BCC students push for sweeping electoral reforms Marlon Madden11/10/20230116 views By Marlon Madden Barbados Community College (BCC) students have suggested sweeping changes to the electoral system, including the introduction of a form of proportional representation to replace the first-past-the-post system… Read more
BNCPTA urges residents to study Govt’s education reform proposals, make input Emmanuel Joseph08/10/20230146 views The Barbados National Council of Parent Teacher Associations (BNCPTA) is urging residents to study Government’s latest education reform proposals and make their input. Commenting on Saturday on the launch of… Read more
Use sugar and salt tax to fund healthcare, says BAMP head Barbados Today07/10/20230101 views President of the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) Dr Lynda Williams is suggesting that the revenues collected from the 20 per cent sugar-sweetened beverage excise tax and the soon-to-be-implemented… Read more
SJPI names first Timothy E. Gittens Scholarship recipients Barbados Today06/10/20230139 views The Gittens Family Charitable Gift Fund and the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) have announced the first awardees of the Timothy Gittens Scholarship. They are Anmari Cumberbatch, Rebecca… Read more
Gov’t to acquire lands at old Ursuline Convent, Chelston Park to build two educational institutions Sheria Brathwaite06/10/20230210 views By Sheria Brathwaite Government will be partnering with an international non-profit organisation to build two new public secondary schools. Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced on Thursday that her administration will… Read more
Gov’t offered option of allowing self-employed to pay NIS via SurePay Barbados Today05/10/20230291 views By Anesta Henry Self-employed persons may be able to make payments to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) through the SurePay bill payment system sometime in the future. On Wednesday, when… Read more
Springer Memorial students urged to make full use of chances given Brittany Brewster04/10/20230108 views By Brittany Brewster Under the theme of “Opportunity, Purpose, Growth”, the Springer Memorial School began the countdown to its 60-year milestone with a 59th anniversary Founders Day service at the… Read more
Red Foundation hoping to expand programme for at-risk youth Barbados Today03/10/2023084 views The Community High Achievers Mentoring Programme (CHAMP), soon to be launched in St Philip to help at-risk youth, could become a national initiative if all goes well. That’s according to… Read more
Barbados’ first e-learning game for primary schools launches Barbados Today01/10/20230140 views The STARR ADVENTURES Civics and Citizenship e-Learning Game was launched by the Ministry of Education, Technological & Vocational Training & National Transformation Initiative ((NTI) on Wednesday. NTI Director Dr Allyson… Read more
Education ministry ready to accept claims for textbook grants Barbados Today30/09/20230150 views Parents and guardians can start claiming the $100 textbook grant on behalf of their primary school charges from Monday. Minister of Education Kay McConney said in a statement late Friday… Read more