Local NewsYouth Spanish language drive launched as students, teachers prepare for Panama immersion by Barbados Today 21/11/2025 written by Barbados Today 2 min read Fifteen secondary school students and several teachers are set to travel to Panama for a two-week language and cultural exchange, as Barbados embarks on a national campaign to boost Spanish … Continue Reading 21/11/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsYouth UN expert sounds alarm over risks to children by Sheria Brathwaite 21/11/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 21/11/2025 Barbadian children are facing โurgentโ threats, including a surge in obesity, entrenched inequalities in education, and the marginalisation of disabled youth, a UN rights specialist has warned, as calls grow … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsYouth I AM youth conference focuses on empowerment, entrepreneurship, mental health by Lourianne Graham 20/11/2025 by Lourianne Graham 20/11/2025 Government officials and youth advocates urged young Barbadians to take charge of their futures as the fourโday I AM Conference opened on Wednesday, bringing together students and aspiring entrepreneurs to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsYouth Children urged to speak up on World Childrenโs Day by Shamar Blunt 20/11/2025 by Shamar Blunt 20/11/2025 The United Nations childrenโs organisation UNICEF called on young Barbadians to make their voices heard and โfightโ for their rights, using the platform of World Childrenโs Day to demand real … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeLocal NewsYouth Youth voices rise against crime at speak-off finals by Barbados Today 16/11/2025 by Barbados Today 16/11/2025 In a compelling call to action at the 2025 Youth Speak-Off Finals, held on Saturday night, Tykairi Sargeant of the Menโs Empowerment Network urged Barbadians to unite in building safer … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsYouth Barbados is Blooming Phase 2 completed with installation of Free Little Library at Mount Tabor Primary by Barbados Today 14/11/2025 by Barbados Today 14/11/2025 Twenty-five โFree Little Librariesโ have now been established at schools across Barbados, as part of an expansive literacy drive. The Ministry of Educational Transformation celebrated the installation of the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsYouth Students urged to see themselves as tech innovators in robotics drive by Shamar Blunt 12/11/2025 by Shamar Blunt 12/11/2025 A national robotics competition aims to inspire young people to lead in innovation and technological development, with Minister of Educational Transformation Chad Blackman emphasising the importance of nurturing a future-ready … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeLocal NewsYouth โYouth homelessness driving surge in crimeโ by Shamar Blunt 12/11/2025 by Shamar Blunt 12/11/2025 A growing number of young men with no place to call home are turning to crime simply to survive, the head of a menโs support organisation said on Tuesday, warning … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsYouth Sanction parents, too, says acting DPP by Jenique Belgrave 12/11/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 12/11/2025 Parents who are proven negligent in managing their childrenโs behaviour should face sanctions if their children commit serious crimes, Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Alliston Seale SC has suggested. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsYouth Juvenile justice system failing youth, says advocate by Shamar Blunt 07/11/2025 by Shamar Blunt 07/11/2025 A youth development advocate is calling for urgent reform of the youth justice system. Chief Executive Officer of Supreme Counselling for Personal Development, Shawn Clarke, was reacting to new research … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
