SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Rajvir Shergil created history when he won Jamaica’s first ever medal at the FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Chess Championship.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Wednesday described the late Professor Michelle Mycoo as one of its “most distinguished scholars” whose work on climate change, urban development and sustainable planning brought Caribbean realities into important global conversations.

BELIZE CITY,  Belize – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB/the Bank) and the Government of Belize have marked major milestones in education development in Orange Walk District, with groundbreaking ceremonies for two new schools and the handover of a rehabilitated classroom block aimed at improving learning opportunities for rural students.

THE VALLEY, Anguilla – The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Tuesday launched the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC) describing it as a “game changer”.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados will establish three postgraduate scholarships focused on Black Studies and reparatory justice as part of its continuing campaign for reparations for slavery, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced in her Emancipation Day message.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – The British Virgin Islands has emerged as the highest-performing education system among eight participating Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) member states after Grade 2 students ranked first in both Reading and Mathematics in the 2026 OECS PEARL Regional Assessment.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Tuesday said that its members had voted against accepting the latest wage offer by the government.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The government says it remains committed to supporting the approximately 270 Jamaican students still pursuing studies in Cuba amid the island’s ongoing energy crisis, with Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith assuring that assistance remains available for those facing challenges.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The main opposition Free National Movement (FNM) is calling on the Bahamas government to make public the agreement signed with Ghana allowing for the African country to send 300 teachers this year to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The government has announced plans to establish a scholarship for a student-athlete at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) in honour of late track and field coach Stephen Francis.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - Voice of the Disabled (VOD), an organisation that helps people living with disabilities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines,  has congratulated Faith Grant, a blind student for her remarkable performance at this year’s examinations set by the Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - L’Oréal Caribe and the UNESCO Office for the Caribbean announce the opening of the 2026 call for applications for the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science program, an initiative that recognizes and supports outstanding women researchers from the region by awarding two $15,000 USD grants to advance the development of their scientific research.