EducationLocal NewsNews CXC reports improved exam results by Anesta Henry 23/09/2020 written by Anesta Henry 2 min read There have been slight improvements in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) results this year. Delivering a report at today’s media briefing to announce … Continue Reading 23/09/2020 2 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News CXC gets kudos for COVID-19 decisions by Anesta Henry 23/09/2020 by Anesta Henry 23/09/2020 Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw is applauding the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) for leading by example and making critical decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bradshaw said while most international examination … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsNewsSchool All public schools scheduled to open Monday but six won’t by Barbados Today 20/09/2020 by Barbados Today 20/09/2020 The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training wishes to advise parents/guardians that all public schools are scheduled to open on Monday, September 21. However, the following schools will start … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsNewsRegional CSEC results out Tuesday by Barbados Today 20/09/2020 by Barbados Today 20/09/2020 Candidates who sat the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams will get their results on Tuesday. The Caribbean Examinations Council advised yesterday that the results will be available at … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsNews Survey finds average age of first drug-use is between seven and eight by Anesta Henry 19/09/2020 by Anesta Henry 19/09/2020 A soon-to-be released National Primary School Survey 2020 has found that the average age of first use for most drugs is between seven and eight. Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsNews SJPI empowering youth with skills for the future by Barbados Today 17/09/2020 by Barbados Today 17/09/2020 The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) is providing vocational and technological studies to create the necessary skills for enhancing Barbados’ development. And Minister of Youth, Sports and Community … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationJamaicaNewsRegional UWI implements new payment plan to support students by Barbados Today 12/09/2020 by Barbados Today 12/09/2020 The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus has implemented measures, including payment options, to assist its students to continue schooling during the COVID-19 surge across the country. In a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News Broomes has doubts about school restart date by Anesta Henry 09/09/2020 by Anesta Henry 09/09/2020 Veteran educator Jeff Broomes has suggested that it will not be possible for students to return to the classrooms on September 21 as the Ministry of Education has announced. On … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsNews New centre to help students with reading and writing deficits by Anesta Henry 09/09/2020 by Anesta Henry 09/09/2020 As Barbados joins the world in celebrating International Literacy Day, Erdiston Teachers Training College (ETTC) has opened a Literacy Diagnostic Assessment and Early Intervention Centre to address a growing concern … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsNews Rotary Club donates $6,000 to train 20 teachers from Special Needs Schools by Barbados Today 06/09/2020 by Barbados Today 06/09/2020 The Rotary Club of Barbados West has donated $6,000 to train 20 teachers from Special Needs Schools and Special Needs Units in the area of Sign Language. The course will … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
