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BAHAMAS: The vital role of parents in the educational system. Parents play a vital role as stake-holders in the educational system. Their children are like the raw material in a manufacturing company. Good material in, ensures good product out. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/spice/328524965982576.php
BAHAMAS: Positive Vibe Youth Concert on the cards for tonight. Christian Massive, Ricardo Clarke, DJ Counsellor, Mr. Beeds, Mr. Lynx, Manifest, Landlord, Najie Dunn, Solo, Jay Arie & Ovacomma, Shaback, Avalanchee, Mr. J. and Edison Sumner & Voices of Praise, along with gospel Soca sensation and two-time Marlin Award winner Nigel Lewis and his band Sound Mind will participate in a massive Positive Vibe Youth Concert tonight. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/pulse/347865005015088.php
BAHAMAS: H.O. Nash students helped by Sandals Foundation. Two H.O. Nash students are the first recipients to be helped by the soon to be launched Sandals Foundation in their first unofficial altruistic act. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/social_community/334075908001242.php
BAHAMAS: COB students weigh in on proposed amendment to sexual offences act. Certain policies should be looked at from a religious standpoint rather than a legal one - this is the stance that a number of people took at a marital rape seminar recently hosted by The College of The Bahamas' School of Sociology. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/religion/315766483259348.php
BARBADOS: Belize gets IDB money to improve health and education. Belize will seek to provide better basic health care, improve secondary education and strengthen its capacity to target, coordinate and evaluate social protection programmes with financing from a US$15 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Full article
http://www.caribbean360.com/News/Caribbean/Stories/2009/10/07/NEWS0000009063.html
BERMUDA: Despite years of sluggish thinking, we can still turn the school system around. Bermuda's current and future national economic model requires Bermudian people who are numerate, literate and good critical thinkers. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/
BERMUDA: Capoeira students represent BDA in Montreal. Eight local capoeira martial arts students represented Bermuda in Montreal in a changing of belts graduation ceremony. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Elmore Stoutt high school students enjoy cooler classrooms. The Elmore Stoutt High School students are now enjoying cooler classrooms thanks to two local entrepreneurs who donated 32 fans to the school last week. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/all_news/education-youth/7908.html
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Outstanding students recognised at HLSCC. A total of 49 students have been given special recognition at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, as the institution conducted general assembly at its Paraquita Bay Campus and Virgin Gorda Centre last week. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/all_news/education-youth/7902.html
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Over 70 Compete in First Annual BSAFE Youth National Cycling Championships - Results included. On Sunday, the 4th of October, the BSAFE program held the first ever Youth National Cycling Championships. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/all_news/sports/7893.html
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Department of Education Joins BVIRC to Commemorate Reading Is Fun Week. The Department of Education, BVI Reading Council (BVIRC) and Rotary Club of Road Town are inviting everyone, young and old, to the BVI Reading Council’s Book Fair “Reading is a family affair” on Wednesday, October 14 at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/bulletins/7904.html
CUBA: CentAm Experts to Curb HIV/AIDS Rates. Experts from more than 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries will discuss in Guatemala ways to bolster programs for children and youth living with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Full article
http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=123030&Itemid=1
DOMINICA: Sarita Pollock remembered at University of Mississippi. The University of Mississippi in Oxford, USA, held a memorial ceremony for deceased Dominican Sarita Pollock who died in a car accident in September. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/accidents/7709.html
JAMAICA: Why I wanted to die. This is the final instalment from the soon-to-be-released second edition of the book, Confronting Suicide: Helping Teens at Risk, by Dr Donovan Thomas. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091005/news/news1.html
JAMAICA: Adventists give rural students textbook grants. Fifteen students from schools in the parishes of St Ann and Trelawny were given cash grants totally $200,000 to assist them with textbook purchases as the new school year enters its second month. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091005/lead/lead4.html
JAMAICA: Invest in schools that give bang for buck, educator urges Gov't. DEPUTY PRINCIPAL of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Joseph Pereira, wants the Jamaican Government to channel the scarce education dollar to state-run tertiary institutions capable of delivering particular programmes most efficiently and discontinue funding less-effective counterparts. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091005/lead/lead6.html
JAMAICA: Government going after gangs. The Ministry of National Security has revealed that it is collaborating with critical stakeholders to develop a comprehensive gang-reduction strategy. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091007/lead/lead2.html
JAMAICA: Star netball player gives Glenmuir students pep talk. No one can say former national netball player and 2007 Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence recipient, Elaine Davis, is not giving back. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091007/news/news5.html
JAMAICA: Dunoon takes the step - PALS peer mediators programme to create a safer school. There are five 'P's in the Peace and Love in Society (PALS) framework for creating and maintaining a safe school, namely physical safety, psychological safety, policies, programmes and partnerships. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091008/news/news4.html
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: ‘Collective effort needed to stop school violence’. The recent discoveries of weapons among students has prompted Commissioner Frans Richardson to call for collective action to ward off school violence. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m121/fransm121.html
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Antillean youngsters’ policy received with mixed feelings. Antillean umbrella interest groups OCaN and MAAPP in the Netherlands have mixed feelings about the decision of the Dutch cabinet to make 4.5 million euros available for high-risk Antillean youngsters in the coming four years. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m121/ocanm121.html
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