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BAHAMAS: Little Miss Bahamas to crown youngest ambassador. Under the theme Cultural Princess with a Purpose and the Patronage of the Hon. Charles Maynard, Minister of Culture, 34 beauties will take to the stage competing for The Bahamas' youngest official ambassador and covetous title - Little Miss Bahamas 2009. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/pulse/35407588376809.php
BAHAMAS: Generation 228 to gather the youth to worship at 'Outpouring'. "Generation 228: The Awakening of a Generation" kicks off again this Friday, November 20 with a call to young people to discover all God has in store for them. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/religion/375506317973017.php
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Empowering day for women in the BVI. Attendees had the opportunity to receive timely and empowering information on finance, career, business and personal and family life from a range of experienced women from the British Virgin Islands, Canada, Bahamas and the United States. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/all_news/general/8547.html
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Local students win Caribbean Food and Nutrition competition. This victory marks the first time that the Territory won first place in the regional quiz, since its inception 12 years ago. Students from Barbados, Belize, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Tobago, Jamaica, Anguilla, the Bahamas, and Dominica also participated. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/all_news/education-youth/8544.html
CAYMAN ISLANDS: Heritage hats on display at Prospect School. Prospect Primary School took on a Cayman yesteryear theme last Friday in celebration of George Town Heritage Day. Full article
http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=10387367
CUBA: Panama Students return to University Gradually. Panama University begin on Thursday the progressive return to classes in many of its buildings, where activities were suspended indefinitely in protest against naval stations in that country. Full article
http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=140491&Itemid=1
DOMINICA: UN Secretary-General statement on United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In the ten years since the General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the circle of engagement has widened. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/general/8250.html
DOMINICA: Dominican students in China have not received airplane tickets, students' association says. Vice President of the Sino Dominica Students’ Guild in China, Daryl Titre, has denied allegations that the Dominica Labour Party has arranged tickets for students to return home to vote. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/politics/8224.html
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Dominican children reach “considerable progress,” UNICEF says. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in its most recent publication “World state of childhood” states that Dominican Republic has obtained “considerable progress” in topics related to the childhood in the last 20 years. Full article
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2009/11/24/33970/Dominican-children-reach-considerable-progress-UNICEF-says
GUADELOUPE: To develop a regional education policy, the SEAC urges reflection and open dialogue. CCEE (Council of Culture, Education and Environment) organize, in partnership with the region and Guadeloupe with the support of IUFM associations youth, popular education and parents' two conferences. Full article
http://www.caraibcreolenews.com/breves1.php?bc=558
JAMAICA: Visas for Students (Part I). AS students start to think about their spring semester, the US Embassy offers some important information about visas that are available to students. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20091124T200000-0500_164417_OBS_VISAS_FOR_STUDENTS__PART_I__.asp
JAMAICA: UTech marketing seminar makes great training. Jamaican corporations usually lament that university graduates lack the practical skills to succeed in business. However, the University of Technology (UTech) is actively combating this through the UTech Marketing Seminar 2009/2010. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/TeenAge/html/20091123T180000-0500_164336_OBS_UTECH_MARKETING_SEMINAR_MAKES_GREAT_TRAINING_.asp
JAMAICA: TEENage Charity: Maxfield Park gets early Christmas treat. Last Saturday, the Maxfield Park Children's Home was abuzz with excitement, when the TEENage Observer team, joined with the University of the West Indies' Rotaract Club, to host a pre-Christmas treat for the children. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/TeenAge/html/20091123T180000-0500_164351_OBS_TEENAGE_CHARITY__MAXFIELD_PARK_GETS_EARLY_CHRISTMAS_TREAT.asp
JAMAICA: New faces for HIV in Jamaica. At 23 years old, Jason Richards has taken on the role of advocating for decreased stigmatisation for persons living with HIV/AIDS, after being diagnosed with the disease more than five years ago. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091125/lead/lead5.html
JAMAICA: Jamaica gets education loan from World Bank. JAMAICA YESTERDAY signed a US$16-million loan from the World Bank Board to support reforms in the education system. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091125/lead/lead7.html
JAMAICA: Police struggle to arrest child prostitution on 'Back Road'. The phenomenon of minors engaging in prostitution on Port Henderson Road in St Catherine is well known to the police but arresting the matter is proving to be a major challenge. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091125/lead/lead6.html
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Obama’s youth envoy starts visit here today. Thione Niang, President of the Young Democrats of America and Special International Envoy of President Barack Obama to the Youth, starts a two-day visit to the island today as the guest of the Youth Territorial Council of the Collectivité of Saint Martin. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m162/niangm162.html
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Sr. Borgia HIV/AIDS bumper stickers on sale. Sr. Borgia School is forging ahead with its HIV/AIDS awareness campaign in collaboration with Windward Islands Bank (WIB). Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m162/borgiam162.html
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Richards: Better equipped teachers means better equipped students. Teachers who are better equipped for the classroom translates to students who are better equipped to help St. Maarten in her new status as Country, Lt. Governor Franklyn Richards told a group of Hillside Christian Schools (not Prins Willem Alexander School as was inadvertently reported in Monday’s issue) teachers who received their Bachelor’s Degrees in Education from Christelijke Hogeschool Friday night. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m162/stories162.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Youths realise their potential. Over 600 young people across Trinidad and Tobago have been urged to realise their potential and achieve their dreams after attending a special workshop inspiring them to be “uniquely worthy”. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,111486.html
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Slam Poet Scores "Slam Dunk" With Students. For almost 20 years slam poet Gayle Danley has traveled extensively, sharing poetry with young people. She shares words that she sees as strong, pulsating and powerful. Full article
http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-news/2009/11/24/slam-poet-scores-slam-dunk-students
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Student Fungi Band Debuts at Rotary Luncheon. The Virgin Islands Department of Education’s Division of Cultural Education will present its first school fungi band project featuring students from the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School. The 15-member band will make its inaugural performance at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the Rotary Club of St. Thomas II Senior Citizens Luncheon at Marriott’s Frenchman’s Reef and Beach Resort. Full article
http://stthomassource.com/content/community/schools/2009/11/23/student-fungi-band-debuts-rotary-luncheon
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Governor Appointed to JAG Board; V.I. to Introduce JAG Initiatives to High Schools. While in Washington, D.C., last week, Governor John P. deJongh Jr. joined the Board of Directors of Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) and participated in a board members’ meeting for the program. DeJongh was unanimously elected to the board for a term that will continue until January 2011. Full article
http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-government/2009/11/24/governor-appointed-jag-board-vi-introduce-jag-initiatives-h
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: V.I. AIDS expert heading to Africa. Africa has been calling to Dr. Gayann Hall for years. Full article
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17641564
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