KINGSTON, Jamaica – Education and Youth Minister Fayval Williams, ahead of the start of the new school term next month, is reminding school principals that they should  not turn away students from  schools because of grooming issues.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Dr Mark Lyte has urged  teachers to consider the entire package of both salary increases and allowances, saying that movements along the salary scale plus the percentage increases would benefit the educators.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti –  A United Nations-backed global fund that supports education in emergencies will provide US$2.5 million to ensure that thousands of children affected by gang violence in Haiti can attend school in safety.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – In an urgent bid to protect the next generation from the dangers of gambling addiction, guidance counsellors across Jamaica are rallying behind a new initiative to introduce a dedicated subject on under-age gambling prevention into the national school curriculum. The effort is being spearheaded by Rise Life Management Services in collaboration with the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is accusing union members with political interest of sabotaging the negotiations for salary increases for teachers after the government’s latest offer was rejected earlier this week.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Education Minister Fayval Williams says that starting Monday, the Ministry will start rebuilding activities for schools severely damaged by Hurricane Beryl.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Monday announced that it will launch the first-of-its-kind global online graduate business school focused on leadership within the context of supporting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

LONDON, UK – Students and educators from Caribbean Commonwealth countries are to benefit from a multi-million dollar donation that will allow people in the 56-member grouping to befeit from SAS, an integrated software suite for advanced analytics, business intelligence, data management, and predictive analytics.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Bad behavior by parents at schools is being condemned by Prime Minister Andrew Holness following a viral video of a disruptive parent who was taken into police custody – and he has promised measures to prevent such situations.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Monday said it has embraced artificial intelligence (AI) and is now creating the environment for academic integrity and safeguarding against “intellectual laziness”.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has appointed a former senior financial executive, Dr. Dodridge Miller, as its new Chancellor, the  seventh holder of the highest office in the regional university system.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) Friday urged teachers to return to their jobs by Wednesday next week so that the conciliation talks that led to the end of the 70-day strike on Friday could resume “as soon as possible”.