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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
March 23, 2022

Youth parliament gets new mentorship

A new leader will take charge of managing the Virgin Islands Youth Parliament. House of Assembly members voted on March 10 to replace House Speaker Julian Willock as chair of …

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by Dana Kampa
June 17, 2021

Inquiry probes Registry of Interests, assistance grants

Focusing on elected officials’ financial interests and how they go about allocating $1.8 million each year in assistance grants, the Commission of Inquiry resumed public hearings again this week. COI …

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by Dana Kampa
December 1, 2019

De Castro attends UK seminar on parliaments

Junior Minister for Tourism Sharie de Castro is representing the government this week at the 2019 Westminster Seminar on Effective Parliaments in London. The annual seminar — the United Kingdom …

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by BVI Beacon
November 13, 2019

VI to launch investment promotion agency

The Virgin Islands will soon launch an investment promotions agency called BVI Invest, which will work to attract foreign investment to the territory, leaders announced. BVI Invest will be part …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
November 13, 2019

Logo designers go back to the drawing board

The six young competitors who vied to design a logo for the government’s new Innovative Business Lab set to launch next year are getting a lesson in working for demanding …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
November 4, 2019

Big ideas emerge during Innovation Week

“There are a lot of big deals in this room,” said emcee Kareem-Nelson Hull as he surveyed a conference room full of dozens of young Virgin Islands entrepreneurs at the …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
July 18, 2019

Price control ‘not the focus’ of consumer protection bill

Price control is “not the focus” of the 99-page draft Consumer Protection Act, 2019, said Junior Trade Minister Sharie de Castro (R-at large), even though she acknowledged that price gouging …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
July 11, 2019

Government seeks input on consumer protection bill

The government is holding a series of meetings with business owners and the wider community to gain input in preparation for the second and third readings of the Consumer Protection …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
March 3, 2019

In a first, women win three seats in the House of Assembly

In the final moments of the election on Monday, Sharie de Castro sat hunched over, staring intently at the screen displaying the election results in the Multi-purpose Sports Complex. When …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY

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