BARBADOS: St Kitts police offer gang members 'way out'. Nevis police are actively helping persons to leave the dangers of gang violence behind and it is yielded favourable results. Full article

BAHAMAS: Students can easily get weapons into school. It may be just as easy for students to bring weapons onto school campuses as bringing a bag full of books or a box full of snacks, Chief Superintendent Hulan Hanna said yesterday. Full article

BAHAMAS: School boy stabbed to death. A 17-year-old student of C.C. Sweeting Sr. High School was stabbed to death yesterday afternoon in an on-campus fight involving a 12th grader and an 11th grader of the school. Full article

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Elmore Stoutt High School Career Expo to begin on Monday. “Pursuing Purposeful and Profitable Productivity” will be this year’s theme for the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) 2008 Career Expo which is slated to begin on Monday, February 18. Full article

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Two BVI youths selected for Beijing Olympic Youth Camp. The British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee has selected two participants from a field of six recommended by its member federations and associations, to attend the Beijing Olympic Games Youth Camp during August, in China. Full article

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Softball camp for children ages 10-19 years. The Department of Youth Affairs and Sports is hosting a “Softball Camp” for children between the ages of 10-19 years of age to teach the fundamentals of softball.  The camp will take place on March 31st – April 12th 2008. Full article

CUBA: Cuba University Congress for Justice. Over 1,000 teachers and researchers in Cuba for five days are to emphasize Tuesday quality of higher education and access with social justice. Full article

CUBA: Universities are Key to the 21st Century Society. “Societies with a better educated population will be in a much more favourable position to deal with the challenges of this century,” said Cuban Minister of Higher Education Juan Vela Valdes at the opening of the Sixth International Congress on Higher Education Universidad 2008. Full article

CUBA: Challenges for Latin American Universities. In all of Latin America and the Caribbean only 14 million people are studying at the higher education level and 60 percent of the university students are concentrated in three countries: Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. These statistics challenge Latin American university systems to expand without sacrificing quality. Full article

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Dominican students granted scholarships to study in Cuba. Forty Dominican high school students that will study in the Latin American School of Medicine (LASM) were seen off this Friday by Doctor Roberto González, Undersecretary of Higher Education. Full article

JAMAICA: High-school students to experience life at Northern Caribbean University (NCU). Approximately 50 schools will be represented at this year's 'College Day', to be held on Tuesday at Northern Caribbean University (NCU). The annual event, which is coordinated by the Freshman Advisement and Recruitment Department of the university, facilitates the convergence of high-school students from across the island on the institution's main campus for a full day of exposure to the university's offerings. Full article

JAMAICA: Expel those teachers. Teachers who fail to identify and assist students with learning disabilities should be sent packing, according to two veteran educators who were asked to give their frank appraisal of the country's education system. Full article

JAMAICA:  Caribbean law students face off. Becoming a good attorney requires a number of skills, not least of which is being able to communicate effectively with one's client. Full article

JAMAICA: Teen with gun held by residents. A 17-year-old youth who attempted to rob a taxi operator at gunpoint on Molynes Road, St Andrew, yesterday, was apprehended and handed over to the police, along with the firearm he was carrying. Full article

JAMAICA: Five to receive Pelican Award from University of the West Indies (UWI). Five University of the West Indies (UWI) alumni are to receive the UWI Alumni Association's prestigious Pelican Award this Sunday. Full article

JAMAICA: EDITORIAL - Serious analysis needed from graduate students. Remove its detritus and we sense that there may be something worthy of serious discussion in the article submitted by the Mona Association of Postgraduate Students (MAPS) and published by this newspaper on Sunday. Full article

JAMAICA: Students, counsellors host school-leavers' event. Fifth and sixth-form students from five parishes in western Jamaica will gather on February 27 with their guidance counsellors for a special one-day school-leavers' event to be held at the West Jamaica Conference Centre, Mt Salem, in Montego Bay, St James. Full article

JAMAICA: Child suicides worry therapist. The trend of child suicides in recent times has raised a red flag for at least one child and family therapist Dr Beverly Scott after the death of 11-year-old Natalia Morgan by suicide at McQuarrie district, Hanover, on Sunday. Full article

