A grouping of parents that has emerged as a leading critic of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on Tuesday called for the exam body’s overhaul following discrepancies in a Caribbean …
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In celebration of International Nurses’ Day, CIBC Caribbean on Monday awarded three student nurses with scholarships in the name of Ramona Mascoll, the first medical worker in Barbados to succumb …
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Two entities are in the final stages of being added to the list of institutions accredited by the Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC), Executive Director Lisa Gale has disclosed. The Barbados …
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The Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) has unveiled an online education portal to provide accessible training opportunities to its members. The initiative, a partnership with the National Transformation Initiative (NTI), was …
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St Stephen’s Primary students urged to act right under new policy
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntSt Stephen’s Primary School has launched a new discipline policy aimed at setting a positive standard for students and staff to follow. During a brief launch at the school on …
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The 15th Annual University of West Indies Toronto Benefit Awards marked another successful year of fundraising supporting scholarships for Caribbean students. Held recently at the elegant Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Toronto, …
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The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has dismissed as a “hoax”, reports circulating on social media that a paper in this year’s exams has been leaked. In a brief statement, …
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My attention was drawn to a letter in another section of the Press, submitted by Professor Michael Howard, titled Education reform must focus on standard English. He asserted that Barbadian …
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Students and families gathered at Bubba’s Sports Bar and Restaurant in Worthing, breathing sighs of relief and sharing smiles of satisfaction as they celebrated the completion of the 11-plus exam. …
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After months of pleas and debate about the timing of the Common Entrance Examination, parents appeared to have accepted the Ministry of Education’s decision to proceed with the May 7 …