The inaugural Run Bahamas Race Weekend will bring marathoners from around the world to Nassau on January 31, 2027, based at the adults-only Warwick Paradise Island. In other words, there is a new reason to lace up and book a flight to Nassau. The Bahamian capital is about to add itself to the global map […]
Above: UWI Mona By the Caribbean Journal staff The Jamaican Ministry of Education is looking to attract private capital to fund student loans at the tertiary level, according to Education Minister Rev. Ronald Thwaites. The government presently spends about 2 percent of the national budget on university education each year, which supplies about 80 percent […]
Above: Education Minister Ronald Thwaites By the Caribbean Journal staff Civics will make a return to the Jamaican school curriculum in September, according to Education Minister Ronald Thwaites. The subject will not just comprise “dry facts” but will emphasize the “duties of citizenship,” he said. Thwaites was speaking in the House of Representatives yesterday. For […]