JAMAICA: Teen among 11 most wanted. A teenager, 19-year-old Carey Rose, was yesterday listed as one of 11 persons classified as most wanted by the police. Full article

JAMAICA: Ministry moves to tackle violence in schools. Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, has said that the ministry is moving to tackle the issue of violence is schools by improving security arrangements. Full article

JAMAICA: Building societies boost education. The Mutual Building Societies Foundation, which is a collaborative effort between two of the oldest building societies in Jamaica - Jamaica National and Victoria Mutual - yesterday launched its $100 million education initiative, Creating Centres of Excellence, at the Hilton Kingston hotel in New Kingston. Full article

JAMAICA: Teenage mothers say pregnancies unplanned, accidental — Report. Results from a survey involving 881 girls between the ages of 12 and 17 attending women's centres in seven parishes have shown all the girls saying their pregancies were "unplanned" or "accidental". The data also showed that the majority of the girls' mothers had themselves been teenage mothers. Full article

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Alexander’s Kantoor joins [RED] campaign. Alexander’s Kantoor, a company specialising in Financial Administration, has joined the HIV/AIDS [RED] Campaign as a show of support and to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS. Full article

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Antilles rejects Dutch proposal to send back Antillean youths. Justice Minister David Dick should make it clear to his Dutch colleague Ernst Hirsch Ballin in no uncertain terms that the Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles objects to any measure to send back Antilleans to the Netherlands Antilles, as expressed in a recent letter sent to the Dutch First and Second Chambers. Full article

STA LUCIA: Junior Achievers and sandals serve-up a recipe for success. Students from the Bocage Secondary School highlighted their support this week against the fight of one of St Lucia’s major health problems, Diabetes. Full article

STA LUCIA:  Youth sentenced to six years. Shervon Ramsey first appeared in court a couple of years ago before former Magistrate Horace Frazer. Then he had been charged with possession of an illegal firearm and one round of ammunition. Ramsey, who had actually been four days short of his seventeenth birthday when he was charged for the offence had been incarcerated in the absence of a secure juvenile facility at the male prison. Full article

STA LUCIA: Distance Learning students air their concerns. When the participants of the University of Leicester’s distance learning program received word that they’d been invited to a cocktail where they were to meet with university representatives, many cleared their schedules with no hesitation. Full article

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Sister charged with brother’s murder. A pregnant woman, 21, yesterday appeared in court charged with the murder of her 17-year-old brother Kerry Maraj. Full article

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Young pannists impress. Young musicians had another opportunity to showcase their skills yesterday, as another session of the 28th Music Festival continued at Queen’s Hall, with competition in Class 35A — recorder solo (preliminary round). “Best Foot Forward”, by M Jacques, was the test piece for participants in this category. Full article

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: PoS students outclass Arima Govt. SOUTH EAST Port-of-Spain Government Secondary School emerged winners of the second round match in the Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (RBTT) Young Leaders Great Debate after beating Arima Government Secondary School yesterday at the National Library (NALIS) in Port-of-Spain. Full article

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Students upset over exam marks. Due to an increase in the number of courses being offered through distance learning, thousands of students across the Caribbean are now able to access tertiary education without having to enter a classroom. Full article

TURKS AND CAICOS: Youngsters come up with the right answers to lift trophy. Pupils from the Helena Jones Robinson High School in Grand Turk have been crowned quiz champions. The quiz took place the day after the two-day Science Fair was held the same venue, the Gustarvus Lightbourne Sports Complex gymnasium in Providenciales. Full article

TURKS AND CAICOS: Punters place their bets to boost AIDS awareness. A night at the races has raised more than $60,000 for a new youth centre that is due to open in the summer. The cash was raised by betting on pre-recorded horse races at the third annual Turf and Surf to benefit the work of the Turks and Caicos AIDS Awareness Foundation (TCAAF). Full article

TURKS AND CAICOS: CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS NURTURE CREATIVITY TO TURN THE YOUNGSTERS OF TODAY INTO LEADERS OF TOMRROW. A YOUTH conference held at Beaches resort in Providenciales at the beginning of February aimed to turn youngsters into future leaders. Full article