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ANTIGUA & BARBUDA: TALES OUT OF SCHOOL How To Raise Drug-Free Kids. Today’s tale comes from the Readers’ Digest issue of April 1997, written by Per Oland Emily D’Aulaire. It is felt to be the latest and best information as to what parents can do to help their children. Full article
http://www.antiguaobserver.com/observer_wp/?p=12546
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA: AIDS Activist Wins Unsung Hero Award. The Founder and Director of the Antigua & Barbuda HIV/AIDS Network (ABHAN), Eleanor Frederick, is the 2009 Unsung Hero. Full article
http://www.antiguaobserver.com/observer_wp/?p=13004
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA: Clare Hall Offers Ballroom Dancing As After-School Activity .The Electric Slide, Mamba #5, Free & Easy, Macarena, Jive and Cha Cha Slide are some of the moves many adults may join a dance class to become proficient in, but the third, fourth and fifth form students at Clare Hall Secondary School (CHSS) have been learning these moves as an after-school activity for some time now. Full article
http://www.antiguaobserver.com/observer_wp/?p=13007
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: Barbados opens region's first HIV/AIDS Food Bank. Barbados has become the first country in the region to have a dedicated HIV/AIDS Food Bank and Personal Development Centre. Full article
http://www.caribbean360.com/News/Caribbean/Stories/2009/10/23/NEWS0000009241.html
BERMUDA: Student stabbed at Berkeley. Two Berkeley students were taken to the hospital today after a knife fight saw one student stabbed and the other cut. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=43183&SectionID=24&SubSectionID=270
BERMUDA: The two 16-year-old male students involved in an incident at The Berkeley Institute around 1:50pm Tuesday were treated at the hospital for their injuries, released and subsequently arrested. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=43210&SectionID=24&SubSectionID=270
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: HLSCC Student Accounts. Effective Friday 30 October, HLSCC students who have not settled their outstanding balances with the Fiscal Services Department will be subjected to a hold on their account. This hold will apply to registration and transcript services. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/bulletins/8119.html
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Back-to-Youth Fair. The Methodist Churches of the BVI Circuit is inviting all youth to the 3rd Annual Back-to-Youth Fair. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/bulletins/8109.html
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: HLSCC to Host Community Education Day. H. Lavity Stoutt Community College will on Saturday 24 October host a special event to showcase a wide range of course offerings available though the Office of Centres and Institutes at the institution. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/all_news/education-youth/8101.html
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Ministry of education and culture confirms death of inmate. The Ministry of Education and Culture, which has responsibility for Her Majesty’s Prison, has confirmed the death of inmate Makebo Pickering. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/all_news/crime-police/8124.html
CAYMAN ISLANDS: Eco–weekend for Brac students. Environmentally conscious Cayman Brac High School students and teachers will finally get to enjoy their long delayed eco–weekend. Full article
http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=10386477
DOMINICA: Indian Folk Dancers delight Dominica's students. The Indian Ranjpuhar Folk Dancers Company, Ranjpuhar means fountain of colours, presented folk dances from various parts of India at the Arawak today. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/culture/7941.html
DOMINICA: Historic Inaugural UWI Open Campus Graduation Ceremony - Class of 2009. lmost 150 of the over 700 qualified graduands from all fifteen contributing Caribbean states to the UWI came to St. Lucia to be presented to the Chancellor of the University, Professor the Hon. Sir George Alleyne. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/education_youth/7930.html
DOMINICA: $30M investment in State College to increase access to education - DSC president. President of the Dominica State College (DSC) Hubert Charles said an investment of $30 million to develop facilities at the institution will increase access to tertiary education in Dominica. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/education_youth/7888.html
DOMINICA: European Union donates 9.45 million euros to support Dominican education. The European Union (EU) today announced a donation of 9.45 million euros (13.8 million dollars) to support Dominican Republic’s local education. Full article
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2009/10/21/33623/European-Union-donates-945-million-euros-to-support-Dominican-education
DOMINICA: More than quarter of a million dollars for DSC students education. Over $280,000.00 will be awarded to the Dominica State College (DSC) to assist students in meeting tertiary education expenses. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/education_youth/7953.html
JAMAICA: Ferncourt student killed on compound - Parents angry with administration. A student of Ferncourt High School in Claremont was stabbed to death on the compound yesterday. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091022/lead/lead3.html
JAMAICA: Robbery forces school's closure. Classes at the Green Pond High School in St James were suspended yesterday in the aftermath of a burglary the night before. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091022/lead/lead4.html
JAMAICA: PALS gives schools a hand, in writing - Handbook developed for primary, secondary levels. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Cliché, but in the manner of many such pithy, overused statements, true. However, the authorities' obligation to lay out the rules clearly is the other, often unstated, side of the discipline equation. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091022/news/news3.html
JAMAICA: Former education minister warns against 'low-quality' law, medical training. FORMER Education Minister Maxine Henry-Wilson has cautioned that while there is a need for universities to expand their intake of legal and medical students, the quality of instruction must be maintained. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20091022T230000-0500_162317_OBS_FORMER_EDUCATION_MINISTER_WARNS_AGAINST__LOW_QUALITY__LAW__MEDICAL_TRAINING.asp
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Student stabbed in school fight. Police arrested a high school student Wednesday for stabbing another student in the testicles. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m135/stabm135.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Marlin tells students why St Maarten needs them. Commissioner of Education William Marlin met with St. Maarten students in Amsterdam Wednesday evening and shared his views on why Country St. Maarten would need each and every student back on the island. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m135/marlinm135.html
ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES: Green Hill youngster found dead in Arnos Vale. Agassi Fraser was the best child any parent could want. Full article
http://www.searchlight.vc/link.asp?smenu=1&twindow=&sdetail=23985&mad=&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=
ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES: Local youngsters to learn dance from US professionals this week. After four years in the pipeline, Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn, New York, USA, will be conducting a week of cultural exchange at Motiance Dance School. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m132/motiancem132.html
ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES: Senior Magistrate tells moms to deal with wayward youths. Senior Magistrate Donald Browne is of the view that Mothers are partly to blame for the unlawful path along which young males are heading today. Full article
http://www.searchlight.vc/link.asp?smenu=1&twindow=&sdetail=24111&mad=&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Education Helps Present Local American Legion Memoirs to Public School Libraries. The V.I. Department of Education’s Cultural Education Division in collaboration with the American Legion District 10 recently facilitated the donation and presentation of copies of the DVD titled “Proudly We Served: Virgin Islands Veterans of World War II” to the libraries of junior and senior high schools in the St. Thomas-St. John District. Full article
http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-government/2009/10/17/education-helps-present-local-american-legion-memoirs-publi
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