Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn is informing the community of Virgin Gorda that he will hold office hours on Virgin Gorda 

The Ministry of Education and Culture is inviting the public to support and participate in this year’s education week activities from March 8- 14 to be held under the theme: “Education through Culture: A Virgin Islands Experience.”

The activities scheduled for the week are as follows:

The Government of the Virgin Islands in collaboration with the H. Lavity Stoutt Commemorative Committee is inviting the public to Honourable H. Lavity Stoutt’s 20th Memorial Celebrations under the theme Honourable H. Lavity Stoutt: A National Builder.

Several students from primary schools throughout the Territory have received copies of a book titled, ‘This Land: A trust from God’, that focuses on the environment and tackles vital areas of the Virgin Islands value system and culture.

The public is invited to join the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Territory’s secondary schools as they host the 2014-2015 Inter-Secondary Schools Debate Finals.

The debate is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11 at. 7:00 p.m. at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall. The debate will take place between the Bregado Flax Education Centre Secondary Division and the Elmore Stoutt High School on the topic, “The changing global landscape will negatively impact Financial Services in the Virgin Islands.”

All are invited to attend.

Thirteen (13) schools have advanced to the Spelling Bee Finals of the 2015 National Inter-school Spelling Bee Competition after competitive preliminary rounds held earlier this week for both primary and secondary schools.

The principals and staff of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) are inviting parents and guardians to an educational session on Understanding Depression and Suicide in Young People on Thursday, March 5 at 5:00 p.m. ...

Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V. Walwyn is informing the community of Virgin Gorda that he will hold office hours on the sister island on Tuesday, February 24 ...

The 20th Memorial Celebrations of Honourable H. Lavity Stoutt’s passing will be observed on Monday March 2, as Government in collaboration with H. Lavity Stoutt Commemorative Committee pay homage to the Territory’s first Chief Minister.

The Department of Trade and Consumer Affairs is advising all participants currently enrolled in the Power Move Academy (PMAC), that the next two entrepreneurship development training sessions have been rescheduled to February 27 and April 10.