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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Youth pleads guilty to firearm and drug charges. Shaun King, 24, of Sea Cows Bay who was found with a firearm, ammunition and drugs pleaded guilty at the Magistrate's Court this afternoon. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=31&ArticleID=2812 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Methodist youth witness with grand parade. On Saturday, March 28 the Youth of the BVI Methodist Circuit came out in numbers to witness to the community in grand style. Full article
CUBA: Cuban Youth Rather Learn a Trade than Pursue University Training. Less than 50 % of Cuban teenagers finishing junior high school choose to continue to Senior high school. Full article
http://www.periodico26.cu/english/education/jan2009/technical-education040409.html
DOMINICA: SHORT STORY: Protecting Our Youth. She stood in the door her hands on her head, her face flushed with pain, and her eyes red and swollen from the tears and anxiety. "Please come back home," she yelled. "I love you and I did not mean the things I said to you. Please understand the way I feel and come back to me." Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/education_youth/4752.html
DOMINICA: Plans for education at the highest level. In its efforts to expand the education sector, Government has planned to construct a “state of the art” university campus at Stock Farm. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/education_youth/5477.html DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Four young men arrested for shooting against Dominican police. Four young men have been arrested for shooting against members of the police during the last month’s strike in Salcedo as pressure for government works. Full article
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/4/4/31608/Four-young-men-arrested-for-shooting-against-Dominican-police JAMAICA: CSEC students prepped at Youthlink seminar. Markers of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) yesterday gave their time and assistance to students at the Girl Guides Association of Jamaica headquarters, where hundreds gathered for The Gleaner's Youthlink exams seminar. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090403/lead/lead7.html JAMAICA: Pistol disappears after school shooting. They spent more than 90 minutes yesterday morning combing the crevices and corners of the Holy Rosary Primary School, east Kingston, in search of a semi-automatic pistol from which an 11-year-old boy discharged a round after taking the weapon to school. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090403/lead/lead8.html JAMAICA: Vision for education - Blind teacher gives back through students. He may be visually impaired, but Coswell Barnett, a teacher at Clan Carthy High School in Kingston, is giving his students a clear vision. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090331/lead/lead2.html JAMAICA: Silent coup on gangs - Millions being spent to train and get employment for reformed gang members. Gang members are reportedly giving up their guns for training and gainful employment, thanks in part to an in-your-face Government initiative. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090331/lead/lead3.html JAMAICA: High-school students aim to transform nation. A coalition of student representatives from 17 secondary schools across the country is waging a peaceful battle against crime and violence in schools and throughout their wider communities. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090331/news/news3.html JAMAICA: Abuse of young women fuels the HIV epidemic in Jamaica. Tishanna* - diagnosed as HIV positive at age 21 - never knew her father. What she does know is that her great need for love and the abuse meted out by relatives while she was still a small child, has derailed her dreams and changed her life forever. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/AllWoman/html/20090330T000000-0500_148419_OBS_ABUSE_OF_YOUNG_WOMEN_FUELS_THE_HIV_EPIDEMIC_IN_JAMAICA.asp JAMAICA: Student loans to be focused on areas critical to national development. GOVERNMENT is to steer the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) in a direction where it would be inclined towards areas of study deemed to be critical to national development. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090402/news/news2.html JAMAICA: Nishida striving to make young Jamaicans a force in gymnastics. Two young Jamaican gymnasts of unquenched agility, brought out by an enthusiastic Japanese teacher, show promise of soaring to great heights of strength and flexibility on the world stage. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20090330T000000-0500_148422_OBS_NISHIDA_STRIVING_TO_MAKE_YOUNG_JAMAICANS_A_FORCE_IN_GYMNASTICS.asp JAMAICA: Flow, Rotary looking for young leaders. Local broadband communications company Flow, and the Rotary Clubs of Jamaica have combined forces to help Jamaican youth achieve their full "leadership" potential. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/TeenAge/html/20090324T220000-0500_148361_OBS_FLOW__ROTARY_LOOKING_FOR_YOUNG_LEADERS_.asp NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Fran plans to lobby for sex education in schools. Teenagers are much more aware of their sexuality and having sex is now a common fact of life. Therefore, early access to sex education to protect and safeguard reproductive health is a necessity, says National Alliance (NA) Parliamentarian Frans Richardson. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/l266/sexl266.html NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Youths held for drug offences at marina. Gendarmes on Thursday mounted an operation to control drug trafficking in Lowtown and in the region of the Marina Port La Royale parking areas, detaining two men for possession. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/l270/gendarml270.html ST LUCIA: 16 Year Old Drowns at Roseau. Another drowning has taken place, another young person has lost a life and the debate regarding safety measures for Saint Lucia’s beaches continues. Full article
http://www.thevoiceslu.com/local_news/2009/march/31_03_09/16_Year_Old_Drowns_at_Roseau.htm TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: NACC wants legislation to protect Aids victims. The National Aids Co-ordinating Committee (NACC) expects legislation to protect persons living with HIV and Aids against discrimination to be implemented by the end of the year. Full article TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Teens cut online music spending, use free sites. US teenagers, a bellwether customer for the record industry, bought 19 percent less music last year and instead turned to free alternatives like Pandora.com and MySpace.com, according to NPD Group Inc. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/businessday/0,97802.html US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Conference on gangs gets under way. Law enforcement professionals are boosting their awareness of gangs in the Virgin Islands and learning how to combat the growing problem at a territorywide conference this week. Full article
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17634570
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