BAHAMAS

+ Miss Teen Plus pageant comes to fruition as a result of founder's own terrible teenage years
Rayette McDonald's mantra is real women, true curves, genuinely esteemed.
http://www.thenassauguardian.net/Miss-Teen-plus-pageant-2nd-on-pg-10



BERMUDA

+ The saviour for young black men is education
Conscription has been my battle but not my only focus.
http://bermudasun.bm/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=135&ArticleID=47563



BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

+ New students praised for choosing to attend college
As H. Lavity Stoutt Community College begins its Fall 2010 Semester, the President Dr. Karl Dawson has commended the new cohort of students for choosing to attend the institution, telling them they need to prepare themselves to take up various roles that will become vacant in the territory in the future.
http://bvinews.com/new-students-praised-for-choosing-to-attend-college/

+ BVI youths return from Baseball Summer Camp in Atlanta
This past summer, three of BVI Baseball’s elite prospects were taken to Atlanta, Georgia, by Glenn Philbert to test their skills against some of the top competition in their respective classes.
http://bvinews.com/bvi-youths-return-from-baseball-summer-camp-in-atlanta/



CAYMAN ISLANDS

+ Teens plead guilty in Domino's robbery
After two teens pleaded guilty last month, the final two entered their guilty pleas on Friday to the daylight robbery of Domino’s Pizza in Savannah on 3 June.
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2010/08/09/Teens-plead-guilty-in-Domino-s-robbery/



CUBA

+ Outstanding Young Woman Awarded in Las Tunas
The Council of State, at the proposal by the Young Communist League (UJC) has given the  Jose Antonio Echeverria medal  to Yannia Merino Escalona,  a young woman of this eastern province who is a Counter-intelligence cadet, studying her speciality part-time after completing her studies at the Military Institute (ISMI) in the province of Camaguey.
http://www.periodico26.cu/english/news_tunas/july2010/woman-awarded081510.html



DOMINICA

+ Youth inducted into Red Cross
Sixteen (16) youngsters from the Goodwill Primary School were inducted into the Dominica Red Cross Society (DRC) recently.
http://dominicanewsonline.com/youth-inducteed-into-red-cross/

+ How a Dominican student persevered despite the odds
Former Dominica Community High School student Tarma Fontaine has made a name for herself at the Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte (CPCC) despite some setbacks.
http://dominicanewsonline.com/how-a-dominican-student-persevered-despite-the-odds/

+ NGO director says ensure children do not become targets of drug dealers and child abusers
ChildFund Caribbean (CFC) local Director Francis Joseph is alarmed by the impact of child abuse and concerned over an increase in the number of young people at the Dominica State Prison.
http://dominicanewsonline.com/ngo-director-says-ensure-that-children-do-not-become-targets-of-drug-dealers/



JAMAICA

+ UTech's response to cost increase for tertiary students
The University of Technology has taken note that the reports in the newspapers on Thursday July 29, 2010 noted that the government intends to move the subsidy for tuition fees from an average of 80 per cent to 60 per cent for the 2011/2012 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              2011/2012      end_of_the_skype_highlighting academic year.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/UTech-s-response-to-cost-increase-for-tertiary-students_7839557