minister pledges to finalise land transfer to college

Twenty years after the government procured 134 acres of land on behalf of H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, only 13 acres have been transferred to the school, Natural Resources and …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
HLSCC
March 3, 2023

Scholarship launched for mental health

Conversations about mental health challenges are often held in whispers, but leaders in the Virgin Islands community spoke out loudly and proudly on Feb. 25 during a fashion-forward fundraiser gala …

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by Dana Kampa
December 9, 2021

Ex-teacher apologises for making student gargle rubbing alcohol

During a Tuesday sentencing hearing at Magistrates’ Court, attorney Valerie Gordon asked Magistrate Khadeen Palmer to forego a custodial sentence and impose a sentence of community service on former teacher …

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by Joey Waldinger
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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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
November 19, 2020

Richard Georges named VI’s 1st poet laureate

On Friday evening, H. Lavity Stoutt Community College President Dr. Richard Georges was appointed the Virgin Islands’ first poet laureate. But when accepting the three-year position during a ceremony at …

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by Dana Kampa

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