GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A new school term began in Guyana on Monday with health officials indicating that there will be a constant monitoring of students amid concerns that the Omicron variant is present.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has endorsed plans by the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) to establish a dedicated free-to-air education channel.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Monday held talks with the Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG), Dr. Paloma Mohamed-Martin, to identify areas where universities of the two countries could collaborate.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Physical classes will resume for all secondary and tertiary students as well as Standard Five pupils from February, while Early Childhood Care and Education and Standards One to Four students will return to the classroom in April for term three, the Ministry of Education said on Wednesday.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Several teachers have been formally dismissed from their jobs for failure to take a COVID-19 vaccine as mandated without medical or religious exemptions, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Teachers’ Union (SVGTU) confirmed on Thursday.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, Sir Hilary Beckles, has received the Governor General’s Faithful and Meritorious Award’s highest honor, the Cross and Plaque.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Organization of American States (OAS) says it has formed an alliance with Meta to train more than 10,000 creators through free online courses in Augmented Reality (AR), a first step toward bringing the metaverse to Latin America and the Caribbean, and opening economic opportunities in 35 countries of the region.

Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10, the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948.  The UDHR, which proclaims the inalienable rights of all people, consists of a preamble and 30 articles that set out a broad range of fundamental human rights and freedoms for all people. It guarantees our rights without distinction of nationality, place of residence, gender, national or ethnic origin, religion, language or any other status. This year marks the UDHR’s 73rd anniversary.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The University of The Bahamas (UB) and the University of Guelph (UGuelph) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) governing a student and faculty exchange relationship.  The agreement extends to December, 31, 2026.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government is leading the country in mourning the death of cultural icon and Creole culture advocate, Myrna Manzanares, who died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) one week after suffering a stroke. She was 75 years old.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Minister of Education Priya Manickchand announced Wednesday that when the next school term begins in January 2022, all students in Grades 8 to 12 will be expected to return to full-day face-to-face classes.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), the pre-eminent membership organization committed to increasing the number of global Black executives in C-suites, on corporate boards and in global enterprises, will offer nearly $1.5 million in scholarships for Black undergraduate and graduate students in 2022. Undergraduate scholarship applications open today at https://elcscholarships.elcinfo.com/ and graduate applications launch on February 15 via the same link.