PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The University of the West Indies (The UWI) says researchers at its St. Augustine campus here have again been ranked among the top two percent of cited researchers in their respective fields.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Vincentians are being encouraged to place stronger emphasis on education as part of efforts to drive national development.

CASTRIES,  St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission Tuesday said it has signed a “landmark” Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) to strengthen collaboration in advancing digital learning, open education, and teacher development across the region.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Twenty-one-year-old UWI student Chantae Wright is the recipient of the inaugural Jamaican Women Pinnacle Awards Scholarship. Miss Wright was presented with her check recently during the Adventure in Faith 2025 Series at Universal Centre of Truth for Better Living in Kingston. The scholarship was made possible through part proceeds from the Jamaican Women Pinnacle Awards (JWPA) Gala held during International Women’s History Month in March 2025 at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has been elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the first time in 50 years, marking a historic moment for the country’s leadership in global education, science, culture, and communication.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – New research has warned that Caribbean employers and workers remain sharply divided on the skills needed for an artificial intelligence-driven economy across the region .

CASTRIES, St. Lucia - The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has launched a student census that it says will provide the opportunity to directly influence the future of education in the sub-regional grouping.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Ministry of Education has announced plans to introduce Moral and Civic Education as part of the national school curriculum, along with a website for reporting bullying.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Daniel Bet, Tuesday, called for a region where education is a launchpad for innovation, resilience, and global leadership.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill campus and the University of Ghana are now delivering a joint medical degree programme designed to train doctors who will be accredited to practise in either country.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) says the government empathy after the Ministry of Education announced that it was moving towards reopening schools following the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa last Tuesday.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has called for a “structural change”  at the Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) as part of the reform of the education system that is urgently required in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).