Youth

Barbadian youth received a new financial boost on International Youth Day as the Barbados Youth Development Council (BYDC) launched the island’s first National Youth Discounts Day and announced plans for …

Marketing that encourages children to consume unhealthy food and drink must be a central target in the national response to rising childhood obesity, a prevention campaigner has said. Speaking during …

A 15-year-old camper at the WorldSkills Barbados Juniors (WSBJ) Future Skills Camp has developed a mobile application that challenges young people to learn while using their favourite social media platforms. …

A Barbados Sea Cadets team is on its way to Hong Kong for a 10-day international camp to train alongside counterparts from Asia and Africa while showcasing Barbadian culture abroad. …

A brother-and-sister team, managed by their dad, has secured a major sustainable fashion prize less than 18 months after entering the field, winning the Zero Waste International Competition at the …

A shortage of skilled construction workers has prompted the National Housing Corporation (NHC) to accelerate efforts to recruit and train young people as housing development expands across Barbados, general manager …

The National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) has raised alarm over reports that minors were able to buy and drink alcohol at some Crop Over events without being asked for …

The agriculture and education ministries are joining forces to expand the school greenhouse programme, with plans to add 13 more structures to embed agriculture more deeply into the education system, …

Department of Emergency Management (DEM) interns put disaster response skills to the test on Friday through a practical simulation exercise to end a summer camp.  The exercise, dubbed Operation Savannah …