KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says male Rastafarian students will no longer be required to wear tams to cover their dreadlocks while in classes.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Nearly five years after Ross University left Dominica for Barbados under controversial circumstances after having been on the island for the past 40 years, the American Canadian School of Medicine on Sunday opened its doors to students.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s maritime training school – the Atlantic Alliance Maritime and Offshore Training Institute (AAMOTI) – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a Dominican Republic-based University for enhanced collaboration and upskilling of this country’s workforce.

Philipsburg, St Maarten – In this year's IGT Coding and Robotics Rock! Camp, 72 students from six Caribbean countries came together to focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aligning with the camp's theme "Think it, Code it, Solve it." Both Level I and Level II students worked on creating captivating websites and petitions in support of SDGs.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The University of the West Indies (UWI) says its Open Campus will now be known as the Global Campus.

BARBADOS - The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the Caribbean region’s tourism development agency, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Caribbean Tourism Researchers Network (CTRN)/International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA), aimed at strengthening tourism research in the region.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The University of the West Indies (UWI) says St. Vincent and the Grenadines national, Professor C. Justin Robinson, has been appointed as Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of its Five Islands Campus.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The United Nation’s education, science and culture agency, UNESCO, is urging Caribbean countries to be part of a global ban on the use of mobile phones in schools.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – University of the West Indies professor and lead expert in foresighting and future-oriented planning, Professor Anthony Clayton, has been recruited to partner with the Inter-Academy Partnership (IAP) on a new initiative to assemble the world’s best solutions for climate change and health policies.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The United States has welcomed the decision by the Trinidad and Tobago government that it is working toward a phased approach to integrate refugee and migrant children into the public school system.

Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) in partnership with Guardian Group Dutch Caribbean has announced that the first two applicants for the Bonaire Tourism Scholarship Program have been selected and honored with their Scholarship Award. Hensmier Jeomar Arrindell and Elise Arrindell-Weerstand are both embarking on an inspiring culinary journey to Bulgaria, aiming to elevate their culinary skills.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Former principal of the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie has paid tribute to historian,  author, academic, and UWI Professor Emeritus Dr Brinsley Samaroo, who has died at the age of 84.