BARBADOS: Writing your own destiny: Obama's universal message for youth. Everyone knows good sense when they hear it, and Barack Obama's back-to-school address on September 8 to students from kindergarten to 12th grade in the United States was perfect good sense. Full article
http://www.caribbean360.com/asp/blogview.asp?BlogID=3&MessageID=1067

DOMINICA: Crime and drugs amongst issues to be raised at Youth Conference today. The Youth Development Division will hold a Youth Conference for over 100 young persons Friday to discuss issues affecting young people. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/crime_police/7433.html

JAMAICA: Saving our boys - Police youth clubs transform lives. If we go by pessimistic predictions about the future of boys in the Jamaican society, they are destined for the scrap heap. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090914/lead/lead1.html

JAMAICA: Young professionals have big hopes for Jamaica. Several young, committed professionals from different sectors of Jamaica are poised to effect the changes needed to ignite future development. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090914/business/business3.html

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Two-day UNFPA workshop on condoms called a success. The recently concluded two-day workshop on condom programming conducted by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has been crowned a success. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m0104/aidsm104.html

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Entrepreneurial training for youth to start September 26. Themed, “How to start my own business,” the youth group of New Testament Baptist Church in Philipsburg, God’s Chosen Generation (GCG) will be hosting a five-week entrepreneurial training. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m0103/gcgm103.html

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Gracita wants sharper focus for tackling youth violence. Former island councilwoman Gracita Arrindell hopes people in St. Maarten take youth violence seriously, before something fatal happens to the island’s children and teens. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m0104/gracitam104.html

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Tallahassee chooses Teen Times for student, cultural exchanges. The city of Tallahassee, Florida, through the Tallahassee-St. Maarten Foundation, has selected youth organisation Teen Times as its vehicle for youth exchanges between the sister cities. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m106/teenm106.html

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Former gang leader advises parents to reinforce respect. Former gang leader Dr. Joseph Jennings, now a motivational speaker, told gathered parents their children could not be any more than what they taught them to be, in Philipsburg Jubilee Library’s filled-to-capacity conference room Thursday night. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m106/jenningsm106.html

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Witnesses say police assaulted teen during Bush Road arrest. Bush Road residents claim police assaulted a nineteen-year-old Tuesday while arresting him for a vicious attack last month. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m106/abusem106.html

US VIRGIN ISLANDS: St. Kitts and Nevis students at UVI celebrate nation's independence. The St. Kitts and Nevis UVI Association held their annual Independence Day party at the University of the Virgin Islands cafeteria Friday. Full article
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17639464