EducationLocal News Education ministry reports improved literacy outcome among sample group by Barbados Today 04/04/2026 written by Barbados Today 2 min read Education officials have issued a firm clarification on improved literacy levels, stressing that the gains apply only to a sample of early-grade students and not the full primary school population. … Continue Reading 04/04/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News Reading levels improve by over 40 per cent in two years by Lourianne Graham 03/04/2026 by Lourianne Graham 03/04/2026 The Barbados Today Inc. publishes below the corrected version of this story, which replaces the earlier report that did not accurately reflect the comments made by the Chief Education Officer. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsPress Releases BCC apologises for delay as applications open by Barbados Today 03/04/2026 by Barbados Today 03/04/2026 The Barbados Community College has opened applications for the 2026โ2027 academic year following a delayed start to the process. Registrar Roger Worrell announced that applications will be accepted from April … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsYouth Make A Book Project empowers young writersย ย by Lauryn Escamilla 02/04/2026 by Lauryn Escamilla 02/04/2026 The fourth edition of a nationwide initiative to nurture young storytellers was launched on International Childrenโs Book Day, with education officials hailing the Make A Book Project as a โplatform … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsSchoolYouth UWI outreach programme ends on polished note by Lauryn Escamilla 30/03/2026 by Lauryn Escamilla 30/03/2026 Parkinson Memorial Secondary School students put their best foot forward at the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, where the final session of the Global Alumni Outreach Programme … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CommunityEducationHealth & WellnessLocal News Burst main forces BCC closure by Shanna Moore 30/03/2026 by Shanna Moore 30/03/2026 The Barbados Community Collegeโs Eyrie Campus closed from early on Monday after a ruptured Barbados Water Authority main along Howellโs Road, St Michael left surrounding districts, including the campus, without … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Arts & CultureEducationLocal NewsYouth Schoolโs multicultural day toasts cross-border unity by Lauryn Escamilla 28/03/2026 by Lauryn Escamilla 28/03/2026 Students, teachers and parents at Providence Elementary School in St George turned a day of global celebration into a lively lesson in identity, empathy and belonging on Friday, as more … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationHealthLocal NewsSchoolYouth Health concerns close St Bartholomew Primary after pest infestation by Lourianne Graham 27/03/2026 by Lourianne Graham 27/03/2026 Parents have stopped sending their children to St Bartholomew Primary School in Christ Church after reports of a rodent and roach infestation โ the fourth school in three weeks to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsSchoolYouth From near-closure to renewed faith: principal leads turnaround at St Patrickโs RC Primary by Lauryn Escamilla 27/03/2026 by Lauryn Escamilla 27/03/2026 Once on the brink of closure after the pandemic, St Patrickโs Roman Catholic Primary School has been transformed into a thriving centre of academic, spiritual and community life under Principal … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsYouth President hails St Patrickโs RC school for faith, regional spirit by Lauryn Escamilla 27/03/2026 by Lauryn Escamilla 27/03/2026 President Jeffrey Bostic has commended St Patrickโs Roman Catholic Primary School for embodying what he called โa unique schoolโ โ one that blends faith, community and Caribbean identity in a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
