PM Terrance Drew announces fun activities ahead of school reopening
(SKNews)The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew, has expressed his delight in reopening the school for the new session of the year. The schools in the…
Caribbean Islands At Ground Zero In Climate Change Says UN.
Small island nations in the Caribbean are among the countries in the world most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including rising sea levels, coastal erosion, and stronger and…
ST. LUCIA Ministry Implementing School Security Recommendations,
(SLUTimes)Education Minister Shawn Edward, declaring school security a priority, has assured parents, students and staff that his Ministry had received the recommendations from a recent security audit and was implementing…
PAHO Notes Sporadic Zika Increases In Some Countries
Despite a global reduction in Zika cases since 2017, the circulation of this mosquito-borne virus has been confirmed in 89 countries around the world. Although incidence levels remain low, sporadic…
Special care facility for brain-disabled children needed in Barbados
(BarbadosToday)The Barbados Association for Children with Brain Injuries has called for respite care facilities for children afflicted with brain-related disabilities. The association’s president, Marcia Brathwaite, whose grandson Daron is wheelchair-bound,…
Canada to provide biometric processing for visa applicants in Dominica
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Government of Canada is pleased to announce that Canadian officials will be in the Commonwealth of Dominica from Monday, September 25 to Tuesday, September 26, 2023,…
Senior cop: Robbery at Massy Stores a great concern to TTPS
guardian.co.tt Terror reigned at Massy Stores in St Ann’s yesterday, as five bandits, one armed with a gun, stormed the supermarket beating one of five workers before leaving with an…
PM assures motorists Gov’t moving speedily to complete MoBay bypass
(JamaicaObserver)MONTEGO BAY, St James — In anticipation of the frustration expected to accompany the severe traffic congestion when school reopens on Monday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has assured stakeholders that…
‘Some of these classrooms are furnaces!’
Schools taking steps to reduce heat stress on students as temperatures continue to rise In Jamaica and the Caribbean An occasional whiff of breeze from the nearby sea does little…
Back-to-school checklist: Preparing your child for the new academic year
With last-minute shopping completed and another school year only a day away, parents are now thinking about how to help their children prepare for the first day of school. A…
