Third, fourth and fifth form students from just about every secondary school on island received sage advice and mentorship from some of the nation’s prominent professionals.

A senior education official wants the planned giveaway of 6,000 iPad 3s and other tablet computers to high school students to be tied to specific education goals.

A recent report by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) has found that alcohol and marijuana are the choice drugs among Caribbean secondary school students although “patterns vary widely from country to country.”