Beekeeping biz a-buzz as honey imports dominate Lauryn Escamilla20/05/2026032 views Barbados produces only a tiny fraction of the honey it consumes, prompting a senior agriculture official to urge the country to urgently expand its pool of commercial beekeepers, reduce its… Read more
Bostic pushes for more male Cub Scout leaders at St Lucy Primary visit Lauryn Escamilla18/05/2026055 views More men need to step forward and become involved in boys’ organisations in schools, President Jeffrey Bostic said Monday as he continued his island-wide school tour at St Lucy Primary.… Read more
Pinelands Creative Workshop launches programme to ease 11-Plus anxiety Ricardo Roberts17/05/2026089 views The Pinelands Creative Workshop has launched an innovative initiative, Finding Your Balance, to help students transition from primary to secondary school while addressing academic gaps and rising exam anxiety. Supported… Read more
Counsellors ‘battling teens’ growing emotional crises’ Lourianne Graham16/05/20260131 views As students present with increasing cases of depression, anxiety and other emotional and behavioural challenges, guidance counsellors on Friday called for more full-time support staff to help manage the growing… Read more
Career showcase opens students’ eyes to expanding job opportunities Lauryn Escamilla15/05/2026011 views Students attending the Barbados Association of Guidance Counsellors’ (BAGC) 19th Annual National Career Showcase at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, St Michael were exposed to a wide… Read more
OPINION: A response to CXC’s AI Policy clarification Barbados Today15/05/2026071 views CXC’s recent clarification regarding artificial intelligence and school-based assessments (SBAs) has provided some reassurance to students, teachers and parents across the region. Dr Nicole Manning’s explanation that AI originality reports… Read more
Students gain investing experience through stock market AI programme Lauryn Escamilla15/05/20260128 views More than 300 Harrison College students are now gaining practical exposure to investing and financial decision-making, as RF Merchant Bank & Trust (Barbados) Limited expands its sponsorship of an artificial… Read more
Micro Games aims to track young athletes from nursery stage Lauryn Escamilla15/05/2026035 views Children dashed through obstacle courses, balanced eggs on spoons and raced down the track at Queen’s Park on Thursday, as education officials used day two of the inaugural Micro Games… Read more
Universities must teach graduates to create jobs – historian Jenique Belgrave14/05/20260210 views The leading historian at the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill has urged universities to teach how to leverage their degrees to create their own jobs and businesses,… Read more
Friends united by nursing honour Lauryn Escamilla12/05/20260126 views When Barbados Community College (BCC) third-year nursing student Giselle Griffith stepped forward to receive the Ramona Mascoll/CIBC Caribbean Scholarship on Tuesday, the moment carried even deeper meaning because proudly supporting… Read more