BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) says it has commenced ”investigations” into the circumstances surrounding an issue which occurred with the distribution of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Principles of Accounts Paper 02, at specific centers.

NASSAU, Bahamas - The education system here is to undergo a significant transformation through a multi-million dollar Bahamas Education Sector Transformation (BEST) project that was launched here on Monday.

ST.JOHN’s, Antigua - The University of the West Indies (UWI), has announced the appointment of Dodridge D. Miller, as the institutions seventh Chancellor—the highest office-holder in The UWI.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The University of the West Indies (UWI) says a rare Jamaican Giant Galliwasp (Celestus occiduus) specimen kept in the Hunterian Museum at the University of Glasgow in Scotland since the 1800s has been returned to Jamaica.

Miami Dade College will house the first FIFA exhibition in the U.S. as part of an unprecedented collaboration that will highlight the world’s most popular sport – football, or soccer to American audiences – and provide learning opportunities for the College’s students.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Fifteen young Jamaicans received scholarships to pursue tertiary training in medicine, nursing and civil engineering in  Cuba, under the Jamaica-Cuba Bilateral Scholarship Programme.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has denied reports on social media that “an examination paper” has been leaked.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – The Department of National Drug Control (DNDC) says alcohol and tobacco use among young people appears to be declining, but that cannabis use is more common among school pupils than smoking regular cigarettes.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Attorney General Anil Nandlall Friday said that the government would be filing an appeal against a High Court ruling that it acted “arbitrarily and illegally” when it stopped deducting the union dues from the salaries of teachers represented by the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU).

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Registrar and chief executive officer of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr Wayne Wesley, has told students from across the region that they have been prepared ‘to advance the economic competitiveness” of the Caribbean.

The Prime Minister of The Bahamas and the University of The Bahamas (UB) are nurturing the next wave of AI specialists in the Caribbean by partnering with climate tech company Partanna Global and Saudi Arabia-based King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), to launch a new training program aimed at bridging the gap between academic excellence and empowering students to develop practical solutions to climate change challenges. The program, which commences Spring 2024, features a multi-step process that begins with a 10-day course at The University of The Bahamas, where 50 selected students will receive training from KAUST’s top faculty members. Upon completion of this phase, the top five performing students will travel to KAUST’s campus in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia and spend 8 weeks this summer receiving comprehensive hands-on training as well as preparatory online courses through Coursera, an online learning platform.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus has stoutly defended its law program after Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham questioned the quality of the program and the lawyers it was producing .