186 graduate from ESHS
“We need to stay focused on these dreams and goals, work hard towards what we want in life, and never let anyone or anything put a limit on what we can accomplish,” said salutatorian Britney Grant, who delivered the welcome address at the Elmore Stoutt High School graduation last Thursday.
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Residents fired up about cell towers
The Cabinet froze construction on all cell phone towers in the territory on Friday, two days after residents criticized the towers at a public meeting, citing potential health hazards and their proximity to residential areas, schools, and hospitals.
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LRC asks public about ed. reform
The Law Reform Commission is gathering public input on education issues during a series of meetings and radio programmes in the coming weeks, according to Government Information Services.
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Georges meets with CDERA
Deputy Governor Elton Georges and Rosalie Adams, premier’s office permanent secretary, represented the territory at the 17th annual meeting of the Council of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) in the Bahamas on Friday.
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VI Rotarians honoured, installed
The Rotary Clubs of Road Town and Tortola installed new board members this weekend during two dinners on Friday at Maria's by the Sea and on Saturday at Long Bay Beach Hotel, respectively.
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Fisherman’s day a catch
The aroma of grilled fish hung in the air at the Long Bay Beach on Beef Island over the weekend, as festival goers gathered at Fisherman’s Day celebrations.
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DDM prepares for stormy season
Shelters around the territory have been inspected and retrofitted in recent weeks in preparation for the hurricane season, according to the Department of Disaster Management.
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Students battle Trans fat
"Evil diabolical evil fat is a cunning creature and has been banished from healthy planets centuries ago. It has been responsible for strokes and closing up arteries," a member of a food and nutrition team from the Bregado Flax Educational Centre said, while introducing the play entitled “Adventure of Hearty Heart and Friends.”
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Students learn history on sailing trip
"More splash, more splash, more splash," stage two students of the Willard Wheatley Primary School chanted in a catamaran that took them on a day sail to Peter Island on Saturday. The sail, which started at the Harbour View Marina, was the class’s end-of-term trip.
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