- Education en-us http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com N/A http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com 20 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3556/1/St-Kitts-Prime-Minister-Says-Caribbean-Tertiary-Education-Insitutions-Not-Ready-for-Market-Driven-Enviroment/US-seeking-full-committments-for-market-access.html Basseterre, St. Kitts -- June 25, 2008 -- Caribbean nations are opposed to the full-scale liberalisation or opening up of the region’s tertiary education sector, which is seen as a public good and not as an economic or commercial enterprise. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3547/1/CARICOM-re-examines-scope-and-effectiveness-of-education-for-all/Region-needs-to-tackle-brain-drain.html Basseterre, St. Kitts -- June 24, 2008 -- The CARICOM Community (CARICOM) is currently re-examining the scope and effectiveness of the overarching philosophy of “education for all.” admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3546/1/St-Kitts-Prime-Minister-Outlines-Plans-for-Collaboration-Between-Caribbean-and-New-York/Research-and-training-collaboration-in-focus.html Basseterre, St. Kitts -- June 23, 2008 -- St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Medgar Evers College in New York would form the basis for moving forward after the Caribbean-New York Conference last week. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3535/1/UWI-Medgar-Evers-College-Sign-MOU/Youth-development-and-immigration-in-focus.html CARICOM, Guyana -- June 23, 2008 -- The University of the West Indies and the Medgar Evers College on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster greater ties between the two tertiary institutions in specific areas of importance to the Caribbean and the Diaspora in New York. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3165/1/Barbados-Government-Considering-Phonics-Programme-for-Children/44-songs.html April 24, 2008 -- The THRASS synthetic phonics programme is already enjoying considerable success in the Caribbean and now the Government of Barbados is seriously considering implementing THRASS for all children aged three to nine, in order to increase literacy through the improved teaching and learning of English. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3117/1/Caribbean-Education-Foundation-Awards-180000-JA-in-Academic-Scholarships/Pays-boarding-fees-for-the-rest-of-the-academic-year.html Jamaica -- April 13, 2008 – The Caribbean Education Foundation, Inc. (CEF) awarded the Vernice Stubbs Higher Education Sustaining Scholarship to four brilliant and ambitious students who are matriculating at the University of the West Indies (UWI) and University of Technology (UTECH) in Jamaica.  The scholarships total $180,000 Jamaican dollars. nbogle@educatechild.org (Nikiki Bogle) Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3106/1/New-WEbsite---CaricomELearningcom-Geared-Towards-CXC--University-Students.html St. John's, Antigua -- April 11, 2008 -- An additional resource have been made available to help CXC and University students in their studies. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3091/1/UNESCO-Publishes-Guide-to-Free-and-Open-Software-Use-in-Caribbean/Practical-advice-on-FLOSS-solutions.html April 8, 2008 - UNESCO Office in Montevideo, Uruguay, in cooperation with the network of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) in Latin America and the Caribbean, published the Guía práctica sobre software libre: su selección y aplicación local en América Latina y el Caribe (Guidelines on free software: how to choose it and apply it locally in Latin America and the Caribbean). admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/3031/1/Eric-Williams-Memorial-Collection-Celebrates-10th-Anniversary/Williams-a-tireless-warrior.html Port-of-Spain, Trinidad -- March 21, 2008 -- March 22, 2008 will usher in the tenth anniversary of the inauguration of the Eric Williams Memorial Collection (EWMC), by former US Secretary of State, Colin L. Powell, at The University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. ntgreene@gmail.com (Erica Connell) Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.caribbeanpressreleases.com/articles/2999/1/Digicel-Haiti-Foundation-Delivers-Promise-of-20-Schools-in-Year-One/Food-program-implemented.html Port-au-Prince, Haiti -- March 13, 2008 -- The Digicel Haiti Foundation today announced that it celebrated its one year anniversary with the achievement of delivering on a promise to build 20 primary schools in its first 12 months of operation, two in each district of Haiti. The primary schools, which are completely furnished and staffed with trained teachers, will provide more than 7,000 Haitian children with an education to help them prepare for a better life. admin@caribbeanpressreleases.com (SC Admin) Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500