Around the Caribbean

Dominican Artist Reisha Felix Making Waves in Canada with Public Art Display

Toronto-based Dominican artist Reisha Felix continues to make a name for herself on the international art scene, with her latest achievement literally rolling through the streets of Canada. One of her signature artworks, which celebrates the beauty of Black hair, has been wrapped onto a Durham Region Transit Bus as part of the Regional Municipality of Durham’s 2025 Black History Month campaign.

Regional Mathematics Education Initiative Launched to Tackle Declining Performance in the Caribbean

The Commonwealth of Learning’s (COL) Virtual University for the Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) has joined forces with the Ministries of Education in St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to launch the Advancing Caribbean Teachers (ACT) in Mathematics Project. This pioneering initiative, held between January 13 and 21, 2025, aims to strengthen mathematics education across the Eastern Caribbean, starting at the foundational primary school level.