BudgetEducationLocal NewsNews Estimates: Education gets near $290m to accelerate reform agenda by Sheria Brathwaite 02/03/2026 written by Sheria Brathwaite 4 min read Education is set to receive almost $290 million in the governmentโs budget to drive the governmentโs education reform agenda including plans to modernise schools for digital and physical learning, strengthen … Continue Reading 02/03/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureEducationLocal News Students flock to Agrofest as exhibition highlights innovation, enterpriseย ย by Sheria Brathwaite 27/02/2026 by Sheria Brathwaite 27/02/2026 Thousands of visitors, including hundreds of eager schoolchildren, poured into Queenโs Park on Friday for the opening of Agrofest 2026, where a mix of livestock, produce, craft and regional collaboration … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsPress Releases โReputation is wealthโ: Norman Manley Law Schoolโs mentorship initiative gets ringing endorsements by Barbados Today 24/02/2026 by Barbados Today 24/02/2026 KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Monday, February 23, 2026 โ It was a rare convergence of legal titans and the next generation of lawyers โ an evening where the weight of legal tradition … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News New UWI unit to boost learning support for struggling students by Lourianne Graham 23/02/2026 by Lourianne Graham 23/02/2026 Young people who struggle with learning and educational challenges now have a dedicated resource designed to support their development, as the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill launched … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsPolitics Back at education ministry, Blackman to press ahead with reforms by Shamar Blunt 17/02/2026 by Shamar Blunt 17/02/2026 Minister of Education Transformation Chad Blackman on Monday vowed to fasttrack sweeping curriculum reforms and infrastructure overhauls for the new school year in September, declaring Prime Minister Mia Mottleyโs reappointment … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsPress Releases Flow empowers Welches Primary students with a Safer Internet Day session by Barbados Today 15/02/2026 by Barbados Today 15/02/2026 A team from Flow paid a special visit to students at Welches Primary School last week, ahead of Safer Internet Day, to discuss safe and responsible internet use and reinforce … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureEducationLocal News New institute, 100 acres for young farmers, says Mottley by Sheria Brathwaite 04/02/2026 by Sheria Brathwaite 04/02/2026 School-leavers interested in agriculture are to have access to 100 acres of land under a new government initiative to boost food security and modernise farming, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News St Ambrose Primary closed for pest treatment, industrial cleaning by Barbados Today 29/01/2026 by Barbados Today 29/01/2026 St Ambrose Primary School was closed shortly after lunch on Thursday and will remain closed on Friday to allow for pest treatment and industrial cleaning after evidence of mice and … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News CXC: CTEC pilot programme oversubscribed by Lourianne Graham 08/01/2026 by Lourianne Graham 08/01/2026 Registrar and CEO of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr Wayne Wesley has revealed that the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (CTEC) programme has received much more interest than expected. Speaking … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News Parents call for pause as CXC plans full digital rollout of exams by Lourianne Graham 08/01/2026 by Lourianne Graham 08/01/2026 The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) plans to move all secondary school assessments online within the next five years, signalling a major shift in how exams are delivered across the region.ย … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
