EducationLocal News Blackman unveils hybrid replacement for 11-plus exam by Sasha Mehter 12/08/2025 written by Sasha Mehter 3 min read The 11-plus exam is set to be abolished in 2028, making way for a hybrid placement system, which Minister of Educational Transformation Chad Blackman said will offer a fairer, more … Continue Reading 12/08/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News 11-Plus to be replaced by hybrid placement system in 2028 by Barbados Today 12/08/2025 by Barbados Today 12/08/2025 The Ministry of Educational Transformation will introduce a new hybrid model to replace the Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Examination (BSSEE), also known as the Common Entrance Examination or 11-Plus Exam, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Climate ChangeLocal NewsYouth Barbadian youth leader Ashley Lashley appointed to UN Secretary-Generalโs Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change by Barbados Today 12/08/2025 by Barbados Today 12/08/2025 United Nations Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres has announced the appointment of fourteen young climate leaders to the third cohort of his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, including Ashley Lashley of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsOpinion Interception & Accountability: Can Barbadosโ new surveillance law protect both security and privacy? by Barbados Today 12/08/2025 by Barbados Today 12/08/2025 At the time of writing, the government has introduced the Interception of Communications Act, 2025, in Parliament for debate. So far, it has received bipartisan support, clearing the way for … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News Time to take cancer and our lifestyles seriously by Barbados Today 12/08/2025 by Barbados Today 12/08/2025 Barbadians can no longer afford to ignore the growing warnings surrounding cancer, lifestyle diseases, and the daily habits silently affecting our health outcomes. The recent announcement from the Queen Elizabeth … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Teens pitch million-dollar ideas at SPISE by Barbados Today 12/08/2025 by Barbados Today 12/08/2025 Imagine a high school summer programme where students design wearable medical tech, build robots, and pitch startup ideas to judges with $1 million in mock investment funds. Thatโs exactly what … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Arts & CultureLocal News Ditch the starving artist myth, say creative leaders by Shanna Moore 12/08/2025 by Shanna Moore 12/08/2025 Art industry leaders are urging young people to view creative careers as a viable path, noting that too many abandon the idea because they doubt it can provide a stable … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
FocusLocal News US$100K boost for four Barbadian artists by Shanna Moore 12/08/2025 by Shanna Moore 12/08/2025 Four Barbadian artistsโAnna Gibson, Russell Watson, Ronald Williams, and Simone Asiaโhave each received US$25 000 in flexible funding through a new fellowship designed to support their creative work and careers. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsSports Lack of proper infrastructure, player development highlighted as barriers to Windies success by Barbados Today 12/08/2025 by Barbados Today 12/08/2025 Cricket West Indies (CWI) Chief Executive Officer Chris Dehring has revealed that about 100 issues have been identified as contributors to the decline of West Indies cricket, with insufficient facilities, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Barbados could shift food imports away from US by Emmanuel Joseph 12/08/2025 by Emmanuel Joseph 12/08/2025 Authorities and major businesses are drawing up emergency measures to protect citizens from surging prices, after new US tariffs came into effect last week and sparked warnings of further cost-of-living … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
