Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon. Sharie de Castro, is set to attend the 9th Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Council of Ministers of Education meetings in St. Kitts, from Tuesday, September 10 to Saturday, September 14.
During her absence, Honourable Luce Hodge Smith, Junior Minister of Culture and Tourism, will serve as the acting Minister for Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports. Her appointment, which runs from September 10 to September 14, is in line with Section 52 (2) of the Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007. This provision allows the Governor, acting on the advice of the Premier, to appoint Ministers from among the elected members of the House of Assembly.
Minister de Castro is scheduled to return to the Virgin Islands on September 14.
