BERMUDA: Students need more cash. More financial aid is needed to help Bermudian students further their ­educations, research has ­revealed. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?SectionID=72&SubSectionID=205&ArticleID=42929

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Sexual exploitation of minors on the rise in Santiago. The Justice Ministry will mount a special vigilance to arrest and charge the adults who sexually exploit minors, said Santiago Minors Court prosecutor Antia Beato. Full article
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2009/9/22/33321/Sexual-exploitation-of-minors-on-the-rise-in-Santiago

JAMAICA: Young advocate receives Chevening Scholarship. In Jamaican parlance, 'nuff' means enough, much, many, a lot, etc. But, it also means 'too involved'. In the second context, it carries a negative connotation, and is used to describe people who are overbearing and insufferable. Yet, one person who may have put a positive spin on the word is Jaevion Nelson. For, if there is someone who is 'nuff' in a good way, he's one of this year's British Council Chevening Scholarship Jamaican recipients. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090921/news/news1.html

JAMAICA: Signs of suicidal tendency among Jamaican teens. IT IS a fact that everyone who contemplates or commits suicide, not just teenagers, tends to leave clear signs of their fatal intentions. A particular challenge then, for any and all of us who 'mingle' directly or indirectly with youth, and others, is to become acquainted with these signs, so that we might use such knowledge to aid in the critical exercise of suicide prevention. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090921/news/news6.html

JAMAICA: Young entrepreneurs get business lessons from the best. Some of Jamaica's young business minds were last week given a lesson on sound corporate practices and encouraged to strongly consider the equity market as a means in which to grow their businesses. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Business/html/20090926T220000-0500_160534_OBS_YOUNG_ENTREPRENEURS_GET_BUSINESS_LESSONS_FROM_THE_BEST.asp

NETHERLAND ANTILLES: St. Dominic High student in leadership programme. St. Dominic High second former Samantha Dharamraj has been accepted into the People to People World Leadership Programme. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m111/studem111.html

US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Education Department Formulates Plans to Get Parents Involved. Getting more parents involved in academic activities is the goal this year for the local Parent Teacher Student Association, whose members got together over the weekend on St. Thomas for the first in a series of meetings to be held for PTAs and PTOs in each district. Full article
http://stjohnsource.com/content/news/local-news/2009/09/21/education-department-formulates-plans-get-parents-involved

US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Science Fair, College-Style: UVI Students Display Research Results. Students, instructors, members of the community and presentation judges listened to scientific descriptions and explanations from student researchers Sunday during the University of the Virgin Islands' 11th Annual Fall Student Research Symposium, held at the UVI Administration and Conference Center on the St. Thomas campus. Full article
http://stjohnsource.com/content/news/local-news/2009/09/21/science-fair-college-style-uvi-students-display-research-results

US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Event at All Saints Cathedral educates kids on drugs, alcohol. Children learned about the dangers of drugs and alcohol on Saturday at an outreach event hosted by All Saints Cathedral Health Ministries and Outreach Committees. Full article
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17639495

US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Proposed legislation requires IDs for youths, jail for parents. The Senate Committee on Public Safety, Homeland Security and Justice considered a bill to make all minors carry identification cards, but the committee held the proposed law after concerns about penalties were raised. Full article
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17639593