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Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred runs world’s fastest December 60m since 2001

Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred runs world’s fastest December 60m since 2001

The University of Texas Longhorns Track and Field programme won eight individual events and one relay at the FasTrak Collegiate Opener on Saturday (7 Dec), their first meet of the 2019-20 indoor season. The Longhorns also set nine personal bests at Yeoman Fieldhouse in Houston. In the women’s 60-metre dash, Saint Lucian sophomore Julien Alfred […]

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Announced Legislation to End School Pushout of Girls of Color Recently

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Announced Legislation to End School Pushout of Girls of Color Recently

(December 8, 2019 – WASHINGTON) – During a press conference recently, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) introduced a law that would end the punitive pushout of girls of color from schools – The Ending (P.U.S.H.O.U.T.) Act. P.U.S.H.O.U.T means Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma. The Ending PUSHOUT Act recognizes the […]

OECS Announces Inaugural Sustainable Development Movement

OECS Announces Inaugural Sustainable Development Movement

The two-day event is expected to convene over 700 regional and international delegates The inaugural Sustainable Development Movement (SDM 2020), hosted by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), is slated to attract over 700 delegates from across the Caribbean Region and internationally to the island of Saint Lucia for a life-changing two-day event on September 23-24, 2020. The […]

Focused on Food Sovereignty and Entrepreneurship – UWI to host Eat Local Day!

Focused on Food Sovereignty and Entrepreneurship – UWI to host Eat Local Day!

Strengthening the linkages among education, research and outreach; the Faculty of Food and Agriculture will strategically partner with the National 4-H Leaders Council to build a “farm to school” movement by supporting several aspects of capacity building, resource development and sharing, professional development, policy development and advocacy in the local food and agriculture sector. Dean […]