‘Learning loss’ Sheria Brathwaite27/03/20240675 views By Sheria Brathwaite As the fate of the Lester Vaughan School hangs in the balance, parents are demanding answers from the Ministry of Education and the board of management about… Read more
Rocking Socks Shamar Blunt22/03/20240620 views Today, on World Down Syndrome Day, people across Barbados participated in the Rock Your Socks campaign for another year, and the support was welcomed by president of the Barbados Down… Read more
Ancillary, admin staff ‘in limbo’ while Lester Vaughan shuttered Sasha Mehter22/03/20240476 views Non-teaching staff at the Lester Vaughan School are taking their concerns about the safety of the Cane Garden, St Thomas school to the Labour Department. The move follows the closure… Read more
All public secondary schools to close for BSSAC Barbados Today20/03/202401.2K views The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has advised that all public secondary schools will be closed on Thursday, March 21, and Friday, March 22. According to the Ministry, this… Read more
‘Peacemaker’ injured in student fight, ministry appeals for end to school violence Barbados Today13/03/20240833 views A fifth form student suffered serious head injuries and is being monitored at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Ministry of Education has disclosed. In a statement, the ministry said the… Read more
Good Shepherd Primary School to reopen Monday Barbados Today18/02/20240271 views Regular classes will resume at Good Shepherd Primary school on Monday. Chief Education Officer, Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw took swift action on Friday when she instructed the principal at Good Shepherd… Read more
Classes resume Monday at 3 schools after rehabilitation work Barbados Today06/01/20240197 views The Ann Hill School on Pine Plantation Road, St Paul’s Primary in Brittons Hill, and the Luther Thorne Memorial Primary in Wildey are all set to resume classes as usual… Read more
$20 Challenge launched Barbados Today20/10/20230372 views The 2023 Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation (BEF) $20 Challenge has officially been launched. During a brief press conference on Wednesday, former participants and stakeholders gathered to signal the start of this… Read more
Past and present UWI Cave Hill students call for mental health, internship, other assistance Marlon Madden19/10/20230291 views Mental health support, internship and research opportunities, and publicity of student exchange programmes have been identified as areas that need to be improved at the University of the West Indies… Read more
Scores injured in bus accident in St James Barbados Today17/10/20230275 views Police are on the scene of a mass casualty involving two Transport Board buses in Lower Carlton, St James. The accident occurred around 9 a.m. and initial reports are that… Read more