GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is reported to have indicated that it will not proceed with the suspension of four examination subjects following a wave of public concern and discussions with regional education ministers.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana's government has announced a GUY$11 billion student loan relief program.

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.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced plans to meet  with the Ministers of Education across to region to discuss  concerns raised about the suspension of syllabus for four technical subjects.

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.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Overseas Examination Commission (OEC) Tuesday said while the Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will discontinue certification for certain subjects, no decision has been taken to remove them from the curriculum of secondary schools here.

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.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Guyana government says the demands by the union representing teachers for a 20 percent interim pay increase before ending their industrial action, reflects a lack of interest in conciliation and resolving issues beforehand.

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.