GEORGETOWN, Guyana -Educators from the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are meeting here for a knowledge exchange program, hoping to gain an insight into the recently launched  Education Management Information System (EMIS).

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The World Bank has signed a US$30 million agreement with the Jamaica government aimed at improving teaching practices, inclusiveness, learning conditions and reaching more vulnerable students, as well as the use of information for decision-making within the education system.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew Friday urged the Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) that it really changes to a greater extent the educational system that would respond to the Caribbean needs and the Caribbean people.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Culture Olivia Grange has paid tribute to  the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) professor emeritus of English,  Edward Baugh, , who died on Sunday at the age of 87 years.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is at an advanced stage of becoming a member of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU), registering its place among the world’s leading institutions for maritime education and training.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Tuesday described academic, Professor Kenneth Julien, as an “outstanding son of the soil and revered national icon, a patriot” after the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) named its administrative building after the 91-year-old.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS  – The School for Field Studies (SFS) along with Marine Conservation without Borders (MCB) and Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire (STINAPA) are implementing the project entitled “Novel Educational Tools to Foster Local Ecosystem Sustainability Practices”, a pioneering initiative dedicated to enhancing access to ecosystem education resources in the Caribbean. The project introduces a dynamic strategy to address the widespread challenge of Sargassum across the region.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Eleven Caribbean students pursuing  undergraduate and post graduate studies in areas related to comprehensive disaster risk management (CDRM) have recently received scholarships from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) segregated portfolio company (SPC).

WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank have announced a set of coordinated actions to accelerate learning by enhancing the digital transformation of education systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica will be rolling out a pilot program for the rural transportation system for students early next year.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$44 million program to improve basic education attainment in Haiti.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr Irfaan Ali says the government and Salvation Army will collaborate to provide students with special counseling sessions, this is in response to behavioral issues in several schools.