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BARBADOS: Jamaica focusing on universal secondary education. Jamaica's Minister of Education Andrew Holness says government will be placing renewed focus on providing universal access to secondary education. Full article
http://www.caribbean360.com/News/Caribbean/Stories/2009/08/07/NEWS0000008403.html
BERMUDA: Teenager shot in broad daylight. A teenager was shot in broad daylight in Paget yesterday afternoon. The 19-year-old was targeted on Tribe Road No.5, near Paget Primary School on Ord Road. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/
BERMUDA: Student wins extra college credits. Dasha Choudhury benefits from summer camp. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?SectionID=9&SubSectionID=230&ArticleID=42394
BERMUDA: Schoolgirl was pregnant at time of her murder. Fourteen-year-old schoolgirl Rhianna Moore was pregnant at the time of her murder last year. A supreme Court jury also heard that she was having a secret relationship with the man accused of viciously stabbing her more than eighteen times. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=42418&SectionID=24&SubSectionID=270
CUBA: Great Challenges Ahead for the Education Sector in Cuba. The 2008-2009 school year was characterized by the efforts made not to affect the teaching process, despite the damage caused by the hurricanes. In the last few months we have also begun to get ready to put into practice a series of measures, in September, with a view to improving our work, said Ana Elsa Velázquez, Minister of Education, in her assessment of the recently concluded school year. Full article
http://www.periodico26.cu/english/education/may2009/education-challenges072309.html
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Teens compete to be queen of the Dominican Day parade. Milci Abreu said she grew up in the village dreaming of becoming queen of the Haverstraw Dominican Day Parade."I love my country," said the 17-year-old, who was born in the Dominican Republic. "That's why I want to represent it." Full article
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2009/8/9/32862/Teens-compete-to-be-queen-of-the-Dominican-Day-parade
JAMAICA: 'Over-the-hill' seniors lift youngsters from the valley. A handful of mainly elderly women from the semi-developed district of Barbary Hall, St Elizabeth, are living proof of the Jamaican proverb, 'Every mickle mek a muckle'. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090803/lead/lead4.html
JAMAICA: Young Diaspora leaders stand up for Jamaica. OVERSEAS participants in the inaugural Future Leaders Jamaican Diaspora Conference say they have had to be defending the country almost daily in an effort to dispel the negative perceptions that exist in their migrant countries. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20090804T210000-0500_156808_OBS_YOUNG_DIASPORA_LEADERS_STAND_UP_FOR_JAMAICA.asp
JAMAICA: Ministry getting tough on wayward students. In an attempt to stamp out violence in schools, the Ministry of Education will be deploying deans of discipline to 86 secondary schools across the island, starting September. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090806/news/news7.html
JAMAICA: Students for Transformation's Independence Message. August 6 is a day marked by celebrations as the society reflects on the journey and struggles for independence and the pacemakers who left their indelible marks so that we, as Jamaicans, can have a stronger sense of pride and self-worth. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/TeenAge/html/20090804T020000-0500_156743_OBS_STUDENTS_FOR_TRANSFORMATION_S_INDEPENDENCE_MESSAGE.asp
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Dutch Education Minister meets with Antillean, Aruban students. Antillean and Aruban students who recently migrated to the Netherlands were surprised on Tuesday by a spontaneous visit in Rotterdam from Education, Culture and Science Minister Ronald Plasterk. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m069/studentsm069.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Young women dominate math. At the recently held Junior Mathematics Triathlon; co-sponsored by CMMB, the top two spots were taken by female students. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/businessday/0,104655.html
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Young Virgin Islands Farmers Studying in Georgia. Ten young Virgin Islanders recently arrived at Fort Valley State University in Georgia for the Young Farmers Training Program, a three-week agricultural science program. Full article
http://stjohnsource.com/content/news/local-news/2009/08/07/young-virgin-islands-farmers-studying-georgia
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Students Learn Science at VIERS. With flasks, stirrers and other laboratory equipment, the students at the V.I. Environmental Resource Station's Science Camp learned Thursday about sedimentation. Full article
http://stjohnsource.com/content/news/local-news/2009/08/06/students-learn-science-viers
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