BERMUDA: Meeting called on controversial school topic. The community is being urged to rally together to help reinstate a school subject that "empowers students." Full article

CUBA: Gender Violence Event in Venezuela. Venezuela will host the World Conference on Actions against Gender-Based Violence from April 20 to 22, informed Drany Pamphil, director of INAMUJER international Relations. Full article

CUBA: Bolivian Youths in Cuba Extend Evo Morales their Full Support. Bolivian youths taking university courses in this eastern province expressed their support to President Evo Morales, who has been facing the attack by local oligarchic groups in his country. Full article

DOMINICA: HIV/AIDS policy booklet launched. A policy on HIV and AIDS geared at assisting teachers and students in and out of the classroom was officially launched on Wednesday. Full article

DOMINICA: Young man put on psych treatment after indecent exposure. A young man charged with indecent exposure, pleaded guilty today and was committed for a psychiatric evaluation by Magistrate Ossie Lewis. Full article

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Punta Cana helps girls prevent pregnancy. The Punta Cana Foundation conducted the program `Think on it well, baby’, in the Ann & Ted Kheel Polytechnic, aimed at creating awareness on pregnancy in young girls. Full article

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Dominican student wins top prize in Scotland film fest. The Dominican publicist and cinema student Nelson Carlo De Los Santos won first place of the Bafta Scotland New Talent Awards prizes last month, after obtaining a scholarship of interchange with the College Of Art of Edinburgh, Scotland. Full article

DOMINICA REPUBLIC: Hillary Clinton announces $12.5 M to improve Dominican public education. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a $12.5 million dollar expansion of the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Effective School Program during a visit to the Rosa Duarte Public Elementary School in Santo Domingo. Full article

JAMAICA: Gov't offers incentives to lure young people to farming. Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the Government is placing much emphasis this fiscal year on getting more young people involved in farming. Full article

JAMAICA: Teen dating violence: when love hurts. We are all aware of the recent incident that occurred between teen pop sensations Chris Brown and Rihanna. This is an incident that has left a bad taste in everyone's mouth including us here at TEENage. Full article

JAMAICA: Stopping traffic - PACT completes training of peer educators - Students expected to boost awareness about human trafficking. The awareness of human trafficking among Jamaicans is expected to increase significantly as People's Action for Community Transformation (PACT) has trained students as peer educators. Full article

JAMAICA: SDC parish manager calls for combined effort to save youths. John White, Social Development Commission parish manager for St James, has called for a multisectoral approach to youth development in order to successfully manage and curtail the problem of youth delinquency. Full article

JAMAICA: IT centre offers hope to unemployed youth. St Thomas resident Kamoy Brown, 23, is unemployed, but is optimistic that he will get a job soon. Full article

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: 182 test negative for HIV at health and wellness fair. All 182 persons who took the HIV/AIDS test at the recent Lions Health and Wellness Fair tested negative for the virus, the HIV/AIDS Programme Management Team (PMT) told reporters on Tuesday. Full article

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Bria Sorton St. Maarten’s 40th Teen Carnival Queen. Bria Sorton was crowned St. Maarten’s Teen Carnival Queen 2009 with a total of 226 points. She also took home the sashes for Best Costume (97 points), Best Interview (44 points), Miss Photogenic and Miss Popularity which she shared with second runner-up Alexandrine Peterson. Full article

US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Education Accepting Applications for 21st Century Grants for Fiscal Year 2009. Public and private organizations across the territory may again participate in the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21stCCLC) Competition for grants to establish community learning centers across the territory. The program is authorized under Title IV, Part B of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act and allocations for each state are based upon the state's student enrollment. The deadline to submit complete applications is Tuesday, June 30. No extensions will be granted, according to a press release from the V.I. Department of Education. Full article