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IMF, UWI & Central Bank of Barbados to Host January 27-28, 2011 Conference on "Options for the Caribbean After the Global Financial Crisis"
- By S Coward
- Published 26-Dec-10
- International Monetary Fund , Education
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Dec. 26, 2010 -- The International Monetary Fund, the University of the West Indies, and
the Central Bank of Barbados are jointly organizing a conference in
Bridgetown, Barbados from January 27-28, 2011 to discuss issues related
to Caribbean regional economic growth, debt, and their associated
policy challenges.
Castries -- Dec. 5, 2010-- The socio-economic landscape of Saint Lucia is expected to change significantly
with the establishment of the country’s first national university by 2012.
Hamilton -- Nov. 26, 2010 -- (royalgazette.com): A successful seven-year
bid by Bermuda College to gain recognition from an American accrediting
body and become the "envy" of the region was loudly celebrated
yesterday.
Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts Premiers the Art of Carlos “Tuna” Garcia
- By William Welkin
- Published 23-Nov-10
- Entertainment/Media , Education
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Memories
of St. Croix—The Art of Carlos Garcia,” will
run November 27-December 7, 2010. The opening reception is this Saturday,
November 27, from 5-8pm at the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, #10
Strand St., downtown Frederiksted, St. Croix.
CARICOM Secretariat, Guyana -- Oct. 25, 2010 -- The Caribbean Community Secretariat is
moving full speed ahead to put in place the
necessary procedures to enable additional Member
States to issue the Caribbean Vocational
Qualifications (CVQ) in 2011.
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CARICOM Secretariat, Guyana -- Oct. 21, 2010 -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is looking to streamline its tertiary education system by setting up a Regional Tertiary Education Council.
OAS Partners with Antigua and Barbuda Development Bank To Help Students
- By S Coward
- Published 08-Oct-10
- Organization of American States , Education
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Oct. 8, 2010 -- Students in the OAS member state of Antigua and Barbuda are set to benefit from an historic partnership, signed on Thursday between the Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Antigua and Barbuda Development Bank (ABDB).
Twelfth Annual FIU Eric Williams Lecture Focuses on Haiti Reconstruction
- By S Coward
- Published 08-Oct-10
- Education , People/Culture/Lifestyle
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MIAMI, Fla. (October 8, 2010)— The
12th Annual Eric E. Williams Memorial Lecture at Florida
International University will take place on Friday, October 15, 2010 at 6:30
p.m., as part of FIU’s African & African Diaspora Studies Program.
FIFA President to speak at UWI
- By Gerard Best
- Published 23-Sep-10
- Education
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FIFA President, Mr Joseph “Sepp” Blatter has agreed to deliver a Distinguished
Lecture on September 25th at 10am at The University of the West
Indies (UWI), St Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago
Sept. 18, 2010 -- (Trinidad Guardian): The University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus, expands to
south Trinidad, says Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar as she
listed the changes which the Government planned for the university.
Harmonized Common Entrance Examination to be discussed by OECS Ministers for Education
- By S Coward
- Published 09-Sep-10
- Education , Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
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OECS Secretariat, Castries, St. Lucia, Sept 9th, 2010 -- A new and harmonized Common Entrance Examination for 6 graders in the OECS is to be discussed at the 21st meeting of OECS Ministers for Education to be held in the British Virgin Islands from September 14th to 17th 2010.
USVI: Federal stimulus funds give $40 million boost to education
- By S Coward
- Published 09-Sep-10
- Education , Economy, Trade & Investment
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St. Thomas - Sept. 9, 2010 -- (virginislandsdailynews.com): The governor’s financial team presented a revised budget
for Fiscal Year 2011 to the Senate Appropriations and Budget Committee Tuesday, raising the total General Fund budget request from $781.9 million to $826.7 million.
Bridgetown -- Sept. 8, 2010 -- A Government Minister is calling on Barbados' tertiary institutions to restructure their curricula to include courses in alternative energy.
Caribbean Education Foundation Awards $765,000 JA in Academic Scholarships to Six Brilliant Children in Financial Need to Attend High Schools in Jamaica
- By Nikiki Bogle
- Published 07-Sep-10
- Education , Caribbean Development Bank , CARICOM
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September 05, 2010 - Kingston,
Jamaica: The Caribbean Education Foundation, Inc. (CEF) awards Paul Bogle
Scholarship to six brilliant children in financial need who passed the Grade
Six Achievement Test (GSAT) to attend High School in Jamaica. Scholarships
total $765,000 Jamaican dollars.
Calabash Consortium Empowers Young Calabashes
- By Calabash Consortium
- Published 07-Sep-10
- Education
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The Calabash Consortium conducted their signature MYjOURney ™ workshop to empower young calabashes in Trinidad.