Paul Kennedy Neocons worst nightmare
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Two words changed Paul Kennedy’s life. That they were just two words in a book of some 150,000, and that the whole phrase was three words long, was neither here nor there. No one was that interested in the qualifying adjective “relative” when the other two words were “US” and “decline“.The year was 1988, the [...]
OAS and UWI Open Campus sign memorandum for distance learning
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WASHINGTON, USA: The Organization of American States (OAS) and the University of the West Indies Open Campus (UWIOC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to help educators in the English-speaking Caribbean to promote democratic values and practices in their classrooms, schools and communities. Under the agreement — signed concurrently at the OAS in Washington DC [...]
Caribbean dance icon establishes academy in St Lucia
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By Anselma AimableCaribbean Net News St Lucia CorrespondentEmail: anselma@caribbeannetnews.com
CASTRIES, St Lucia: Well-known, St Lucian and Caribbean dance icon, Christine Angela Samuel, has finally seen her life-long dream materialise, that is the establishment of a permanent home for the Christylights Dancers. The dance troupe that was established in 1989, had been operating from temporary premises, but [...]
Commentary Why Johnny can read in the Caribbean but cant in the United States
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By Jean H Charles The United States might be spending per capita, for the primary and secondary education of its pupils, more than any other country in the world, yet the result is less than satisfactory. The youngsters, who come from Jamaica, Barbados or, as matter of fact, Haiti, will climb very soon to the [...]
Joint CARICOM and OAS seminar on Spanish curriculum to be held in Belize
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BELMOPAN, Belize: Under the auspices of the CARICOM Secretariat and the Organization of American States (OAS), a two-day seminar will be held on Thursday and Friday to examine and to discuss the CARICOM Spanish Curriculum. Day I of the seminar will be held at the Quality and Assurance Development Services (QADS) of the Ministry of [...]
Caribbean symposium on inclusive education to held in Jamaica
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PARIS, France (UNESCO): A UNESCO symposium on inclusive education in the Caribbean is being held in Kingston, Jamaica from 5-7 December 2007. It will allow Member States in the region to focus on reaching out to the excluded and providing equal access to education.
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Letter Response to critic of Bahamas education reform
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Dear Sir:
On September 26 Larry Smith in his %26ldquo;Tough Call%26rdquo; column wrote about %26ldquo;Reversing the decline of education.%26rdquo; He reported on a preliminary second report of the Coalition for Education Reform; and posted his column on bahamapundit.com. Gordon Mills, the Editor, Office of Communication, College of the Bahamas, responded to Mr Smith’s article and [...]
Commentary Quality education will lead to an end of environmental fears
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By Calrence E Pilgrim
Certainly to many conservationists like myself, what has been considered a logical action, might indeed be one of the United Nations more formidable resolutions, which can lead to a fundamental change in the social dynamics of a world which at times, seem to be revolving in a wrong direction, creating havoc with [...]
New medical school to open in St Kitts
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM): A new medical school is to throw its doors open in St Kitts in January next year. An agreement to charter and establish the University of Medicine and Health Sciences of St Kitts has been signed between St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas and Dr Robert Ross of [...]
Turks Caicos hospitality training goes online
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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks %26amp; Caicos Islands: The Turks %26amp; Caicos Hotel Association (TCHTA) has underwritten the development of a new, comprehensive web site showcasing the Turks and Caicos Hotel, Tourism and Training Institute (TCHTTI), the islands’ only dedicated educational facility for the hospitality industry.
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