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BARBADOS
+ Conference to examine Caribbean tertiary education
More structured collaboration among Caribbean educators is one of the overarching goals of a regional conference taking place in Paramaribo over this week.
http://www.caribbean360.com/index.php/news/conference_to_examine_caribbean_tertiary_education.html
+ Education reform to combat violence from school-age
St Kitts and Nevis officials have revealed that government is working on an education reform programme that includes a plan to nip violent crimes in the bud.
http://www.caribbean360.com/index.php/news/education_reform_to_combat_violence_from_school_age.html
+ LIAT developing regions youth
Six regional students are benefiting from an opportunity to secure their Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Licence thanks to a scholarship programme by LIAT.
http://www.caribbean360.com/index.php/business/liat_developing_regions_youth.html
BERMUDA
+ Three in court over St. George's shooting
Three men appeared in court today in connection with a shooting at the Royal Artillery Association Club in St. George's.
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=270&ArticleID=45646
+ Police say possible third man involved in stabbing incident
Police say three men may have been involved in an assault that sent a Sandy's teenager with multiple stab wounds to the hospital on Saturday.
http://www.bermudasun.org/main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=270&ArticleID=45760
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
+ Youths accused of tying up elderly man and robbing him; case mention coming up
Five individuals jointly charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and robbery have had their case set for mention April 22, 2010 in the High Court.
http://bvinews.com/?p=2419
+ BVI youths participate in American football camp
Five national youth team players of the BVI Football Association traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from April 1-8, 2010 through an invitation from Tino Muller, director of coaching with West Chester United Soccer Club (WCUSC).
http://bvinews.com/?p=2405
+ Secondary students to participate in Right Start programme
Over 100 fifth form students from four secondary schools will participate in the 16th Annual Right Start Programme sponsored by the Elmore Stoutt High School in collaboration with the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) and other sponsors starting tomorrow.
http://bvinews.com/?p=2367
+ BSAFE graduates Alexandrina Maduro and Ebenezer Thomas students during Easter vacation
The BSAFE (Bicycle Safety Awareness For Everyone) program conducted 2 week long classes for Alexandrina Maduro and Ebenezer Thomas Students during the Easter Vacation. BSAFE is a free program that has now taught over 450 students better bike handling skills and given away over 500 helmets since it started in October 2008.
http://bvinews.com/?p=2309
+ QUIT! – Youth Taking Action cast members quit following “unresolved” meeting
Four cast members of the government-run Youth Taking Action TV programme have decided to quit the show following an “unresolved” meeting with Education and Culture Minister Hon. Andrew Fahie Thursday afternoon.
http://bvinews.com/?p=2797
+ The Trojan Horse in Virgin Islands juvenile delinquency Part 1
For all of the righteous concern in this society about the growing and viscous octopus called juvenile delinquency, one factor appears to be too unpalatable for public discussion.
http://bvinews.com/?p=2861
+ HLSCC concert performer meets students
Denyce Graves, the internationally acclaimed vocalist who will be performing at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College concert this week, took time out on Wednesday to speak with students of the Althea Scatliffe Primary and Elmore Stout High Schools.
http://bvinews.com/?p=2765
CAYMAN ISLANDS
+ Teen charged with murder
A 16-year-old teenager has been charged with the murder of Marcos Mauricio Gauman Duran.
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2010/04/12/Teen-charged-with-murder/
+ March offers youth chance to stand up
The influx of violence in Cayman has rattled the community. This Saturday the public has a chance to do something about it.
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2010/04/13/March-offers-youth-chance-to-stand-up/
CUBA
+ Young Cuban Piano Player Shines in France
Cuban young piano player Jorge Gonzalez Buajasan won the first place at the international Flame of France Contest, playing with great mastery musical pieces of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Alexandre Scriabin.
http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=178662&Itemid=1
DOMINICA
+ Max Mart gives thousands for youth development
One of the newest businesses to open its doors in the Mahaut/Jimmit community has pledged its support to the development of Dominica’s young people.
http://dominicanewsonline.com/?p=7700
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
+ Macabre killings by minors rock Dominican society
The Santo Domingo Province Juvenile Court sent five minors, three boys and two girls, to jail on charges of killing seven taxi drivers in different parts of the municipality Santo Domingo East, where the Police revealed that the group, which included two adults, had sex while they murdered their victims.
