Students call for CXC watchdog Emmanuel Joseph30/09/20200210 views Hundreds of secondary school students in Barbados and the rest of the region are recommending the establishment of a permanent independent body with the authority to address any future concerns… Read more
No easing up on CXC Marlon Madden30/09/20202322 views One day after the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) promised an independent review of “each and every” formally queried case of this year’s CAPE and CSEC exam results, the concerned parents’… Read more
2020 City and Guilds exams to be held at St George Secondary Barbados Today29/09/20200260 views Parents and guardians of students of St George Secondary School are advised that the school will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, September 30, and on Thursday, October 1. The closure is… Read more
CDB approves grant to enhance remote learning for The UWI students Barbados Today26/09/20200230 views The COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound challenges in education, as many young people who lack technological devices and internet access are being left behind their peers in the shift to… Read more
CXC holding its ground on exams Randy Bennett26/09/20202229 views The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is sticking to its guns. CXC registrar and chief executive officer, Dr Wayne Wesley has defended the body’s grading system and given his assurance that… Read more
REGION – EDUCATION – More students complain about CXC results Barbados Today25/09/20204360 views CMC – Grenada has become the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country expressing concerns at the results of this year’s examinations set by the Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC). Antigua and… Read more
No probe, says registrar Emmanuel Joseph25/09/20200478 views The Barbados Government has called on the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to launch an urgent probe into concerns over CAPE and CSEC test result released this week. But Registrar Wayne… Read more
The Education Minister calls for an ‘urgent’ probe into CXC results Barbados Today24/09/20200349 views Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw, has called on the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to conduct an “urgent investigation” into concerns over the recently released CAPE and… Read more
The Lodge School closed due to environmental issue Barbados Today24/09/20200367 views The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has advised that The Lodge School at Society, St John, is now closed due to an environmental problem. Parents/guardians are asked to… Read more
Teachers, parents and students cry foul at this year’s CXC results Emmanuel Joseph24/09/20202342 views A massive online campaign has been launched in Barbados and across the rest of the region demanding a thorough review of the 2020 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) results. The campaign,… Read more