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BAHAMAS: Pregnant teenager first Caribbean swine flu death; TT case confirmed. A 17-year-old in the Dominican Republic who was six months pregnant has died after contracting the H1N1 virus. It's the first death reported from the virus in the Caribbean. Full article
http://www.caribbean360.com/News/Caribbean/Stories/2009/06/06/NEWS0000007688.html
BERMUDA: Letter - Tourism will die at hands of gangs. I am a U.K. citizen who has enjoyed many vacations in Bermuda. It has always been a safe haven and a getaway I could look forward to and enjoy. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=116&ArticleID=41679
BERMUDA: Students are building for the future. Colin Campbell is looking to the past to help preserve Bermuda's buildings for the future. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?SectionID=72&SubSectionID=205&ArticleID=41752
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Open Letter to all Qualified Youth Workers in the Territory. Dear Fellow Youth Workers: I may not know all of you, or you may not know me personally, but if you are Certified, and qualified as a Youth Worker, we have something in common. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=87&ArticleID=3598
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Sizzling Summer selections presented at Youth Affairs and Sports. The Department of Youth Affairs and Sports presented its 'Sizzling Summer Selections' yesterday June 4 showcasing the department's four programmes available to youth in the Territory for summer 2009. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=47&ArticleID=3593
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: BVI finishes 2nd in Leeward Islands Youth Championships with 47 medals. The BVI Youth Team walked away from the weekend Leeward Islands Youth Championships in St. Kitts with 47 medals, to finish second overall to the host, who bagged 51 medals in the two-day competition. Full article
http://www.youthlac.org/mambots/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/advlink/link.htm
CUBA: Low HIV/AIDS Prevalence. HIV/AIDS prevalence index in Cuba is among the lowest in the world and the lowest in the Caribbean, Jorge Perez Avila, deputy director of the Pedro Kouri Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK) has reported. Full article
http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=89424&Itemid=1
CUBA: Youth March for Cuban Five in Peru. The progressive victory that revoked the exclusion of Cuba in the OAS boosts in Peru the struggle against the blockade on the island and for the release of five Cuban anti-terrorists jailed in the United States. Full article
http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=89852&Itemid=1
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Dominican teen is first Caribbean swine flu death. Dominican health officials reported that a pregnant teenager who had tuberculosis is the country’s first swine flu death. Full article
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/6/6/32216/Dominican-teen-is-first-Caribbean-swine-flu-death
JAMAICA: Face of HIV/AIDS improves - health official. There has been a significant shift in the face and image of HIV/AIDS in Jamaica from one of persons being ill, losing a lot of weight, and hardly being able to help themselves, to one of an image of being a regular Jamaican. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090607/lead/lead6.html
JAMAICA: Denise's success - A young woman tells her story of abandonment and triumph. When she was about three years old, Denise Gillings' mother woke her up one morning, gave her and her younger sister a bath, dressed them, and then left them along the street side in Scotts Hall, St Mary. Her mother then boarded a bus to Kingston and never looked back. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090607/lead/lead5.html
JAMAICA: Children under 14 have up to six sex partners, study says. A ministry of health official on Friday emphasised the need to teach children about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) from an early age, quoting statistics higlighting the risky sexual behaviour of children under age 14. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20090601T010000-0500_152632_OBS_CHILDREN_UNDER____HAVE_UP_TO_SIX_SEX_PARTNERS__STUDY_SAYS.asp
JAMAICA: Young leaders cry out for role models. It may not be a call many expect from teenagers, but youth leaders are insisting that a major step in Jamaica's development must be the increased involvement of successful adults in their lives as role models. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090605/lead/lead4.html
JAMAICA: A case for proper sex education. We are deeply concerned about the availability of contraception for TEENagers. With the annual growth in TEENage pregnancy, and the fact that the highest level of new cases of HIV/AIDS contraction is the 15-24 age group, we make an appeal for every TEEN to protect themselves. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/TeenAge/html/20090601T230000-0500_152670_OBS_A_CASE_FOR_PROPER_SEX_EDUCATION.asp
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Today is World Environment Day. Today marks the observation of World Environment Day, recognised by the United Nations since 1972 to stimulate worldwide awareness of environmental issues and to encourage political action. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m016/envirom016.html
ST LUCIA: Ti Rocher Youth Charged for Murder. On Saturday the 30th of May 2009, police preferred a charge against Michel Monlouis, 26 years of Ti Rocher, Castries, for the murder of Kieran Phillip, 23 years of Ti Morne, Castries. Full article
http://www.thevoiceslu.com/local_news/2009/june/04_06_09/Ti_Rocher_Youth_Charged_for_Murder.htm
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Schoolboy, 16, shot dead. A FORM Six student of the Marabella North Secondary School was gunned down while standing outside his home on Thursday night. Police said the killing of Dwayne Alexander Davis, 16, was a senseless act, for nothing was taken from him and he was not known to be in any gang. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,101532.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Maritime students sinking in despair. THE EDITOR: I speak on behalf of the students of UTT campus. We are fed up and frustrated with the situation that we are in and as a result I have come forward to publicly reveal the situation. All the students involved are doing a diploma in Maritime Operations either in the navigation or engineering option. UTT offers this diploma and all our exa(...) Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,101562.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Dead Trinidadian student honoured. RELATIVES of 18-year-old Trinidadian Alesha Ramjohn, who was killed in an accident in Florida on May 25, collected her Diploma in Pharmacology on Monday during the graduation ceremony at Mc Fatter Technical University in south Florida. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,101315.html
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Student, 16, charged with drug possession. Police arrested a 16-year-old Ivanna Eudora Kean High School student Friday morning and charged him with possession of a controlled substance. Full article
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17636536
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: 16 graduate from Free Will Baptist School. With the turn of a tassel and anticipated fanfare, 16 young people made the transition Friday night from students to high school graduates. Full article
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17636550
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Summer Camps and Programs for Young People 2009. Boys & Girls Club Summer Program: Registration for members will be held from 5-6:30 p.m., Friday, May 22 and from 8:30-10 a.m., Saturday, May 23. Registration is open to the public from Tuesday, May 26 through Friday, May 29. Immunization records and a $25 deposit are needed when registering. Full article
http://www.onepaper.com/stcroixvi/?v=d&i=&s=Community%3AOther+stuff&p=1223618726
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: 29 graduate from St. Joseph High School. St. Patrick's Church in Frederiksted was filled beyond capacity Sunday as the crowd spilled out onto the steps to watch the St. Joseph High School Class of 2009 receive their diplomas. Full article
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17636398
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Governor Summer Challenge to Students: Read Five. Challenging Virgin Islands students to read at least five books over their summer vacation, Gov. John deJongh, Jr. gave out free books and a reading log to scores of students this week. Full article
http://www.onepaper.com/stcroixvi/?v=d&i=&s=News:Local&p=1243829074
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Senators question Williams' vocational school bill. Members of the Senate Committee on Education, Youth and Culture all agreed on Wednesday that the territory would benefit from more options for technical education, which establishing a local campus of Lincoln Technical Institute could bring. Full article
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17636478 |
