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BAHAMAS: Teen accused of killing deaf man denied bail. A magistrate yesterday denied bail for a teenager accused of last week's fatal stabbing of a deaf man. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/national_local/341955270769145.php
BAHAMAS: Three teens stabbed. A schoolyard fight landed a teenage boy in hospital after he was stabbed by a Government High School classmate early yesterday morning, police said. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/national_local/7515431877162.php
BAHAMAS: Major giving back to the youth. One of the top professional boxers in the country is looking forward to returning home this week for the hosting of his annual Christmas party. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/sports/52032318544118.php
BAHAMAS: Man denies having sex with teen boy. Taking the stand in his own defense yesterday, Joseph Sweeting denied that he had sex with a teenage boy. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/pulse/334451408678145.php
BERMUDA: Berkeley students made 'significant progress'. Ill-prepared students are said to have made "significant progress" since starting at Berkeley Institute. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=270&ArticleID=43697&TM=44053.47
BERMUDA: Education guru to teach us tough love. One of America's best-known educators is coming to Bermuda to tell young people "to take responsibility and drive their own success." Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=270&ArticleID=43696&TM=44053.47
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: College student gets pity from Magistrate Stephens. Maurice Pickering was relieved that charges against him for unlawful possession of cannabis were dropped, when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Valerie Stephens. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/court/8688.html
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLADS: What every teen should know about teenage pregnancy. November was observed as Health Month. This special feature on Teenage Pregnancy is being brought to you courtesy of Related by Humanity, recognizing the Causes and Effects of pre-mature Teen pregnancy as it relates to Youth Health and Well being. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/all_news/commentary/8666.html
CUBA: When Cuban Homes became in Schools. The ravages of Hurricanes Ike and Paloma jeopardized the 2008-2009 school years when 436 schools in all the municipalities suffered serious damage to their buildings. Full article
http://www.periodico26.cu/english/education/october2009/homes-schools120109.html
CUBA: The Young Communist League in Congress. The Congress of the Young Communist League started with the open assemblies developed last week in the whole province. Full article
http://www.periodico26.cu/english/news_tunas/october2009/congress-ujc110309.html
DOMINICA: Sanford wants better access to education for Carib people. Former teacher and United Workers Party (UWP) candidate for the Salybia constituency, Claudius Sanford, has pledged to enhance access to education for the Carib Territory people, if the U.W.P is elected into office. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/politics/8356.html
DOMINICA: Students hit by stolen van. Three students were hit by a stolen van on the Laudat bus stop at approximately 2:10 p.m. this afternoon. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/accidents/8349.html
DOMINICA: President of UWP Youth Arm decries "culture of political ignorance". President of the National Youth Arm of the United Workers Party (UWP) Marlon Giraudel has advised young voters in Dominica not to allow themselves to be influenced by “the culture of political ignorance” that he claims the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) and its members have adopted. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/politics/8341.html
DOMINICA: Youth Skills Training programmes target specific areas, official says. Youth Development Officer Kerry-Ann Remie believes that the skills training programmes in Dominica continue to focus on specific skills in an effort to meet the job market demands and to encourage self employment. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/education_youth/8333.html
DOMINICA: Free HIV/AIDS tests form part of World AIDS Day observance. The Dominican public is being offered free HIV/AIDS testing today at the Roseau Health Centre and National AIDS Office on Hannover Street. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/health/8305.html
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Dajabon groups, Catholics Relief push to shield kids from AIDS. Dajabon’s Our Lady Del Rosario Parish, the Nuns Juanistas, of Ouanaminthe, Haiti and Catholics Relief Services (CRS) in Dominican Republic yesterday presented the project “Allies of a worthy childhood and adolescence.” Full article
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2009/12/2/34068/Dajabon-groups-Catholics-Relief-push-to-shield-kids-from-AIDS
JAMAICA: HIV-AIDS: The time bomb still ticks. I ONCE KNEW A YOUNG MAN with HIV-AIDS. I no longer hear from him. He's dead. The first and last time I saw him, it was evident that he wouldn't be around for very long, but he was still fighting. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/Gloudon-Dec-4-HIV-AIDS-bomb
JAMAICA: HIV/AIDS awareness not reaching inner-city youths. JAMAICA'S violent sub-culture is hampering HIV/AIDS awareness among inner-city youths, increasing the prevalence of the dreaded disease in impoverished communities. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Violence-hampering-HIV
JAMAICA: Spare a thought for HIV/AIDS victims today and beyond. All things considered, the health authorities here, we believe, are doing a good job combating the spread of HIV/AIDS. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/editorial/Spare-a-thought
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Moses-Burton honoured for work in AIDS prevention. St. Maarten’s HIV/AIDS Programme Manager Suzette Moses-Burton has received the Juanita Altenberg Award for Excellence from the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC). Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m171/suzetm171.html
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: William’s challenge rakes in more than $9,000 for AIDS. Red Ribbon reaches US $25,000 target. The Stronger Together Red Ribbon Campaign has met its target, thanks to the efforts of Leader of Government Commissioner William Marlin on Tuesday. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m169/radiom169.html
