The Barbados Public Workers’ Cooperative Credit Union Ltd. (BPWCCUL) Youth Savers Programme, known as the Thrift Club, has been formally reintroduced with the goal of making it simpler for children …
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Students of the Luther Thorne Memorial Primary School are being encouraged to foster a greater love for reading through the donation of a Little Book Library by the Rotaract Club …
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Trailblazers in law faculty at UWI Cave Hill return ‘home’
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntThe first cohort of students in the Faculty of Law at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus were honoured yesterday as current students and staff reflected on …
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Government’s Build Your Own Door pilot initiative is already getting the approval of its seven participants, with some describing the educational journey as a critical and necessary step to help …
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A bachelor’s degree alone won’t be enough to land one’s dream job, a University of the West Indies career counsellor has suggested, based on the current trends in the domestic, …
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A press release from the Ministry of Education regarding the Lester Vaughan School has angered some parents. After multiple parents complained about the lack of communication from the ministry and …
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More engineers to be trained to deal with hybrid, electric vehicles
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntThe Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) and United Commercial Autoworks Ltd (UCAL) are collaborating to improve training for the next generation of automotive engineers, particularly those who will …
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A government senator on Tuesday delivered an impassioned indictment on the education system for failing to serve people living with disabilities. Senator Andewle Boyce, who has cerebral palsy, used the …
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On World Water Day today, representatives of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA), the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), Climate Resilience Wastewater Systems in Barbados (3R-CReWS) and Pinehill Dairy visited …
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‘Rock your socks, but aid Down Syndrome cause’
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntThe Rock Your Socks campaign to encourage the wearing of multicoloured socks continues to be successful in raising awareness about Down Syndrome, but businesses have been warned not to capitalise …