Some of the successes of the recently completed Investing in Students and Programs for the Innovative Reform of Education (INSPIRE) Program financed by the IDB, are that in 2014 all 78 public high schools in The Bahamas are equipped with computer labs and promethean boards, trained teachers in the use of teaching via the computer and promethean boards, and students … [Read more...] about New Computer Labs Enrich Learning Prospects at Bahamian Schools
Over the Rainbow Somewhere out there
Most countries in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) confront problems with low education quality in their remote regions. Low education quality is brought on by insufficiently trained teachers, poor learning outcomes exemplified by below average examination scores (see for example regional Caribbean examination results in mathematics and language on www.cxc.org), and issues of … [Read more...] about Over the Rainbow Somewhere out there
One Stop Mini-Fair
Opening the door of the Royal Tocarica Ballroom you will find some treasures of the Caribbean Civil Society. On May 21 2014, six Caribbean countries (The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago) displayed materials depicting the work of civil society organizations within the region. The occassion was the One-Stop Mini Fair - an activity … [Read more...] about One Stop Mini-Fair
EPO for development…Does it work? Is it legal?
Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone produced by the kidney that promotes and stimulates the formation of red blood cells by the bone marrow. The resulting rise in red cells increases the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. We as people need oxygen. We as athletes (yes, I still considered myself an athlete, though I manage to run only 20 miles per week) need a lot of … [Read more...] about EPO for development…Does it work? Is it legal?
Mothers Are Right: Eat Your Vegetables And Keep Away From The Girls (Boys)
About 29 percent of teenagers are bullied at school in the Caribbean. Victims of bullying are more lonely, sleep less, and have fewer friends than do their nonbullied peers. … [Read more...] about Mothers Are Right: Eat Your Vegetables And Keep Away From The Girls (Boys)