Toronto, ON - The highly anticipated University of the West Indies (UWI) Toronto Benefit Awards is proud to announce its 2026 honourees for the 17th annual evening of recognition in support of scholarships for students in the Caribbean. The prestigious event will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 181 Wellington Street West, Toronto, beginning at 5:30 p.m. EST.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Hundreds of school children returned to their classrooms on Monday for the start of the Easter Term with the Education Minister, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon assuring parents that their children’s academic future will not be jeopardised by challenges beyond their control.

GEORGE TOWN – The Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) says it has launched a pioneering postdoctoral fellowship at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Climate Studies Group Mona (CSGM), supporting cutting-edge research in tropical cyclone modelling and climate change attribution.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)  says two of Jamaica’s top academic leaders are now working on a national rollout strategy to equip Jamaican women to thrive in the digital era.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Antigua and Barbuda ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana Friday launched its first ever digital school with President Irfaan Ali the country must move from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based one as well as from dependence on extraction to dependence on invention.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced the accommodations that will be made for Jamaican students who have been negatively affected by Hurricane Melissa for the May-June sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali Wednesday administered the oath of office to the seven-member Teaching Service Commission (TSC) despite the absence of a leader of the opposition, whose “meaningful consultation” is needed regarding the appointments.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The Suriname government says it will on Monday relaunch  the school feeding programme launched by the Santokhi administration in 2023, and implemented under the supervision of then-First Lady Mellisa Santokhi-Seenacherry.

NEW YORK, New York – Bronx, New York Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson has welcomed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s appointment of Jamaican-born Kamar H. Samuels as chancellor of New York City public education system.

New York, New York - GraceKennedy Foundation has announced that the next staging of its much-anticipated annual GraceKennedy Birthright Programme has been deferred to 2027, as the company focuses on supporting Jamaica’s national recovery following Hurricane Melissa.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has agreed to extend the examination timetable for Jamaica.