GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The Guyana government is rolling out a multi-year strategy to improve mathematics performance across the education system, with a strong focus on teacher training and early literacy and numeracy assessments.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MOESYI) has ordered an “immediate investigation” after a “disturbing” has video emerged showing students in school uniform violently physically assaulting a fellow student at what appears to be a prominent corporate area high school.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank Monday said it had approved a new programme to lay the foundation for more and better jobs in Barbados by strengthening foundational learning skills in pre-primary and primary education and improving access to a climate-resilient and inclusive learning environment.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Sir Ronald Sanders, says the University Council has received 27 applications for the post of Vice-Chancellor and Principal following an international recruitment process.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The Barbados government says it will reinstate from April 1, this year, term leave benefits for teachers allowing them to be granted a full school term off with pay after 15 years of service and every five years thereafter.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills Training, Professor Prakash Persad, Monday urged Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries not to treat micro-credential as something separate and distinct from traditional education systems.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank Monday announced that it has approved the new Belize Early Childhood Development and Female Empowerment Project, which will generate opportunities for women and future generations by boosting women’s employment and expanding the access of quality, inclusive early childhood education.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands - The British Virgin Islands government has officially launched its first National Student Government (NSG), creating a unified platform for student leadership across the territory.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development at the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat,  Alison Drayton, Monday said micro-credentials are assuming strategic importance in the CARICOM region.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat says the CARICOM Girls In ICT Partnership will spearhead regional activities as it joins the international community in commemorating the 10th International Girls in ICT Day on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank says its Board of Executive Directors has approved a new programme to lay the foundation for more and better jobs in Barbados by strengthening foundational learning skills in pre-primary and primary education and improving access to a climate-resilient and inclusive learning environment.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - St. Lucia’s Minister of Education, Youth Development, Sports and Digital Transformation, Danny Butcher, has paid a visit to the Windsor School of Special Education, hoping to replicate some of the programmes in his country.