BARBADOS: Prevention of youth crime, gang violence under discussion. A two-day regional conference on youth crime and violence prevention begins in St Kitts today as the countries of the Caribbean try to find a collective response that will address possible root causes and can positively impact prevention. Full article
http://www.caribbean360.com/News/Caribbean/Stories/2009/06/22/NEWS0000007866.html

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: 16 for Youth Court today. Two females are among the 16 youths who will appear in Youth Court today BVI News understands. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=31&ArticleID=3801

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Hon. Penn endorses regional HIV-AIDS testing initiative. Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Social Development Honourable Dancia Penn OBE, QC has thrown Government's full support behind a regional HIV-AIDS testing initiative undertaken by Scotiabank and the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership (CBMP). Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=56&ArticleID=3855

CUBA: Cuban Minister Highlights Changes in Education. Changes planned for the upcoming academic year will improve the training of Cuban professors and students, affirmed in this eastern city Cuban Education Minister Ena Elsa Velazquez. Full article
http://www.periodico26.cu/english/education/may2009/changes062309.html

CUBA: Cuban Hero Rene Gonzalez Sends  Message to the Cuban Youth. Rene Gonzalez, one of the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters held in US jails sent a message to the Open Tribune of the Cuban Youth and Students held in Havana to reject  the decision of the US Supreme Court not to review the case of the Cuban Five. Full article
http://www.periodico26.cu/english/giants/feelings/rene-message061809.html

DOMINICA: Dominican student graduates with distinction from University of Belize. Elishah St. Luce of Trafalgar has graduated with distinction from the University of Belize at its ninth commencement exercises on June 20 2009. St. Luce graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Public Sector Management Degree, and was among 501 graduates from the University. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/education_youth/6322.html

DOMINICA: Third form students to sit CCSLC exams for the first time. Third form students of the secondary schools in Dominica will for the first time sit the Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) Examinations. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/education_youth/6321.html

DOMINICA: ICT gives education sector major boost. The ICT Development Programme has announced that it is investing over half a million dollars into Dominica’s education sector. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/education_youth/6315.html

DOMINICA: DSC students to welcome interns from England. Students of the Dominca State College (DSC) will today officially welcome 8 interns from the Blackburn College – a sixth form college in the north of England – on a work programme. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/education_youth/6338.html

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Jesuit Service to host fund-raising festival in Ouanaminthe. The Jesuit Service for Migrants and Refugees is inviting the public to attend a festival of music, dance and film in the Haitian city Ouanaminthe, Haiti across the border from Dajabon (northwest). Full article
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2009/6/25/32398/Jesuit-Service-to-host-fund-raising-festival-in-Ouanaminthe

JAMAICA: School violence on front burner. The ministries of National Security and Education are working to develop a memorandum of understanding to address the problem of violence in the nation's schools. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090622/lead/lead6.html

JAMAICA: Lack of resources crippling non-traditional high schools. A shortage of resources is placing an additional burden on non-traditional high schools already struggling with the quality of students placed in these institutions. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090622/news/news2.html

JAMAICA: YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS: SIMONE NEILSON. Young, focused and 'summer-fied' Simone Neilson is an 18-year-old designer who is sewing up a storm with her unique miSim designs. TEENage sat down with her recently to get to know her better and find out more about her talent and passion. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/TeenAge/html/20090622T180000-0500_153994_OBS_YOUNG_ENTREPRENEURS__SIMONE_NEILSON_.asp

JAMAICA: Reaching out to youth - a good marketing strategy. In the fast-paced arena of commercial marketing, nothing works harder at promoting products than advertisements, and by utilising all forms of the media, companies have gone above and beyond to ensure that their goods and services reach intended audiences. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/TeenAge/html/20090622T180000-0500_153991_OBS_REACHING_OUT_TO_YOUTH___A_GOOD_MARKETING_STRATEGY_.asp

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Education debate needed. Elementary schools have kept busy schedules in recent weeks and will continue to do so this week as the 2008-2009 school year winds down and they prepare and hold graduation ceremonies for their Grade Six pupils who will be beginning their stint of secondary education in early September. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m030/editm030.html

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Teen moms taught about motherhood. Six teenage mothers ages fifteen to nineteen took part in a six-week course geared towards equipping them with the correct information to take care of their newborns and to gather information for the establishment of programmes geared towards helping other young girls in the future. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m030/teenm030.html

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: HIV funding for Caribbean. A five-year project designed to halt and reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS in the British and Dutch Caribbean Overseas Caribbean Territories (OCTs) and minimise its impact on the health, social and economic sectors, in the context of poverty reduction strategies, will be formally launched at an international meeting in Curacao on June 25 – 26. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,102494.html