9 years old and about to marry
From Walk Free We’ve just learned that any minute now, the Iraqi Council of Representatives will vote to legalise Forced Child Marriage1. The specifics of the legislation (part of the Jaafari Personal Status Law) are terrifying: There will no longer…
Students Score in Commonwealth Competition
Seventeen local students from government and private schools received prizes for winning the 2013 Commonwealth Essay Competition, organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS). These include nine international competition winners that judges selected from among 11,000 entries from 55 Commonwealth…
Through Their Eyes Student Art Exhibition Camana Bay April 8-30
On April 8 – 31, 2014 at Camana Bay on the Waterfront, will be the Through Their Eyes Student Art Exhibition featuring work from Triple C School, Hope Academy, St. Ignatius Catholic School, the Young @Art Program, and the Visual…
Caribbean Metal Pantime Steel Orchestra is two-time winner of Junior Panorama
By Samuel Sukhnandan, SNO reporter St. Lucia News The Caribbean Metal Pantime Steel Orchestra did not let a rainy Junior Panorama Competition last Sunday (Mar. 30) dampen their spirits on their road to a double victory of the event. The…
National Gallery of the Cayman Islands Weekly News
The Public Art Sculpture Competition was yet another successful and outstanding project held at the National Gallery. All projects have been on display in the Dart Auditorium of the National Gallery and we’re excited to start work on the new…
Caribbean Moms and authors abroad delight in childhood memories captured in Island Days
By Nerissa Golden From nerisgolden.com BRADES, Montserrat – Caribbean mothers in the Diaspora are raving about Island Days, the new children’s book by Nerissa Golden. “I was so excited to receive my copy in the mail and look forward to…
Family Ties: Kids sea camp in Grand Cayman
By David Espinosa From Sport Diver My wife and I love our two daughters, but sometimes we need a break. Apparently they do too. “Just like you and mommy need to go out for movie-and-dinner dates, we kids need to…
300 Bahamian children join forces for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
From Bahama islands info Trike-A-Thon Bahamas NASSAU, Bahamas — Kids of all ages brought out their riding toys last Friday at the Sandals Foundation sponsored Trike-A-Thon Bahamas in aid of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The young participants, who…
US Government punishes 11-year-old girl for selling cupcakes without permission
From Information Liberation No freedom is too innocent to be crushed by the police state. TROY, IL — An 11-year-old entrepreneur recently learned a lesson about the economics of living in a police state when her home-based cupcake business was…
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