Cayman Islands Ministry update on High Schools improvement work
GRAND CAYMAN, (GIS) – Following the initial Office of Education Standards (OES) report on its 2018 inspections of Clifton Hunter, John Gray and Layman E. Scott High Schools the Education Ministry, Education Department and staff of the Government schools immediately began…
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Des Barras Combined School celebrate Christmas with OECS Commission Staff
Spreading the Christmas cheer! Friday, December 21, 2018 — Students from the Des Barras Combined School have received an early Christmas treat at the Commission’s annual gift giving celebration. The children were presented with their gifts from staff members before singing…
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Blended learning programmes for teacher training in the Caribbean
From UNESCO Office In Kingston Jamaica The UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean hosted a consultative meeting on “Blended Learning Programmes for Teacher Training in the Caribbean”, as a strategic component of the 11th Policy Dialogue Forum. The forum, organized by…
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Clear benefits of accrual accounting to Caribbean governments
By ALEX METCALFE, ACCA head of public sector policy From NewsDay T&T Last month marked the publication of the new International Public Sector Financial Accountability Index, which was launched at the World Congress of Accountants in Sydney, Australia. The index…
Letter to CaribNN: Why is it so hard to amend Caribbean constitutions?
By C. ben-David To Caribbean News Now Dear Sir: On Tuesday, November 6, the citizens of Antigua/Barbuda and Grenada soundly rejected the entreaties of local and regional elites to vote “yes” in separate referenda to replace the London-based Judicial Committee of the…
OES publishes Cayman Islands Government High Schools Summary Report
GRAND CAYMAN, (GIS) – The Office of Education Standards (OES) summary of the 2018 schools inspection reports for Clifton Hunter, John Gray and Layman E. Scott High Schools is now available online at http://bit.ly/SSRDEC2018 Full inspections reports for the Government high schools…
LIFE gives Literacy gift
Cayman Islands’ LIFE gives gift of Literacy to East End Primary students From Cayman Islands Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, Agriculture and Lands Santa made a special surprise visit to East End Primary School (EEPS) this week to present each…
Serious kidney injury common during cancer chemotherapy
From Newsmax Nearly one in 10 cancer patients treated with chemotherapy or newer targeted drugs may be hospitalized for serious kidney injury, a Canadian study suggests. The study involved roughly 163,000 patients who started chemotherapy or targeted therapies for a…
Calling all OECS Nationals: Fully funded UK scholarship application now open
j The University of Manchester Wednesday, December 19, 2018 — The University of Manchester has a fully-funded scholarship available for the MSc Management and Information Systems distance learning programme (starting in February 2019). This Scholarship is only available for applicants from…
The Rhodes Trust announces Historic Class of 101 new Rhodes Scholars
Rhodes House, Oxford, 18 December 2018 The Rhodes Trust today announces a record-breaking class of 101 new Rhodes Scholars. This cohort, who will arrive at Rhodes House, Oxford, in October 2019, features young people from all fields of study who…
