11-plus day of emotion, anticipation Shamar Blunt08/05/20240348 views Despite the announcement that the abolition of the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) is imminent, the annual rite of academic passage – the high-stakes Maths and English test of… Read more
Cool down for 11-plus sitters at Combermere School Shamar Blunt07/05/202401K views Over 100 primary school pupils who sat today’s Common Entrance Exams at Combermere School got free sno cones to battle the heat thanks to the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU). Communications… Read more
Education chief offers advice to 3 011 students doing 11-plus Shamar Blunt07/05/20240284 views A total of 3 011 students are set to sit this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) Today, according to Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw. And she offered… Read more
St Ambrose and Welches Primary Schools closed Barbados Today06/05/20240606 views Two schools, St Ambrose and Welches Primary were forced to close early today due to environmental conditions. In a statement, the Ministry of Education explained: “Smoky conditions from a nearby… Read more
Ministry investigating pungent odor affecting Cuthbert Moore Primary Barbados Today04/05/20240395 views All was well on Friday at one primary school in the city which had been affected by dust from a nearby demolition site, while the Ministry of Education was trying… Read more
FCCA Foundation launches $25 000 scholarship in name of late PM Arthur Shanna Moore04/05/20240989 views Barbados is to be the first recipient of the newly established Owen Arthur Scholarship valued at US$25 000, courtesy of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Foundation. The annual scholarship, named… Read more
Poor data gathering ‘hindering inequality fight’ Shamar Blunt01/05/20240365 views A trio of experts at a World Bank forum on poverty and inequality in the Caribbean have urged more frequent and consistent poverty surveys to get a better fix on… Read more
Dr Dodridge Miller appointed as The UWI’s 7th Chancellor Barbados Today27/04/20240763 views The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has announced the appointment of Dr Dodridge Miller as its 7th Chancellor — the highest office-holder in The UWI system. Now formally… Read more
UWI at 75: ‘Global educational powerhouse’ Shanna Moore27/04/20240615 views The University of the West Indies (UWI) is seeking to transform into a “global educational powerhouse” through expanded international partnerships and research initiatives, Vice-Chancellor Sir Hilary Beckles has declared. And… Read more
Educators reveal differing perspectives on ‘Bajan English’ in literacy teaching Shanna Moore27/04/20240522 views Educators remain deeply divided on the role of Bajan dialect in the classroom, a panel discussion hosted by the National Task Force on Literacy Education in Barbados has revealed. Instructors… Read more