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Jamaica to improve education with IDB financing
- By S Coward
- Published 01-Mar-10
- Inter-American Development Bank , Education
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Washington -- Mar. 1, 2010 -- The Inter-American Development Bank has approved $45 million in financing to improve Jamaica's education system and expand compulsory schooling from 16 years to 18 years of age.
Microsoft Donates $7.3 Million to Help Communities in Latin America and the Caribbean
- By S Coward
- Published 06-Dec-09
- Education , Computer/ IT
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PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay — Dec. 4, 2009 — As part of Microsoft Corp.’s
efforts to promote jobs, opportunities, education and innovation
through its Unlimited Potential initiative, the company announced that twenty-five nonprofit
organizations in the region will receive a combined $1.925 million
(U.S.) in cash, and another 155 institutions will receive software
donations equivalent to $5.413 million (U.S.).
Kingston -- March 18, 2009 -- Local construction firm, Surrey Paving and Aggregate, has partnered
with Singapore's Air Transport Training College (ATTC) to open the
Caribbean Aerospace College in Jamaica, (in the next 3 months), which will provide training in
aircraft engineering.
The Hague -- Jan. 7, 2009 -- The Dutch Government has increased its budget to improve education on the BES islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba.
IDB to help Jamaica Build & Repair Schools & Improve Primary Education
- By S Coward
- Published 18-Dec-08
- Inter-American Development Bank , Education
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Kingston -- Dec. 18, 2008 -- Jamaica will build and repair schools and improve the quality and
efficiency of its primary education system with a $14 million loan
approved Dec. 17 by the Inter-American Development Bank.
Shakira, World Bank Launch US$300 Million Early Childhood Initiative for Latin America & Caribbean
- By S Coward
- Published 23-Feb-10
- World Bank , Education
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Washington DC, Feb. 23, 2010- Grammy Award-winning artist Shakira and World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick yesterday launched a US$300 million joint initiative aimed at expanding development programs for young children in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Barbados to Participate in Global Youth Meeting in Italy
- By Caribbean Youth Environment Network CYEN
- Published 19-Jan-10
- Education
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Jan. 19, 2010 -- Renee Boyce-Drakes a member of the
Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) Barbados, and current Regional
Chairman of the CYEN, will be a youth delegate in the first World Youth Meeting
to launch the NMC programme (NMC from the Esperanto language, Ni, mondlokaj
civitanoj or 'We, global-local citizens') which will be held in
Puglia-Italy from January 19th to 21st 2010.
OECS Secretariat signs Cooperation Agreement with Spain and Saint Lucia’s Sir Arthur Lewis Community College to enhance Spanish Speaking Skills
- By S Coward
- Published 16-Jan-10
- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States , Education
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OECS Secretariat, Saint. Lucia-- Jan 16, 2010: The OECS Secretariat has signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Government of Spain to implement a Language Training Programme, with a view to developing the Spanish language skills of OECS Diplomats and Professionals.
Dec. 30, 2009 -- The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health is
partnering with universities in South Asia and the Caribbean to expand
its master's-level training programs.