The Ministry of Education has introduced the VI Professional Standards for Educators, a new initiative that will be implemented in the upcoming school year that will allow for teachers and staff of the ministry to be appraised by students and peers. Acting Chief Education Officer (CEO) Mrs. Orlandette Crabbe made the announcement during the Ministry … Continued
A new Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre, a school that will serve the educational needs of differently-abled students in the British Virgin Islands, is one step closer to becoming a reality. The government broke ground for the construction of the new facility on Monday, August 28. The school’s previous site had to be abandoned because … Continued
Father Sean Major Campbell, an Anglican Priest and Human Rights Advocate has weighed in on the ongoing debate of same-sex marriage in the British Virgin Islands and the wider Caribbean. He spoke with Ronn Grant, in a recent 284 Media Special. The Priest has called on the public to be aware of how the political … Continued
Olympian and two-time Commonwealth Games champion Kyron McMaster has dedicated his first World Athletics Championships medal to his mother Joycelyn McMaster. The World Championships medal is one that Kyron was chasing for more than half a decade and he finally achieved that goal after placing second in the final of the Men’s 400-Metre Hurdles event in … Continued
It was announced in a Government Information Services release that the Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Kye Rymer has stated that the Horsepath dip that has been a longstanding issue with motorists and residents is to be rectified. Honourable Rymer met with residents of the community and provided an update on upcoming works that … Continued
The Public Works Department will commence several tests on their asphalt plant this week. This comes after the delay of the commissioning of the asphalt plant from the July 31, 2023 date due to a number of last-minute requirements that were brought to the attention of the director of the Public Works Department. Public Works … Continued
Residents and visitors to the British Virgin Islands are being informed by the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) that the Virgin Gorda International Airport will be temporarily closed for runway maintenance from Tuesday, August 29 to Thursday, September 7. Managing Director of the BVI Airports Authority, Mr. Kurt Menal confirmed the closure in a media release … Continued
Will the reigning champions Synergy and Pirates successfully defend their titles in the 2023 National Fastpitch League Championships or will Sparks and Power Outage deliver upsets in the women’s and men’s divisions respectively to be crowned the new champions? That question will be answered in the upcoming days as the best-of-five series commence this evening … Continued
The BVI’s women’s national squash team put in a much improved performance at the Senior Caribbean Squash Championships in the Cayman Islands on Thursday. Despite losing all their matches against Jamaica in their second team match, Zoe Sorrentino and Natalie Fay were able to force extra points in one of their games. Sorrentino fell to … Continued
After an impressive display at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, 17-year-old Adaejah Hodge has vowed to return much stronger and harder. Adaejah left it all on the track in the semi-finals of the Women’s 200-metre event where she finished 7th in heat 2 with a time of 22.96 seconds on Thursday. She was ranked … Continued
