GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) says it is seeking to transfer Guyanese students to other universities in the United Kingdom following a rift between the International Skill Development Corporation (ISDC) and the University of Staffordshire (UoS).

During her 2023 dissertation research fieldwork in Jamaica, Kimberly Gilchrist was inspired to find a way to engage in charitable work to help Jamaican children.  This led to the official creation of the Rocksteady University Charity in 2024 to address the needs of students in Jamaican communities and communities throughout the Caribbean. 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has recognized students from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Belize for their interest in the agricultural sector, as efforts continue to reduce the region’s food import bill by 25 percent by the end of this year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica –  The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Technology (UTech) that will provide for the development of academic and educational cooperation and promote relations and mutual understanding between the institutions.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Dominica State College (DSC) says it notes ”with concern”  the industrial action taken by faculty and administrative staff, earlier this week on several issues including salary negotiations.

LONDON – Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, says Friday’s  observance of  International Day of Education provides an opportunity to reflect on the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of education.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana –  Education Minister, Priya Manickchand, says the newly launched Guyana Digital School introduces an innovative platform designed to ensure students countrywide excel at their examinations.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica’s  Education Minister Octavia Alfred has endorsed moves by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to implement a harmonized primary school curriculum intended to transform the education system in the sub-region.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A sum of US$30 million has been allocated by the Government to upgrade school laboratories across Jamaica, with the goal of improving the quality of education and preparing students for careers in the health sector.

LISLE – Citizens across the English-speaking Caribbean stand to benefit from an initiative recently launched by DeVry University that will transform the access to higher education in 16 countries across the region.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – The main opposition One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) says if it wins the February 18 general elections, it will commit to “pausing and thoroughly evaluating the school closure plans” as parents, students and politicians Monday called for the government to halt plans to close the Gilbert Institute.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Sixty-one years after it was established,  the  University of Guyana (UG) Monday received its formal accreditation after fulfilling 16.5 of the 17 standards required to do so.