CASTRIES — As the Fond Gens Libre community in Soufriere, Saint Lucia works to develop an exemplary community-based sustainable tourism product — grass roots education is the key to success. To ensure that the education is fresh and exciting community partner and mentor Kirk Elliott, gifted the community’s school aged children National Geographic literature some […]
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UNESCO, Blackboard Gives 10,000 Caribbean Teachers New Online Skills
KINGSTON — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO and Blackboard will train 54 Caribbean Master Trainers using the Cascade Model and expand the training to 10,000 Caribbean teachers across the sub-region. Teachers will be trained in the use of online education tools, resources and interactive platforms to effectively engage students through online […]
Caribbean and Latin American Region Deadliest For Journalists In 2019
The figures come from the Observatory of Killed Journalists database, which is maintained by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It shows that, over the last decade, 894 journalists were murdered, an average of almost 90 per year: journalist killings in 2019 dropped by almost half compared to 2018 (from 99 to 56), but […]
Cruise Ship Passengers Say St. Thomas and St. John Have Recovered Nicely Since Passing of Hurricanes
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FORT MYERS — Maybe, so soon after a deadly duo of hurricanes ravaged some of its islands, this isn’t the best time to take that Caribbean cruise. In early September, as the hurricane called Irma spun out of the eastern Caribbean toward the state called Florida, Caroline Elkins was safely […]