By Emily Skehill, Program Manager of Public Education and Awareness at Mental Health America Back to school is often an overwhelming time as students and families transition to new routines. With the uncertainty of COVID-19 and how it will impact the upcoming school year, this fall may be especially difficult on kids. Children rely on the structure set […]
By Wiredja.com – Calvin G. Brown BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sept. 29, 2020 – Following a wave of protests from students and parents across region, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has softened its stance announcing that a team will be employed to review its 2020 results. CXC chairman Professor Sir Hilary Beckles in a statement yesterday, admitted […]
By WiredJA KINGSTON, Jamaica September 30, 2020 – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the objective of his Administration in its second term is to enhance economic growth through agriculture. Speaking this morning during the launch of the Rural Economic Development Initiative Phase 2 (REDI II), Prime Minister Holness said during his first term the country achieved […]
Street of Georgetown, Guyana. (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders Once again, Guyana is causing regional and international worry following two sets of killings of young men (two of African origin and two of Indian origin) that have sparked the flames of communal violence and threaten to engulf the country. The facts of these killings are […]