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Need to continue battle stressed at World AIDS Day ceremony. The need to continue the fight against HIV/AIDS and for individuals to take responsibility for their sexual practices were among the messages stressed by officials during the official ceremony to mark World AIDS Day on Tuesday. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m169/launchm169.html
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Testing to be major focus of AIDS awareness campaign. ‘Act Red, Go Test,’ theme for 2010. Large scale testing campaigns will be a predominant feature in next year’s HIV/AIDS public awareness campaign, launched on World AIDS Day, Tuesday. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m169/redm169.html
ST LUCIA: Domestic violence victims break silence. On February 3, a 24 year-old woman lost her ability to walk after a brutal attack by her boyfriend. Months later, on June 12, a 26 year-old mother of three survived a savage attack by the machete-wielding father of her kids. She lost her eyesight in the process. Full article
http://www.thevoiceslu.com/local_news/2009/november/28_11_09/Domestic_violence_victims_break_silence.htm
ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES: Secondary Schools Netball titles decided. The students and staff of the Central Leeward Secondary School and the Emmanuel High Mespo are still celebrating after taking the Junior and Senior Divisions respectively, of the Vita Malt Inter Secondary Schools Netball Competition. Full article
http://www.thevincentian.com/dcmain.aspx?p=0&i=3751&skin=38&tID=198
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Schoolboy charged with murder. A 15-YEAR-OLD schoolboy and a 27-year-old man will appear before a Port-of-Spain magistrate today charged with the murder of Lennox Bellerand, 23, who was shot dead at the Success Laventille Health Centre on November 12. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,111990.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Ex-Minister: Culture funds are not schols. FORMER MINISTER of Culture Joan Yuille-Williams yesterday said the controversial scholarships awarded under her tenure between 2003 and 2007 were part of the ministry’s social sector programme for persons in need of financial aid. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,111993.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: 204 students have HIV. TWO HUNDRED and four children living with HIV/AIDS are presently accessing treatment and care services at various health facilities in the country. This figure was revealed by Ministry of Education, Chief Education Officer, Peter O’ Neil, yesterday at the Ministry of Education World AIDS Day 2009 Symposium “Let’s Talk HIV/AIDS and HFLE.” Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,111910.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: No HIV screening for jobs. MAKING HIV/AIDS testing a compulsory prerequisite for employment should be outlawed by employers because it infringes one’s right. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/1,2009-12-03.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: ‘More technology in education’. COMMONWEALTH private sector stakeholders are urging governments to tackle education systems to ensure creativity needed to drive technological advances is nurtured. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/businessday/0,111971.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Youths jailed for robbery. Custodial sentences have been imposed on three men who have been found guilty of robbing a security guard, in an attempt by a Port-of-Spain magistrate to let young people know that there are consequences to face when they commit criminal acts. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,111860.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: WHO has new moves to reduce AIDS death rate. In order to reduce death rates, the World Health Organisation has recommended that antiretroviral therapy (ART) be started earlier in HIV positive persons including pregnant women. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,111888.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Get ‘bully’ students out. PARENTS of students attending the Penal Government Primary School yesterday protested outside the school as they demanded the school principal transfer two students who have allegedly been bullying other students. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,111822.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Student wins CHOGM contest. ENVIRONMENTAL engineering student of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Allan Deonarine has copped the first place in “The Future of the Commonwealth” 2009 CHOGM Essay Competition. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,111786.html
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Virgin Islanders mark World AIDS Day. Virgin Islands residents gathered Tuesday - World AIDS Day - to remember those who have lost their battle against the disease and remind one another why they keep fighting. Full article
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17641865
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Special Education Hosts Leadership Academy to Focus on Drop-Out Prevention. The Virgin Islands Department of Education’s State Office of Special Education will host its annual Leadership Academy Dec. 14-18, at the Wyndham Sugar Bay Beach Resort & Spa. The academy focuses on the implementation of services that address improved educational and life outcomes for students with disabilities. Sessions will also focus on individualized educational needs, collaborative programming and flexible service delivery. Full article
http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-government/2009/12/03/special-education-hosts-leadership-academy-focus-drop-out-p
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: School Challenge Youth Regatta 2009 Set for Saturday, Dec. 5. Twenty-four 12 to 18-year-old students from Charlotte Amalie High School, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, Bertha C. Boschulte Junior High School and Addelita Cancryn Junior High School will put their newly-acquired sailing skills to the ultimate test on Saturday, Dec. 5, when they compete in the first School Challenge Youth Regatta 2009. Full article
http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-sports/2009/12/03/school-challenge-youth-regatta-2009-set-saturday-dec-5 |
