BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The United Nation’s education, science and culture agency, UNESCO, is urging Caribbean countries to be part of a global ban on the use of mobile phones in schools.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Former principal of the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie has paid tribute to historian,  author, academic, and UWI Professor Emeritus Dr Brinsley Samaroo, who has died at the age of 84.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Candace Bond has launched a project intended to reduce the likelihood of students engaging in violence in a school setting or on the way to and from school.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – University of the West Indies professor and lead expert in foresighting and future-oriented planning, Professor Anthony Clayton, has been recruited to partner with the Inter-Academy Partnership (IAP) on a new initiative to assemble the world’s best solutions for climate change and health policies.

NEW YORK, New York – The Trinidadian-born president of Howard University in Washington, D.C. has joined wide-spread condemnation of the United States Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, saying that it is “very pronounced for Black and Brown students in the US.”

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's government says it will be spending an estimated J$2.4 billion (One Jamaica dollar=US$0.008 cents) to provide scholarships to students from low-income homes over a five year period.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The United States has welcomed the decision by the Trinidad and Tobago government that it is working toward a phased approach to integrate refugee and migrant children into the public school system.

NEW YORK, NY - Structuralia, a leader in specialised online education for engineers, in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS), is proud to announce the opening of 100 new partial postgraduate scholarships covering 50% of the tuition fee of the selected online master's degree.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Public health experts from the University of the West Indies (UWI) have expressed concern over the lack of Caribbean representation on the O’Neill-Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination and Global Health.

Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) in partnership with Guardian Group Dutch Caribbean has announced that the first two applicants for the Bonaire Tourism Scholarship Program have been selected and honored with their Scholarship Award. Hensmier Jeomar Arrindell and Elise Arrindell-Weerstand are both embarking on an inspiring culinary journey to Bulgaria, aiming to elevate their culinary skills.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) has warned applicants who use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate the 600-word essay that is required for consideration of its tertiary education grant will be automatically disqualified.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced his intentions to explore making Spanish a compulsory subject in secondary schools across Guyana in order to instill needed skills in students.