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BAHAMAS: Step right up. It's a place filled with rides that give thrills to the youngest of toddlers and the young at heart. It's a place where delicious food is everywhere, and the games of chance are at every turn. And it all happens for an approximate six-week period only once a year. It's the annual holiday Carnival. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/pulse/345654962868941.php
BAHAMAS: BUT chief: School officials not equipped to handle crime. Public school officials are not equipped to handle criminal activity in and around their campuses, according to President of the Bahamas Union of Teachers Belinda Wilson. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/weekend/17444452465968.php
BAHAMAS: Junior and youth athletes to shine at BAAA banquet. An additional 12 awards will be up for grabs at the annual Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) Awards Banquet, set for next week Sunday, December 27th, at the Wyndham Nassau Resort and Casino. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/sports/132323701279517.php
BAHAMAS: Smokey Robinson: Forget show business — educate yourself. A singer whose music has stood the test of time from the heyday of Motown to his latest album release in August says he encourages children of color to get an education every chance he gets. And if he had his way, teachers would be some of the highest paid workers out there. Full article
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/social_community/186454965472039.php
BERMUDA: Teenager faces life sentence after double murder conviction. A teenager faces life behind bars after he was convicted of murdering two homeless men. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=43921&SectionID=24&SubSectionID=270
BERMUDA: Police hunt girl gang who attacked man, 29. A 29-year-old man was mugged by a gang of girls just yards from a police station. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=270&ArticleID=43896
BERMUDA: Generous students raise $240,000 for schools. Students raised a staggering $240,000 for their schools by volunteering at local charities. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?SectionID=72&SubSectionID=205&ArticleID=43912
BERMUDA: Who'll die next? Special report: Fear grips the island and police say there’s no end to gang war in sight. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=270&ArticleID=43956
BERMUDA: Bermuda does have young men doing the right thing. Young Bermudian men are at the forefront of our news recently. Unfortunately, most of the headlines are rocking our community to the core in the most negative of ways. Full article
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=105&ArticleID=43950
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Digicel contributes to Christmas party for special needs children. Digicel joined forces with the Parents and Caregivers of Children with Special Needs to host the annual Christmas party over the weekend. Full article
http://www.bvinews.com/all_news/education-youth/8887.html
CAYMAN ISLANDS: WB wants toy guns, video games. The Cayman Islands has held firearms amnesty programmes in the past, but never quite like the one being conducted at John Cumber Primary School in West Bay. Full article
http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=10387941
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: AES Dominicana, Casa de Teatro celebrate young Dominican artists. The AES Dominicana Foundation in coordination with Casa de Teatro last hosted the release of the publication of a book on works by Dominican young artists, an activity one of the main speakers called “filled with joy.” Full article
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2009/12/11/34163/AES-Dominicana-Casa-de-Teatro-celebrate-young-Dominican-artists
JAMAICA: EDITORIAL - Absence of clarity, objectives in education plan. Andrew Holness, the education minister, is certainly correct that the idea of extending the formal school-leaving age beyond 16 has been on the national agenda, or more correctly, talked about, for quite a long time. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091221/cleisure/cleisure1.html
JAMAICA: Jamaica Youth Chorale launches Christmas concert. Today, the Jamaica Youth Chorale (JYC) begins its islandwide National Christmas Concert Tour Emmanuel: the Birth of a King, and will be visiting three locations. Today, they will be at the Montego Bay Civic Centre; they will perform at the St Gabriel's Anglican Church in Clarendon tomorrow and wrap up their concerts at the Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kingston on Wednesday. Full article
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20091221/ent/ent3.html
NETHERLAND ANTILLES: Record 106 students graduate from St. Maarten Academy. St. Maarten Academy made history last night, graduating 106 students who all passed every subject they sat in the Caribbean Examinations Council CXC secondary education final exams. Full article
http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/m182/academym182.html
ST VINCENT & THE GRENADINES: Teen paralysed from waist down after being shot. Amal Williams is the latest victim of the spate of shootings at Ottley Hall, and his mother is appealing to all good Samaritans for help. Full article
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Teen suspected to have drowned. A POST-MORTEM is today expected to be done on the body of Antonio Bryer, 18, of Corinth Road, Cocoyea Village, San Fernando, who is suspected to have drowned in a river in Gran Couva on Friday. Full article
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,112527.html
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Boy, 14, robbed in Grove Place. A 14-year boy reported to police that he was robbed Sunday afternoon in Grove Place. Full article
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17642196
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Charlotte Amalie High School Presents Christmas Concert. Principal Carmen D. Howell of Charlotte Amalie High School invites the public to the Music Department’s Christmas Concert, “A Holiday Rhapsody,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17,in the Ruth E. Thomas Auditorium. Full article
http://stthomassource.com/content/community/schools/2009/12/15/charlotte-amalie-high-school-presents-christmas-concert
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Santa, First Lady Give Young Students the Gift of Reading. Santa Claus was on St. Croix with first lady Cecile deJongh Tuesday spreading cheer and the love of reading to young elementary school students with the gift of books. Full article
http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-news/2009/12/15/santa-first-lady-give-young-students-gift-reading
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Student Will Be Signing Her ‘Art Thursday’ Scholarship Poster. Whitly Charles, a St. Croix Educational Complex student, will be signing her poster design from 6-8 p.m. on Art Thursday, Dec. 17, at Danica Art Gallery, located in the Apothecary Hall courtyard in Christiansted. Full article
http://stcroixsource.com/content/arts-entertainment/showcase/2009/12/15/student-will-be-signing-her-art-thursday-scholarship-
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Elena Christian student arrested on gun charge. Police on Thursday arrested an Elena Christian Junior High School student who is charged with taking a gun to school. Full article
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17642303
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Students to Travel to Study, Save Endangered Turtles. Students under Gloria Zakers' tutelage at Montessori School & International Academy venture near and far – from the local mangrove lagoons and ancient forests to the United Nations programs in New York – to watching spectacular humpback whales toss about off Baja California. Full article
http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2009/12/20/school-students-travel-study-save-endangered-turtles
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Motivational Speaker to Address UVI’s St. Croix Students. Motivational speaker and author James Amps III will be the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony during the spring semester orientation for new and transfer students on UVI’s St. Croix campus at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 5., in the Great Hall of the North West Wing. Full article
http://stcroixsource.com/content/community/schools/2009/12/19/motivational-speaker-address-uvi-s-st-croix-students
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