ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica’s  Education Minister Octavia Alfred has endorsed moves by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to implement a harmonized primary school curriculum intended to transform the education system in the sub-region.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A sum of US$30 million has been allocated by the Government to upgrade school laboratories across Jamaica, with the goal of improving the quality of education and preparing students for careers in the health sector.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has distanced itself from the disruptions in examination by Barbadian students this week, saying that the matter rests with the Ministry of Education here.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – The main opposition One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) says if it wins the February 18 general elections, it will commit to “pausing and thoroughly evaluating the school closure plans” as parents, students and politicians Monday called for the government to halt plans to close the Gilbert Institute.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Sixty-one years after it was established,  the  University of Guyana (UG) Monday received its formal accreditation after fulfilling 16.5 of the 17 standards required to do so.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The United Nations says it hopes that many Venezuelan children like 11-year-old refugee, Astrid Saavedra, will be able to walk into classrooms in Trinidad and Tobago to start the 2025-2026 academic year.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has recognized students from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Belize for their interest in the agricultural sector, as efforts continue to reduce the region’s food import bill by 25 percent by the end of this year.

NEW YORK, New York – The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and the immigrant advocacy group, Make the Road New York (MRNY), are calling on the New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) Chancellor to take “immediate, decisive steps” to better protect immigrant students against potential United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement actions.

KINGSTON, Jamaica –  The corporate area based Jessie Ripoll Primary School is mourning the loss of its principal, O’neil Stevens, and his wife, Camesha Lindsay-Stevens, who died in a motor vehicle crash on a highway in the United States on Friday.

LONDON – Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, says Friday’s  observance of  International Day of Education provides an opportunity to reflect on the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of education.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaicans now have free access to an online course designed to educate them about human trafficking and equip them with the tools to recognize and report the crime while protecting themselves and others from falling victim.

WASHINGTON, DC – A Barbadian scientist has been honored by the Organisation of American States (OAS) as one of seven of the hemisphere’s top minds.