BAHAMAS: School peace campaign to focus on families. Just as countries call upon their citizens to pledge allegiance to their flags and all they represent, the Green Ribbon Peace Campaign and the Alliance for Peace, groups formed to promote peace in the schools, hope to challenge families to address the recent chain reaction of violence in schools. Full article

BAHAMAS: Ministry planning to tackle school violence. The Ministry of Education is preparing to unveil a comprehensive plan to address the growing problem of school violence, in light of recent altercations at a junior and senior high school in New Providence. Full article

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: BVI student presents paper at prestigious collegiate conference. BVI student Arliene T. Penn was one of 240 students selected to present a paper at the 18th Annual College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Robyn Rafferty Mathias Student Research Conference held at the American University in Washington, District of Columbia (D.C.) on March 29th. Full article

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: 2008 Right Start Programme to include all secondary schools. The Right Start Programme, coordinated every year by the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association, will this year include all secondary schools in the British Virgin Islands. Full article

DOMINICA: Concerns raised about youths' access to rising land prices. Regional Director of the Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP), Henry Charles, has raised concern about the cost of land in the Caribbean and the problems it creates for young Caribbean entrepreneurs. Full article

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Microsoft partnerships to transform education, technology in Latin America. At the Government Leaders Forum—Americas in Miami today, Microsoft Corp. announced new and expanded partnerships that will play a strong role in transforming education and creating economic opportunity in Latin America. Full article

JAMAICA: University students vow to fight JUTC to keep bus routes. THE University of Technology (UTech) Students' Union says it is prepared to do battle with the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), on behalf of the 7,000 students who will be affected, if the state-owned company holds firm to its plan to remove buses contracted by the university to transport its students. Full article

JAMAICA: School officials cite keys to success. St Andrew High, one of the schools which rank high in the quality score for both mathematics and English language, says its achievements are not just based on the quality of students entering at grade seven. Full article

JAMAICA: 'We need to be more concerned about our youth'. The nation's adults have been called upon to invest in the Jamaica's children in order to achieve great gains for economic development in the future. Full article

JAMAICA: Unrest at Titchfield High School. A male student of Titchfield High, in Portland, was yesterday suspended for 10 days for allegedly hitting a male teacher with a chair, during an incident on Tuesday at the school. Full article

JAMAICA: Principals, teachers to get lessons about kids with special needs. A group of parents have undertaken to host a special needs workshop for school principals and teachers to prepare them to engage children with special needs in regular classroom settings. Full article

JAMAICA: Church restoration project provides technical training for youngsters. CONTRIBUTIONS from the NCB Foundation, one of the corporate donors of the Holy Trinity Cathedral Restoration Project, will facilitate the project's component to provide technical training for young persons from the neighbouring communities, and students from the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMC). Full article

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Workshop for young poetry lovers at library. Philipsburg Jubilee Library will be hosting a workshop for young poetry lovers Thursday, April 10, starting at 7:00pm. Full article

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: 100.000 guilders for fight against HIV/AIDS. Full article

STA LUCIA: UNICEF just past halfway. In 2002 CARICOM’s Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) held a meeting focusing on areas that especially adversely affected children of the Caribbean. Early Childhood Development, Child Protection, HIV and AIDS, and Infant and Maternal Mortality were then discussed by heads of Government from the region. Full article

STA LUCIA: Grow Well Has Book Sale to benefit Youth. The Grow Well Centre in Gros Islet held its popular annual Grand Book Sale on Saturday April 5 at JQ’s Rodney Bay Mall from 9 am to 1 pm. Grow Well volunteers work year-round cataloguing books for its popular Library on Church Street in Gros Islet, and also selecting books for the sale. Last week, volunteers met on mornings to sort and price about 50 boxes of books. Proceeds of the sale benefit programmes to help the youth of Gros Islet. Full article

STA LUCIA: Caricom cracks down on crime. Caricom Governments are to take joint action against murders, kidnappings, drug trafficking, violent gangs, and to sign a Maritime and Airspace and Security Agreement in three months. Full article

STA LUCIA: April is National Youth Month. The Ministry of Social Transformation, Public Service, Human Resource Development, Youth and Sports in collaboration with all major stakeholders in youth development, such as the National Youth Council (NYC), the Uniformed groups and the District and Community Youth Organizations acknowledges the month of April as National Youth Month. Full article

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Old woes as new school term starts. PROTESTS, incomplete repairs and infrastructural glitches yesterday disrupted classes at several schools in the country which marred the opening of the new school term. Full article

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Cadets for schools. IN AN effort to curb the escalating crime and violence among the youths of the nation, the Ministry of National Security is moving to introduce cadets in all government schools. This according to Minister of National Security Martin Joseph as he addressed the media at the Hilton on Tuesday morning. Full article

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: FirstCaribbean funds youth business. FirstCaribbean International Bank’s contribution to supporting youth business in the region received recognition at the highest level recently, when senior officers of the bank met with Prince Charles in Jamaica. Full article

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Hundreds of youths in rain dance. The heavy rains yesterday did not dampen the spirits of the nation’s young Christians as they paraded through the streets of Port-of-Spain and made their way to the Jean Pierre Complex for the sixth annual Youth for Christ rally. Full article

US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Extended Clinic Hours, Educational Events Mark National Public Health Week.    The V.I. Department of Health is commemorating National Public Health Week April 7 to 13 with open houses, exhibits and educational outreaches. Full article

US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Hands-On Work Makes for Different Kind of Career Day. Elena Christian Junior High students spent Friday morning hearing from professionals in 20 fields, from modeling to marine biology. Full article