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HHV WHITCHURCH & CO. LTD. ANNOUNCED AS PLATINUM SPONSOR OF JCI DOMINICA KIDDIES CARNIVAL 2025

Roseau, Dominica – January 22, 2025 – JCI Dominica is thrilled to announce HHV Whitchurch & Co. Ltd. as a Platinum Sponsor of this year’s highly anticipated Kiddies Carnival. The sponsorship agreement was ofcially signed on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, with HHV Whitchurch & Co. Ltd. pledging over $10,000 XCD in cash and kind towards this magical celebration of youth and creativity through their popular Creamery Ice Cream and Smalta brands.

The Caribbean’s Education System: What do Declining Pass Rates Reveal?

When students across the Caribbean received their Caribbean Examinations Council results last summer, a concerning picture emerged: only 4.9 percent of students—close to 200,000 students for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate exams—passed five or more subjects, including Mathematics and English. Particularly alarming is the low success rate in Mathematics, with just 36 percent of students passing that subject in 2024.