Talks underway at Frederick Smith Secondary School Barbados Today16/06/20230428 views Top Education officials and representatives of the island’s teachers’ unions are currently meeting with staff at the Frederick Smith Secondary School in light of a serious matter involving a female… Read more
Insurance body recommends revoking licences of illegal road users Barbados Today16/06/20231333 views The insurance sector is calling on authorities to revoke the licences of people who operate uninsured vehicles as well as motorcyclists who perform stunts on public roads, both of whom… Read more
BARP says elderly protection legislation overdue Barbados Today16/06/20230760 views The Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) has called on the Government to introduce legislation to protect the elderly from various forms of abuse. On Elder Abuse Day on Thursday,… Read more
Frederick Smith Secondary teachers to hold urgent meeting with Ministry Barbados Today16/06/20230384 views Amid reports of a serious incident that occurred at the Frederick Smith Secondary School on Thursday, the Ministry of Education has disclosed that there will be no school for most… Read more
CXC CONCERN Emmanuel Joseph16/06/20231616 views HEAD OF PRINCIPALS’ ASSOCIATION SAYS REPEATED BREACHES PUT EXAM BODY UNDER MICROSCOPE By Emmanuel Joseph As the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) declared on Thursday that exams would go ahead as… Read more
PAHO urges governments to tackle mental health concerns Shamar Blunt15/06/20230416 views Director of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Jarbas Barbosa wants to see the Caribbean place more emphasis on the mental health problems that many of its citizens are living… Read more
PM: Citizens’ buy-in key to reducing NCD rates Anesta Henry15/06/20230313 views Barbados and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) can successfully overcome the hurdle of reducing non-communicable disease (NCD) rates if citizens transform their behaviour. That was the assertion of Prime… Read more
Fast food restaurants challenged to offer healthier alternatives Barbados Today15/06/20230284 views With almost 1 000 calories in a snack box meal, fast food restaurants are being challenged to come up with healthier offerings for the public’s consumption. Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister… Read more
Eighteen-year-old is first contestant with a disability in junior calypso competition Brittany Brewster15/06/20230470 views For the first time in the history of the Scotiabank Junior Monarch competition, a visually-impaired singer is among the 25 semifinalists. Rashad Applewaithe, otherwise known as King Shad, is an… Read more
#BTEditorial – A bellyful but not a healthy choice Barbados Today15/06/20230245 views We all want to live a long life in which we are able to be healthy and productive. We also want to live as independently as possible and not become… Read more