WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank says its Board of Executive Directors has approved a new programme to lay the foundation for more and better jobs in Barbados by strengthening foundational learning skills in pre-primary and primary education and improving access to a climate-resilient and inclusive learning environment.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - St. Lucia’s Minister of Education, Youth Development, Sports and Digital Transformation, Danny Butcher, has paid a visit to the Windsor School of Special Education, hoping to replicate some of the programmes in his country.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Friday described as “very successful” the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations that were for the first time, administered in full electronic and hybrid formats.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank Monday said it had approved a new programme to lay the foundation for more and better jobs in Barbados by strengthening foundational learning skills in pre-primary and primary education and improving access to a climate-resilient and inclusive learning environment.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana is set to introduce literacy assessments at the Grade Two and Grade Four levels this year, as part of a broader push to improve reading outcomes among students. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica - The  University of the West Indies (UWI) Global Campus has described Dr. Tomlin Paul, as a respected physician, educator, and academic leader whose life had been defined by service to others.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills Training, Professor Prakash Persad, Monday urged Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries not to treat micro-credential as something separate and distinct from traditional education systems.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)  Wednesday said it has launched the Quality Enhancement in Public Education II (QEPE II) project, in collaboration with the Haitian government.

NEW YORK, New York – The New York-based American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) says it will honor Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness with the Legacy Award, one of the organization’s highest honors at its 29th Annual “The Legacy Continues” Awards Gala  to be held here on April 17.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development at the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat,  Alison Drayton, Monday said micro-credentials are assuming strategic importance in the CARICOM region.

ROSEAU, Dominica – A regional educator is of the opinion that online learning is becoming an increasingly attractive option for Caribbean students, as uncertainty surrounding overseas study — particularly in the United States — leads more people to pursue higher education from home.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Sir Ronald Sanders, says the University Council has decided to establish a search committee to identify and recommend a new Vice-Chancellor and Principal to replace Professor Paloma Mohamed Martin whose contractual term, after seven years in office is due to come to an end.