BERMUDA: Education reform is floundering. The recent flurry of new consultants for the government's education reform effort may be the most visible indication that the whole reform process is floundering. Full article

BERMUDA: 2008 Throne Speech: A focus on family and youth - a vision for the future. Since Bermuda's Legislature was last convened, every country in the world has been made to confront the challenges presented by the state of the global economy. Bermuda has been no exception. Full article

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Premier takes students on royal excursion. While in London on the occasion of the Tenth Overseas Territories Consultative Council Meeting (OTCC), Premier Hon. Ralph T. O'Neal, OBE hosted Virgin Islanders studying and living in the United Kingdom and their guests for an all-day excursion to Windsor Castle followed by lunch on Saturday 25 October, 2008. Full article

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: HLSCC announces student success initiatives. Several new services aimed at enhancing student success at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College were announced when the institution held its general student assembly on Tuesday, October 29 at the Paraquita Bay Campus Auditorium. A similar assembly will be held at the Virgin Gorda Centre early in November. Full article

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: HLSCC president calls for greater student commitment and civility. President of H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, Dr. Michael O'Neal, has called for greater commitment and dedication from students, saying that the institution itself is committed to enabling their success. He also called on students to demonstrate an attitude of civility in all of their interactions. Full article

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: NEIT representatives to meet with BVI students and officials. Director of International Admissions at the New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) Mr. Mark Seltzer will be in the Territory from November 10 to 14 to meet with Government officials and prospective students. Full article

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Hon. Andrew Fahie, Minister of Education & Culture, address for Culture Week 2008. The history of our country is a very rich and interesting one. From the earlier years of slavery, our forefathers have developed our country through many years of sweat and toil especially in the area of agriculture where they worked their grounds and produced crops that sustained their families and the wider community with food.  Full article

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: BVI student participates in the Caribbean Tourism Youth Congress. 16 year old Amber Wheatley, the BVI's 2008 Jr. Minister of Tourism recently returned from her participation in the Caribbean Tourism Youth Congress competition held in Trinidad and Tobago last week. Full article

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Miss Teen Diva 2008 promotes reading to pre-school children. On Friday, October 31, 2008, Miss Teen Diva 2008 Yamilka George read stories to the children of the Paradise Pre-School in Long Bush. The children sat and listened to stories about an overzealous donkey and about Curious George. Full article

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: $4,000 call! Young men convicted for using sim card from stolen cell phone. Two young men were convicted for using a sim card from a stolen cellular phone to make overseas calls amounting to over $4,000. Full article

CUBA: Teachers’ Role Discussed at Communist Youth Meeting.“We have to preserve the successes of the revolution and one of them is our accomplishments in education,” said First Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura at a meeting of the national leaders of the Young Communist League (UJC). Full article

DOMINICA: New youth group for Soufriere community. Over 40 youths of the Soufriere community will officially launch their new Youth Group 'Protégé' today. Full article

JAMAICA: Teen body found at sea. The body of a 19 year old was found yesterday floating in the sea off the Palisadoes coast in Kingston. Full article

JAMAICA: Pregnant teen gets a second chance. Syreeta Broomfield stands proud wearing her United States Coastguard uniform. A star basketball player and mariner, this six-foot woman of Jamaican origin dribbles between her job and the game she loves. Full article

JAMAICA: Barring late students illegal, Gov't warns. The Ministry of Education has warned institutions which refuse students entry on the grounds of tardiness to desist from the practice because of its illegality. Full article

JAMAICA: A Jamaican Obama? Young politicians hopeful. SINCE 2000 when the controversial George W. Bush/Al Gore election had the world on edge, Lanarda Morris has been fascinated by the electoral process in the United States of America (USA). Full article

JAMAICA: UWI graduates charged to remain focus. CLOSE TO 2,000 students from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, have been released into the job market after completing their course of studies at the institution, which is celebrating its 60th year of existence. Full article

JAMAICA: Three Portmore teenagers missing. Peta-Gaye Thompson, 15, and siblings, Yanique Bryan, 14, and Ravil Bryan, 13, were last seen Friday evening. The Bryans and Thompson are neighbours of Waterford in the parish. Full article

JAMAICA: Online student and teacher tracking system being developed. PARENTS and teachers will soon be able to go online to access students' school records at the touch of a computer key through a management system being developed for public primary level schools. Full article

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Mega D lectures on HIV at Gwendoline van Putten. Dancehall singer Mega D visited Gwendoline van Putten School Tuesday to speak with students about the dangers of HIV/AIDS and other issues concerning teenage lives. Full article

ST LUCIA: Gros Islet Youth Footballers Clean Up. “It’s not a matter of cleaning up but not Littering” was the message which the Gros Islet Youth Footballers hoped to pass on to the residents of Gros Islet as they participated in the National Clean-up Campaign on Saturday November 1st. Full article

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: ILO, YTEPP team up for young entrepreneurs. The Youth Training and Employment Partnership Programme Ltd (YTEPP) has teamed up with the International Labour Organization, to produce an adapted version of the ILO’s “Start Your Business manual for potential entrepreneurs.” Full article

US VIRGIN ISLANDS: UVI students favor Obama, watch election closely. In an informal poll of about 50 UVI students, all but one said that Sen. Barak Obama would be their choice for president if they could cast a ballot. Full article