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February 21, 2025

ASPS rebuild delayed

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 …

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by Allison Vaughn
December 19, 2024

Work starts on Beef Island vending zone

Construction is under way on a new vending zone as part of the Beach Management Project at Long Bay, Beef Island, government announced last week. “Construction activity began with clearing …

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by The BVI Beacon
October 18, 2024

$600k ‘vending zone’ coming to Long Bay, Beef Island

A $600,000 “vending zone” and $133,000 worth of environmental restoration are the latest works planned for Long Bay at Beef Island as government continues implementing its beach management plan for …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
Long Bay contract signing
January 26, 2024

Unite BVI to help rebuild primary school

A rebuild of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School in Road Town is among the education projects set to start this year under a memorandum of understanding signed Monday between government …

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by Allison Vaughn
September 4, 2023

Coral die-off likely this year

As darkness fell over Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park on Aug. 26, children crowded around a white canvas, picking bright pinks, oranges and greens to fill in the outline …

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by Dana Kampa
December 16, 2022

Mangrove boardwalk to be restored, completed

The Roger Downing Mangrove Boardwalk in Paraquita Bay was only partially completed when it was badly damaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. But soon it will be restored …

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by The BVI Beacon
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 …

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by Dana Kampa
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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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
January 10, 2020

Unite BVI donates $190k to RDA

Unite BVI recently donated $190,000 to the Recovery and Development Agency for the renovation of three community areas. According to a Dec. 19 Facebook post announcing the donation, $60,000 will …

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by Joey Waldinger
December 13, 2018

The long journey to a new Bregado Flax Educational Centre on Virgin Gorda

One rainy day last month, Anisha Butler, a student at Bregado Flax Educational Centre’s Secondary Division on Virgin Gorda, explored the crumbling remains of her school, taking photos of the …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
September 26, 2018

‘Doing a little bit towards something big’

Before volunteers started reconstructing Wonder Years Daycare & Preschool, there was essentially no upper floor left at all. “The roof was completely gone,” project manager Mitch Lederman said while giving …

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by Amanda Ulrich
June 15, 2018

Five entrepreneurs get Kickstart microloans from Unite BVI

Nea Talbot, owner of Full Belly Farm, which focuses on organic produce and traditional Virgin Islands agricultural techniques, said her journey to receiving a Kickstart BVI small business microloan was …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
Kickstart microloan recipients converse after signing their contracts.

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