Govt dismisses school fees claim; Thorne doubles down Shamar Blunt10/12/20250119 views The Mottley administration on Tuesday, dismissed as “misleading” Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne’s persistent claim that a proposed letter to parents about the cost of educating their children signals… Read more
CXC advocates greater access for visually impaired learners Barbados Today06/12/2025030 views Registrar and CEO of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®), Dr Wayne Wesley, has made an impassioned plea for educational publishers to produce books and learning resources in accessible formats, such… Read more
Principal challenges report linking schools to young offenders Sheria Brathwaite06/12/20250138 views St George Secondary School Principal Dennis Browne criticised the public release of a study linking his secondary school to the majority of young offenders on remand, warning that such publication… Read more
Vendors, meeting demand at school gates, say health drive ‘challenging’ Barbados Today05/12/20250276 views The government’s drive to promote healthy eating among schoolchildren has met concerns at school gates, where vendors have told Barbados TODAY that economic realities, parental habits and children’s tastes make… Read more
Praise for crackdown vow on unhealthy school gate vending Sheria Brathwaite04/12/2025094 views Amid rising childhood obesity rates, health advocates have hailed Minister of Educational Transformation Chad Blackman’s decision to personally lead island‑wide inspections of vendors outside school gates, saying the move signals… Read more
Aidan clinches victory at Ellerslie’s Second Annual All‑Boys Speech Competition Barbados Today03/12/20250160 views Sixteen‑year‑old aspiring boxer Aidan Callender punched his way to the top at Ellerslie School’s Second Annual All‑Boys Speech Competition on Tuesday, capturing the crowd with a bold and heartfelt performance… Read more
Minister to ‘lead’ compliance checks of vendors outside school gates Sheria Brathwaite03/12/2025073 views In a bid to keep school campuses free of unhealthy sugary drinks and snacks, Minister of Educational Transformation Chad Blackman is to personally lead a check to ensure vendors outside… Read more
School vandalism ‘down sharply’ as govt links drop to ‘zero-tolerance’ policy, beautification Sheria Brathwaite27/11/2025074 views Incidents of school vandalism have fallen sharply over the past two years, ministry officials said during a press conference on Wednesday, citing a firm zero-tolerance stance. The update comes… Read more
New digital tools at school ‘tackle pandemic learning loss’ Shamar Blunt22/11/2025031 views Grantley Adams Memorial Secondary School has received a set of digital learning kits, the latest in a national drive to address learning setbacks and student disengagement caused by the COVID-19… Read more
Wesley Hall Infants relocated over construction concerns Sheria Brathwaite11/10/2025079 views The Ministry of Educational Transformation has moved staff and pupils of Wesley Hall Infant School to the Lawrence T Gay Memorial Primary School amid health and safety concerns related to… Read more