Bermuda Education Minister Diallo Rabain announced that in-class learning for all public schools will resume on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. In a release, the ministry reported the decision was made by the Education Emergency Measures Committee (EEMC) at a meeting held Saturday. A spokesperson for the EEMC
Press Release - Global Affairs Canada is pleased to introduce the Canada–CARICOM Skills Training for the Green Economy Scholarship program – a new short-term exchange opportunity in Canada for students from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States who wish to pursue certificates, diplomas and associate degrees in disciplines related
In commemoration of World Braille Day, The UN highlighted the importance of the Braille for the blind and the visually impaired to have access to information. UN News - People with vision impairment are more likely to experience higher rates of poverty, neglect and violence. The coronavirus pandemic and its
Grenada announced that the return of students to school has been placed on hold for the start of Hilary Term 2021. In a statement, The Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Religious Affairs and Information said that the decision was based on the advice of the
St George’s University (SGU) confirmed last Wednesday that a Grenadian-based contractor who has recently worked on their True Blue campus tested positive for COVID-19. In a release, SGU administration said that the person testing positive is a close contact of one of the individuals in the
AP News — If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be? Ding, ding, ding: Merriam-Webster announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year. “That probably isn’t a big shock,” Peter Sokolowski, editor at large for Merriam-Webster, told
Press Release - Partners of the ELAN project are pleased to announce the very first edition of the Virtual Student Fair, dedicated to vocational training and higher education, organized on December 2nd and 3rd 2020 with the support of Campus France, the French National Agency for the
Recently, the National Science Foundation announced that it would close the massive telescope at the famous Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. The closure has been seen as a setback to scientists worldwide who depend on it to search for planets, asteroids and extraterrestrial life. Last August, an
UWITV - The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will confer 14 honorary degrees at its 2020 graduation ceremonies. The ceremonies, which are scheduled to take place from January 11–16, 2021, in a mix of blended, virtual formats, will celebrate a graduating class of
UN News - The world is at risk of suffering “a generational catastrophe” as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the education of students globally, the UN chief said on Thursday. In a video message to the UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Global Education Meeting (GEM), Secretary-General António Guterres reminded
