English▼TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS – The School for Field Studies (SFS) along with Marine Conservation without Borders (MCB) and Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire (STINAPA) are implementing the project entitled “Novel Educational Tools to Foster Local Ecosystem Sustainability Practices”, a pioneering initiative dedicated to enhancing access to ecosystem education resources in the Caribbean. The project introduces a dynamic strategy to address the widespread challenge of Sargassum across the region.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica will be rolling out a pilot program for the rural transportation system for students early next year.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$44 million program to improve basic education attainment in Haiti.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr Irfaan Ali says the government and Salvation Army will collaborate to provide students with special counseling sessions, this is in response to behavioral issues in several schools.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The World Bank has signed a US$30 million agreement with the Jamaica government aimed at improving teaching practices, inclusiveness, learning conditions and reaching more vulnerable students, as well as the use of information for decision-making within the education system.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew Friday urged the Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) that it really changes to a greater extent the educational system that would respond to the Caribbean needs and the Caribbean people.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$90 million loan to contribute to human capital development in Guyana.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is at an advanced stage of becoming a member of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU), registering its place among the world’s leading institutions for maritime education and training.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Tuesday described academic, Professor Kenneth Julien, as an “outstanding son of the soil and revered national icon, a patriot” after the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) named its administrative building after the 91-year-old.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) say a 17-member delegation, including education ministers and senior education stakeholders from the sub-region has ended a two-week study tour of Germany and the Netherlands.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Eleven Caribbean students pursuing undergraduate and post graduate studies in areas related to comprehensive disaster risk management (CDRM) have recently received scholarships from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) segregated portfolio company (SPC).
WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank have announced a set of coordinated actions to accelerate learning by enhancing the digital transformation of education systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Florida’s medical marijuana law includes an exception to the ban of cannabis on school grounds. State Statute 1006.062 requires each district to adopt a policy and a procedure that allows a student who is a qualified patient with a medical marijuana card to use the product on campus.
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