BERMUDA: Young talent starting to come through for Bermuda. Bermuda's young guns are ready to make their mark as the island prepares to blood its next generation of talent at the Digicel Caribbean Cup in Cayman. Full article

BERMUDA: Singers compete for scholarships and stardom. Singers have the chance to earn themselves "a head-start with their careers" with American music school scholarships up for grabs. Full article

BERMUDA: Students take a lesson in splash photography at Masterworks camp. It's just another day at camp for Masterworks summer art students who recently took their art classes to new depths. Full article

 
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLADNS: 15 juveniles appear in Youth Court. A total of 15 juveniles re-appeared in the Youth Court on Thursday 21st August 2008 charged with several offences. The charges are old/pending charges. The next Youth Court is scheduled for the 25th September 2008. Full article

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: BVI student places second in regional tourism essay contest. The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board is pleased to announce that 10-year old Ashley Miller of the Ivan Dawson Primary School has been selected as the second place winner in the junior division of the 2008 Florida and the Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Foundation Children's Essay Contest. Full article

CUBA: Cuba’s School Year Set to Begin Monday. With over 2.5 million students, the 2008-2009 school year begins in Cuba on Monday, September 1st. Special attention is being given to teacher training and the strengthening of the Cuban education system, considered one of the greatest achievements of the five decades of Revolution. Full article

JAMAICA: Manual on HIV/AIDS in workplace launched. The Jamaica Council on HIV/AIDS (JaBCHA), whose mission is to eradicate HIV & AIDS-related stigma and discrimination at the workplace, held its first annual general meeting yesterday at the Cable & Wireless head office in St Andrew. Full article

JAMAICA: Community policing to help dismantle gangs, says MacMillan. NATIONAL Security Minister Colonel Trevor MacMillan says the police will, over the next few months, place greater emphasis on its community initiative to help dismantle criminal gangs and arrest the country's spiralling crime rate. Full article

JAMAICA: Holness favours searching students for weapons. Education Minister Andrew Holness says his ministry has endorsed the position that teachers have a right to search students to ensure that they are not carrying weapons. Full article

JAMAICA: Stipend spike for Jamaican students in Cuba. Prime Minister Bruce Golding says Cabinet has given its approval for a 25 per cent increase in the stipend payable to Jamaican students on scholarships in Cuba. Full article

JAMAICA: Sandals awards more than $550,000 in scholarships. SANDALS Resorts International handed out more than $550,000 in scholarships to 14 secondary and tertiary students at its 13th Annual Community Scholarship Awards ceremony held recently at Sandals Grande Ocho Rios in St Ann. Full article

JAMAICA: STUDENTS LITERACY ON TRACK. EFFORTS by the Ministry of Education to eradicate illiteracy among students by the time they reach grade four appear to be reaping dividends, with education officials reporting success ahead of government's Task Force on Educational Reform (2004) schedule. Full article

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: No legal basis for study financing, students don’t want to pay back. Providing study loans without a legal basis to do so has led to students not repaying the money they borrowed from Government. This is one of the serious deficiencies that made it impossible for the General Audit Chamber ARNA to approve the 2002-2005 annual accounts of St. Maarten. Full article

ST LUCIA: St. Lucia Insurance Council supports students. It was 1921 Nobel Prize recipient Jacques Anatole Thibault who wrote: “Nine tenths of education is encouragement.” And the St Lucia Insurance Council is playing its role of encouraging students by fostering the attainment of education of the children of its members by providing some financial assistance for the last seven years. Full article

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Trini students weather the storm. Trinidad and Tobago students studying at the University of the West Indies’ Mona campus in Jamaica are safe, despite experiencing some flooding at the institution during the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav. Full article

US VIRGIN ISLANDS: V.I. schools and students off to a fresh start. A little rain could not dampen the first day of school Monday for thousands of students across the territory, who put the long, hot summer behind them and spent the day getting to know their new teachers, making new friends and preparing for more than nine months of academics. Full article

US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Global AIDS Alliance Fund pays tribute to V.I. congressional delegate. V.I. Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen was honored on Monday afternoon by Global AIDS Alliance Fund for her efforts in helping combat AIDS and HIV. Full article

US VIRGIN ISLANDS: V.I. teens among U.S. students attending convention. They may not be old enough to vote, but four Virgin Islands teenagers participating in the Junior Statesmen National Symposium at the Democratic Convention have as much political savvy as any adult in the nation - or more. Full article

US VIRGIN ISLANDS: VICARE gets grant to provide housing help for AIDS patients. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded VICARE, a St. Croix-based nonprofit, a $1.37 million grant to continue providing housing and housing assistance for low-income residents with HIV/AIDS. Full article

US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Burton, Soliz Reach Out To Troubled Youth. Nearly two dozen young men at the Youth Rehabilitation Center (YRC) on St. Croix came together Saturday with Native American teacher Andrew Soliz and actor/producer LeVar Burton in a distinctive program aimed at healing and helping them find the right path to success. Full article