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Montserrat Arts Council Launches Cultural Development Project
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August 29, 2025
The Montserrat Arts Council (MAC) has launched the Cultural Development Project, a year-long initiative designed to preserve and promote the island’s heritage through structured education, creative training, and community engagement. According to...
Montserrat and St. Maarten Strengthen Tourism Ties Through Cross-Promotion
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August 27, 2025
The Montserrat Tourism Authority (MTA) and the St. Maarten Tourism Bureau (STB) have formed a strategic partnership to boost visitor arrivals through cross-promotion, following the relaunch of WINAIR’s direct flight connections in May 2025. The...
Montserrat to Benefit from OECS Tissue Culture and Greenhouse Facility
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August 27, 2025
The Ministry of Agriculture, Land, Housing, Environment and Youth and Sports (MALHEYS) is set to benefit from a new Tissue Culture and Greenhouse facility, supported under the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States’ (OECS) Integrated Landscape...
These 3 Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Cut Diabetes Risk by 31%
SciTechDaily
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August 28, 2025
A large international study led by Harvard and Spanish researchers suggests that pairing a Mediterranean-style diet with calorie reduction, moderate exercise, and professional support can significantly lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. Credit:...
Montserrat Secondary School Releases Preliminary 2025 CSEC Results
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August 27, 2025
The Montserrat Secondary School has received the preliminary results for students who wrote the CSEC Examinations in May/June 2025. Fifty- seven (57) students entered to write CXC exams this year. The students wrote a total of 406 subject entries...
A Labor of Love
Santa Fe New Mexican
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Terry Garcia and Joe Sweeney are in a room roughly the size of a kitchen near the sacristy, the room where vestments and religious objects are stored, and to the left of the altar inside the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. It’s a...
Regional Leaders Talk Education, Technology and the Caribbean’s Future at CARIFESTA XV
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August 25, 2025
The Big Talk, Big Conversations series at CARIFESTA XV opened with a hard look at the future of Caribbean civilization. Meeting at Golden Square Freedom Park in Barbados on Saturday, August 23, regional leaders addressed the theme “The Idea of...
Montserrat’s Culinary Identity: From Garnish to Main Course
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August 20, 2025
Montserrat’s culinary story is rich, but we’ve been treating it like a garnish. Across the region, destinations are elevating food into full-blown experiences, building restaurant culture, curating food festivals, and promoting chefs as cultural...
Education Department scraps guidance for English learners, sparking fear of cut resources
WLOS - North Carolina
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WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Education Department rescinded guidance — backed by a 1974 Supreme Court ruling — which outlined how school districts provide instruction and resources to students who are not fluent English speakers. The 40-page document...
Education Department quietly removes rules for teaching English learners
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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A parent and student arrive on the first day of school Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) The Trump administration has quietly rescinded long-standing guidance that directed schools to accommodate students who...
Justice Department Rolls Back the Educational Rights of Immigrants
Truthdig
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August 22, 2025
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. The Trump administration has quietly rescinded guidance spelling out the educational rights of the nation’s more than 5 million English...
Montserrat to Compete in 5th ECCB International Netball Series in Grenada
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August 18, 2025
Montserrat is preparing to participate in the fith annual netball series slated for Grenada this weekend. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), in collaboration with the Caribbean Netball Association and Netball Grenada will host the...
Trump administration rescinds civil rights guidance for millions of children learning English
Spectrum News - North Carolina
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August 21, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has rescinded federal guidance laying out the rights and civil rights protections of the roughly 5 million children not proficient in English attending public schools. The guidance, issued by the civil rights...
Trump administration rescinds Obama-era guidance spelling out English learners’ education rights
Chalkbeat
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Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. The Trump administration has quietly rescinded guidance spelling out the educational rights of the nation’s more than 5 million English...
No CARIFESTA for Montserrat this Year
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August 20, 2025
Montserrat will not be represented at the much-anticipated CARIFEST XV, which begins in Barbados on Saturday. This will be the first staging of the Caribbean Festival of Arts since the 2019 edition in Trinidad and Tobago, as subsequent events were...
Dominican candidates reflect 0.2 percent increase in pass rate for CSEC Examination in 2025
Dominica News Online
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August 28, 2025
Preliminary results for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examinations this year show a 0.2 percent increase in the overall percentage pass for Dominican students receiving grades 1, 2, and 3. Local Caribbean Examinations...
As Varadero Declines, Matanzas Bets on Religious Tourism
Havana Times
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August 19, 2025
Although private short-term rentals often fare better than state-run hotels, the mass disappearance of tourists still takes a toll on individuals too. / 14ymedio Cuban exiles who practice Santería return to make offerings to their deities and...
Religious colleges are closing in Mass. Can they innovate to survive?
MassLive - Massachusetts
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August 13, 2025
When Eastern Nazarene College, a private Christian liberal arts college in Quincy, closed its doors in May, it uprooted hundreds of students in their academic careers and cost faculty and staff their jobs, forcing many to leave the state....
CXC Flags Alarming Rise in Exam Cheating – Integrity of Caribbean Education Under Threat
Times Caribbean
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August 18, 2025
Speaking at the May–June 2025 results release ceremony in the Cayman Islands, Dr. Nicole Manning, CXC’s Director of Operations, revealed that a shocking 80 cases of exam irregularities were recorded this year—the highest in recent history. Her...
Women’s Football: Spain head coach Montse Tome to leave role after Women’s Euros Final Loss
Citi Sports Online
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August 11, 2025
Spain’s National Women’s Football Team have announced that they have parted ways with head coach Montserrat Tome in the wake of the team’s loss in the 2025 Women’s Euros. The reigning FIFA Women’s World Cup champions lost to England in this year’s...