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BAHAMAS: HIV and AIDS afflicted deserve dignity. With 33.4 million people living with HIV and AIDS, and thousands living with the disease in The Bahamas a local priest encouraged the wider community to exercise Christian values and embrace them as the world celebrated World AIDS Day on Tuesday. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/religion/296028512465609.php
BAHAMAS: Abaco school boys to be charged Wednesday. Abaco police plan to formally charge all 14 of the schoolboys who were allegedly involved in a fight on Thursday afternoon that left two other students with minor stab wounds, a senior officer confirmed to The Nassau Guardian yesterday. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/weekend/344082149353998.php
BARBADOS: Gangs hiring police for protection. Some of Jamaica's police officers are said to be selling their services as bodyguards to gang members. And the country's acting top cop has put the lawmen on warning that when they're caught they will be dealt with just as any other criminal would be. Full article
http://www.caribbean360.com/News/Caribbean/Stories/2009/12/04/NEWS0000009678.html
BERMUDA: Man shot dead, Police say it may be gang related. A man was shot and killed in the early hours of this morning, the latest in a string of violent gun crimes in recent months. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=43761&SectionID=24&SubSectionID=270
BERMUDA: Alarm over 'sexting'. A growing culture of 'sexting' - sharing sexually explicit pictures, videos and texts through cellphones and the Internet - is putting children at risk from predators. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=270&ArticleID=43732
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Elmore Stoutt High School closes early for Christmas break. The Department of Education is informing all parents and guardians of students of the Elmore Stoutt High School that as of today the school will be closed for Christmas break until classes resume in January for the Lent term. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/bulletins/8743.html
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: 15 Century House Montessori Students earn BSAFE Certificates. On Thursday December 3rd, BSAFE director Chris Ghiorse visited the Century House Montessori School’s beautiful campus, in Diamond Estate, to award 15 students a well deserved Certificate of Completion. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/all_news/education-youth/8758.html
CAYMAN ISLANDS: School restructuring aims for continuity. Further details concerning the significant overhaul of Grand Cayman’s local secondary education have been announced by the Education Ministry. Full article
http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=10387753
DOMINICA: Plan of Action for Southern District Youth. As Youth Week comes to a close, young people of the southern district are looking forward to undertaking a plan of action they have devised for the area. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/education_youth/8378.html
DOMINICA: Stockfarm Youth Group launched.President of the Stockfarm Youth Group Randall Common has described the establishment of a youth movement in the area as a proud day for the community. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/8379.html
DOMINICA: Youngest candidate concerned about unemployment. The youngest candidate to contest any constituency for the upcoming general election, 21-year-old Nettisha Walsh, has highlighted unemployment as one of the more rampant problems in her constituency. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/politics/8384.html
DOMINICA: UN Secretary-General message on International Volunteer Day. This month in Copenhagen world leaders have an unprecedented opportunity to reach an ambitious and equitable agreement on climate change. Full article
http://www.dominicanewsonline.com/all_news/general/8369.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
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Top Deputy asks Education to teach more English. The president of the Chamber of Deputies asked Education minister Melanio Predes to invest funds generously and improve efforts to teach the English language in public and private schools, to have a generation which spurs the nation’s growth in the immediate future. Full article
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2009/12/7/34118/Top-Deputy-asks-Education-to-teach-more-English
JAMAICA: Bright, young stars receive PM's awards. Andrew Wildes, a Gleaner reporter, was among a host of Jamaica's bright young stars who received Prime Minister's Youth Awards for Excellence at the weekend. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091209/news/news3.html
JAMAICA: Golding charges youth. Prime Minister Bruce Golding has charged the youths of Jamaica to take responsibility for themselves and their future, despite the negatives left by an older generation. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091209/news/news4.html
JAMAICA: Gang-led country. Letter. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091209/letters/letters3.html
JAMAICA: Youths leading by charitable example. IT’S that time of year again known as Christmas and whether you are believer or unbeliever this season is acknowledged as the season of giving. Full article
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/teenage/Youths-leading-by-charitable-example
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: St Dominic students raise US $15,000 in Lesson-thon. St. Dominic High students managed to raise US $15,000 in their fundraising 24 hour lesson-thon held during the first weekend in November. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m174/lessom174.html
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: William: Students will no longer be told they are overqualified. Students pursuing tertiary studies abroad will no longer be told that they are over qualified to take up positions at home, Leader of Government and Education Commissioner William Marlin said in a plea for academic achievers to return home to help build Country St. Maarten. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m173/awardm173.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Stamp out HIV stigma. Public Administration Minister Kennedy Swaratsingh believes that for far too long, society has allowed instances of insensitivity to permeate the work life of the country. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,112255.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Teen shot dead at gambling den, cousin wounded. A teenager was killed and his cousin wounded when gunmen opened fire with what is believed to be a semi-automatic weapon at an illegal gambling den at Mt St George, near Scarborough, at about midnight on Monday. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,112256.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Priest: Education system in crisis. The education system in this country is in crisis and must go through a “paradigm shift” if there is to be a positive change in its current status. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,112143.html
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Attorney general endorses measure targeting child pornography. The V.I. Justice Department firmly supports a bill that would enact the Computer Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act, senators were told on Monday. Full article
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17642033
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Youth Regatta Gives New Sailors a Taste for Racing. Helping to nurture local youth sailing, Carlos Aguilar Match Racing Regatta organizers set an example this weekend for other accomplished sailors to give back to their communities, while making a fun experience for sailing newbies and veterans alike. Full article
http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2009/12/08/youth-regatta-gives-new-sailors-taste-racing
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