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…
Dealing with grief at Christmas
From Dr. James Dobson This is a rush transcript and may contain minor errors and/or discrepancies from the audio. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Dr. Dobson: There is more depression around this…
The Editor speaks: Happy Birthday EVERYBODY
k The following was sent to me today (17) by one of our readers: We are all 2018 today! Today the whole world is the same age! Today is a very special day. It happens only Once every 1,000 years….
Travel partners train Caribbean hospitality sector on diversity
MIAMI (December 16, 2018) – Recognizing the changing dynamics in the global tourism industry and the imperative to meet customers’ needs and expectations, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation (CHTAEF) in partnership with two of its corporate partners,…
Education Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean
From IDB AUTHOR McMeekin, Robert W. DATE Jan 1998 This report summarizes the results of a study of the education statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), financed by the Ford Foundation and implemented by UNESCO’s Regional Office for…
OPINION: Rastafarians in Saint Vincent can you trust this man?
By Jolly Green CanSaint Vincent’s Rastafarians trust a man that states such things as“we will hunt them down until they exist no more” “those ragamuffins in the hills” while we all know when venomously said he was referring to Rastafarian…
Cayman Islands police informs the public about boating safety during the holidays
The RCIPS Joint Marine Unit would like to remind the public to be safe over the holidays when engaging in water activities especially boating and diving. This time of the year, from November through April we can experience strong winds;…
UK: Chester Zoo staff ‘devastated’ after fire
From BBC Chester Zoo staff say they are “devastated” some animals died in Saturday’s fire. The blaze broke out in the Monsoon Forest area, leading to an evacuation of visitors. Orangutans, macaques, gibbons and larger birds were saved, but some…
America is sacrificing black education for a false meritocracy
By Zak Cheney-Rice From New York Mag In the weeks before her election on November 27, Cindy Hyde-Smith looked vulnerable. Not enough, perhaps, to scuttle her chances at winning: She was a white Republican, after all, running for U.S. Senate against a…





