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Week from August 31st to September 6th |
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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Yacht Club organises sailing activities for youth. There is loads of sailing this term at the Royal BVI Yacht Club. It all starts this weekend with the Back-to-School Regatta. Full article http://www.bvinews.com/all_news/sports/7315.html
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Rockwood teen crying blood pleads for diagnosis. A Rockwood teen is dealing with a medical mystery. Without warning, he cries blood. Now, his family is making a desperate plea for help. Full article http://www.bvinews.com/all_news/health/7316.htm
DOMINICA: WICB director says Digicel Cricket Clinics crucial to regional youth cricket. West Indies Cricket Board Director and President of the Dominica Cricket Association, Emmanuel Nanthan, says that the Digicel Cricket Clinics is critical to the development of youth cricket across the region. Full article http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/sports/7160.html
JAMAICA: Sweet symphony - Young Jamaicans in a show of class. Young classical musicians married contemporary, folk and classical sounds in an awe-inspiring display at the third staging of the Jamaica Young People Symphony (JYPS) concert season last Saturday. Full article http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/
JAMAICA: Youngster eyes forensics. The level of crime and violence in Jamaica has fuelled Montego Bay High School graduate Shaneeli Gibson to pursue a career as a forensic scientist - a dream that she is well on her way to achieving. Full article http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090903/lead/lead7.html
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Govt backs AIDS fight, students to be involved. Government has committed to back the fight against HIV/AIDS and will involve students in the Stronger Together Red Ribbon Campaign launched at Scotiabank on Monday. Full article http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m091/aidsm091.html
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Prosecutors Stein, Mos address youth delinquency. The problem of badly-behaved youth and growing criminal activity by St. Maarten youth is a global problem that can best be tackled one child at a time says outgoing Prosecutor Taco Stein. Full article http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m090/roatm090.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Cheating student’s maths disqualified. A student of San Juan South Secondary School, formerly San Juan Government Secondary School, has had his Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) mathematics multiple choice results disqualified by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in Barbados. Full article http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,106758.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Education Ministry focuses on rebuilding schools. EDUCATION Minister Esther Le Gendre underscored the importance of education in the 2010 Budget on Thursday, when she announced that 15 new primary schools and 12 secondary schools are currently in various stages of construction across the country. Full article http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,106761.html
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: National Guard Workshops Give Youths Problem-Solving Skills. The V.I. National Guard Family Youth Workshops got off to a shaky start Friday, with Seaborne canceling flights and St. Thomas youths having a difficult time getting to St. Croix. But everything was going so well by Sunday, "Some of the youths didn't want the workshops to end," according to organizer Rhalina E. LaPlace. Full article http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-news/2009/09/06/national-guard-workshops-give-youths-problem-solving-skills
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Symposium Features Work of 60 UVI Student Researchers. The University of the Virgin Islands’ 11th annual Fall Student Research Symposium will be held from 1-3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 20, in the first floor conference room of the Administration and Conference Center on UVI’s St. Thomas campus. More than 60 UVI student researchers are expected to participate in the event. Full article http://stcroixsource.com/content/community/schools/2009/09/04/symposium-features-work-60-uvi-student-researchers
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Last Updated ( Monday, 07 September 2009 )
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