Children’s centre staff walk out amid ‘dangerous’ incidents Stefon Jordan05/06/20240342 views Staff at a facility for children with neurodevelopmental disorders walked off the job on Tuesday, citing security concerns and longstanding operational grievances. The Sunrise Early Simulation Centre at Perry Gap,… Read more
CXC reverses decision to suspend examination subjects Barbados Today04/06/202401.2K views The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced that it will not proceed with the suspension of four examination subjects following a wave of public concern and discussions with regional education… Read more
Graduate teachers call for improved student assessments Stefon Jordan23/05/202403.1K views Tiffany Grimes, the valedictorian of Erdiston Teachers’ Training College for the 2022-2023 academic year, has suggested improvements in the way students’ work is marked as crucial to raising educational standards.… Read more
Update: CXC Investigating Concerns Around Distribution of CSEC Principles of Accounts Paper 02 at Specific Centres Barbados Today10/05/202402.9K views The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) has commenced investigations into circumstances surrounding an issue which occurred with the distribution of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate® (CSEC®) Principles of Accounts Paper 02,… Read more
MPs give students pep talk ahead of 11-Plus Sheria Brathwaite06/05/20240647 views Members of Parliament visited schools in their constituencies to give Class 4 students words of advice ahead of Tuesday’s Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination. Member of Parliament for St Michael… Read more
St Ambrose and Welches Primary Schools closed Barbados Today06/05/202401.5K views Two schools, St Ambrose and Welches Primary were forced to close early today due to environmental conditions. In a statement, the Ministry of Education explained: “Smoky conditions from a nearby… Read more
Parkinson students reminded how fortunate they are to have water station Barbados Today27/04/20240913 views Great Pacific and the Barbados Diabetes Foundation have collaborated again to sponsor a Hydrate Caribbean water station for another school. At the launch at Parkinson Memorial on Thursday, the students… Read more
RBC Race for the Kids raises $100K for UWI students Barbados Today19/04/202401.3K views RBC Royal Bank (Barbados) Ltd raised $100 000 for students at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Cave Hill Campus, during the eighth edition of the RBC Race… Read more
Bajans offered scholarships for study in Japan Barbados Today13/04/202401.8K views The Embassy of Japan in Barbados is now accepting applications for the 2025 Japanese Government Scholarship. The selected candidate will receive the scholarship from April 2025 to March 2027 for… Read more
Media personality captures prize for work in Literatures Barbados Today12/04/202402.1K views Well-known media personality Shawn Greene has earned the Barbados Community College’s (BCC) Gabrielle Gay Award for Excellence in Literatures in English for his outstanding work as a student in the… Read more