uly 22, 2010 ….Some of the sponsors of the EcoZone Summer Camp are actively involved in improving the environmental situation in Antigua and Barbuda. One such example is the Sustainable Island Resource Management Mechanism (SIRMM) which is the platinum sponsor of the camp. One of the aims of the project is to improve the biodiversity in certain parts of the island. The project is focused on four main areas of the island: Body Ponds, Cades Bay, Wallings Forest and the North-West Coast.

Caribbean Residents Can Use Scholarship Money toward Bachelors and Associate Degree Programs

Education for Advancement (EFA) has announced the availability of $50,000 in scholarships from its academic partner Ashworth College, a leading provider of accredited distance education in the U.S. The scholarship money will be used to assist Caribbean-based students pursuing a degree online in the 2010-2011 academic year. The funds will be divided up to provide one year full scholarships for up to twenty persons.

Training provided to have a multiplier effect on productivity and sustained economic growth, guided by rural women micro-entrepreneurs across the Caribbean.

Thirty rural women micro-entrepreneurs from 12 countries across the Caribbean region have benefited from an important training exercise that will allow them to attain greater gender equality and further exploit business opportunities in an effort to increase production and productivity. All towards achieving the long term Millenium Development Goal (MDG) of ending poverty and hunger in the Caribbean region.

Crystal Business Solutions is pleased to announce the winners of its second annual Point and Villa Scholarship Award. The Award seeks to provide opportunities to residents of the Point & Villa Community to continue their education, which is viewed by the Principals of Crystal Business Solutions as a critical success factor for empowering the lives of individuals, their families and the community as a whole. The Scholarships are all tenable via distance learning with Ashworth College in the United States.

There’s a saying: luck is when preparation meets opportunity. If so, Lawson Lewis is a particularly lucky young man. He’s recently joined young entrepreneurs from around the world as a member of the Global Village at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. This is all due to the connections made by Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States Deborah-Mae Lovell; financing made possible through the Antigua and Barbuda Development Bank (ABDB); and the hard work and creativity that have positioned Lewis as the force behind several successful advertising campaigns.

Internationally known actress Pam Grier, who has recently written her memoirs, will be highlighted at the Antigua & Barbuda International Literary Festival to be held November 4-6, 2010 at the Jolly Beach Resort and Spa.

Her book, “Foxy: My Life in Three Acts,” was published by Grand Central Publishing this spring. It details her career from her rise as an actress in blackploitation films of the 1970s and her breakthrough role in Quentin Tarentino’s film “Jackie Brown” to her romantic involvements with Kareem Abdul Jabar, Freddie Prinze and Richard Pryor.