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2010/4/13/35367/Macabre-killings-by-minors-rock-Dominican-society
+ "Hair-raising" gang of minors murders at least 7 taxi drivers
The Chief of Police yesterday called "hair-raising" a gang of minors arrested in connection with the murders of at least seven taxi drivers in Santo Domingo East to steal money and other belongings.
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2010/4/12/35357/Hair-raising-gang-of-minors-murders-at-least-7-taxi-drivers
+ Microsoft Dominicana awards Barahona youngsters
Three outstanding youngsters native of Barahona were recognized by the company Microsoft Dominicana, for winning the first places in the contest Guanabana de Oro (Gold Soursop), held recently in the municipality La Cienega, of the southwest province.
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2010/4/15/35399/Microsoft-Dominicana-awards-Barahona-youngsters
+ SOS Children's Village Los Mina takes care of 162 children and young people
The SOS Children's Village Los Mina takes care of 162 children and young people, divided into 99 male and 63 female, between 18 houses inhabited by children and adolescents.
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2010/4/17/35418/SOS-Childrens-Village-Los-Mina-takes-care-of-162-children-and-young-people
+ Program aims to prevent AIDS in the country’s jails
The President’s Council on Aids (Copresida) and the Prisons Department conduct an ambitious screening program in the country’s jails to prevent the growth of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2010/4/16/35414/Program-aims-to-prevent-AIDS-in-the-countrys-jails
JAMAICA
+ Students shot as gunmen fire on Coaster
Three children are now in hospital nursing gunshot wounds after two brazen gunmen opened fire on a Toyota Coaster bus on Slipe Pen Road in Kingston yesterday afternoon.
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100413/lead/lead1.html
+ Microsoft launches cellphones for teens
Microsoft Corp unveiled two cellphones Monday that are meant for social networking-savvy teens and 20-somethings in an attempt to revitalise its mobile business and regain ground on iPhones and BlackBerrys.
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100413/business/business4.html
NETHERLAND ANTILLES
+ 15 students graduate from “re-bounce” programme
Fifteen Sundial School students took a major step to improve their lives when they successfully graduated from the Caribbean Youth Foundation's "re-bounce St. Maarten" programme to improve their behaviour.
http://www.thedailyherald.com/islands/1-news/2770-15-students-graduate-from-re-bounce-programme-.html
+ Motiance Dance School
Motiance Dance School celebrated its 25th anniversary during this past weekend with no fewer than five dance recitals in three days at Philipsburg Cultural and Community Centre. The sh
http://www.thedailyherald.com/islands/1-news/2767-motiance-dance-school-.html
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
+ Troubled 14-year-old moved to Credo House
As the prison van brought a 14-year-old girl to San Fernando Magistrates’ court, the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Social Workers were waiting for her. They displayed a banner “Homes not jails. Protection not criminalisation.”
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,119069.html
US VIRGIN ISLANDS
+ Teens air fears and dreams on 'Strictly for Youths'
Every Saturday at 9 a.m., a group of teenagers gathers in the sound booth of a radio station on the island to talk about what they see happening on the streets.
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17645508
+ Details of St. John school stabbing emerge
Students, parents and faculty at St. John's Julius E. Sprauve School are struggling to make sense of a Thursday morning classroom stabbing.
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17645509
+ Police searching for girl, 14
Chaniqua Hewlett, a 14-year-old from St. Thomas, left her parents' home on St. Thomas on April 2 for what she said was an Easter weekend "school trip" to St. Croix, according to her mother.
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17645497
+ Art Students’ Talent on Display at Board of Education
A treasure is hiding behind the unassuming exterior of a little building on Dronningens Gade.
http://stthomassource.com/content/community/2010/04/15/art-students-talent-display-board-education
+ Scared straight
Students get a view of the world from behind bars
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17645701
+ 17-Year-Old Runaway Sought
Juvenile Bureau Detectives on St. Croix are asking the community to help find 17-year-old Brandon Francis, a runaway minor.
http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-news/2010/04/18/17-year-old-runaway-sough |
