BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

+ IFC hosts High School Financial Services Educational programme
The BVI International Finance Centre (IFC) in conjunction with all secondary schools in the Territory will host its High School Financial Services Educational programme during October.
http://bvinews.com/bvi/ifc-hosts-high-school-financial-services-educational-programme/


CAYMAN ISLANDS

+ Miss Cayman 2010 to focus on Caymanian youth
A new Miss Cayman was crowned Saturday night: Cristin Alexander, 23,  of Bodden Town won the title for 2010. A recent graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Cristin chose the Cayman Islands Cancer Society as her platform.
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2010/09/27/Miss-Cayman-2010-to-focus-on-Caymanian-youth/

+ Three teens arrested in bakery heist
Royal Cayman Islands Police have arrested three men, all in their late teens, in connection with an armed robbery at the Caribbean Bakery in West Bay Wednesday.  
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2010/09/29/Three-teens-arrested-in-bakery-heist/


DOMINICA

+ DSC students protest “smelly” classroom
Reacting to Wednesday’s protest by some students of the Dominica State College (DSC) against a “smelly” classroom, the college’s president, Dr. Donald Peters, said he has made the conference room in his office available for the students to use until the situation is rectified.
http://dominicanewsonline.com/dno/breaking-news-dsc-students-protesting/


JAMAICA

+ Teen dad wants DNA test, rights to child
There is a rumour in my community that my brother impregnated a young girl when he was 16 years old.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/allwoman/Teen-dad-wants-DNA-test-rights-to-child

+ NCB Foundation raising the bar; destined for change
FOR the 2010 academic year, National Commercial Bank Foundation (NCBF) has chosen to expand their All-Island Parish Champions Award, from awarding the top champion position to not only one student, but two students.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/teenage/NCB-Foundation-raising-the-bar--destined-for-change_7997798

+ Fashion in Uniformity?
Uniforms have long been criticised for limiting personal style and merely creating a palette for conformity and unison. How the uniform is to be worn and in some situations the pattern for the uniform is information provided by the school so that the student will be aware of how to adhere to the standard created by the school.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/teenage/Fashion-in-Uniformity_7999759


NETHERLAND ANTILLES

+ Young man abducted and shot in Cul de Sac
Armed men shot and abducted a teenager in Cul de Sac late Wednesday, before tossing him onto a nearby roundabout.
http://www.thedailyherald.com/islands/1-islands-news/8799-young-man-abducted-and-shot-in-cul-de-sac.html


TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

+ EMA Youth Ambassadors win scholarships
THE ENVIRONMENTAL Management Authority (EMA) congratulates four of its Youth Ambassadors on winning scholarships in the 2010 CAPE examinations. The scholarship winners are Nehemiah Edwards (Science – Open), Jochelle Fortune (Science – Additional), Krysten Harris (Environmental Studies –Additional) and Winsie Ann Cuffie (Science – Additional).
http://newsday.co.tt/features/0,128360.html

+ Teen begs for HDC house
WHILE persons affected by landslips in Pointe-a-Pierre Road, Vistabella have temporarily been relocated in Housing Development Corporation (HDC) houses, a teenager is making a desperate plea with the corporation for a house.
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,128307.html

+ Laventille students to get laptops
Successful SEA students from the Laventille district will be the first to receive the promised laptop computers when distribution begins tomorrow.
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,128226.html