Packaging Centre aids families ahead of school term Shamar Blunt20/08/20260161 views Packaging Centre Ltd has distributed school supplies and snacks to children in need ahead of the new school term, calling on other businesses to join a wider effort to support… Read more
Rising need drives Eden Lodge back-to-school aid to $459K Lourianne Graham20/08/20260249 views The growing needs of Barbadian families requiring assistance to send their children to school have pushed the Eden Lodge Youth Charitable Trust’s back-to-school programme to more than $459 000 this… Read more
BCD gets new school bus to help children with disabilities reach school Lauryn Escamilla19/08/2026053 views Children with disabilities will soon have improved access to school after the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD) received a new accessible school bus at Harambee House, Garrison, on Monday.… Read more
Transport biggest concern for families of children with disabilities Lauryn Escamilla18/08/2026086 views With the new school year approaching, transport – not school supplies – remains the most pressing back-to-school need for families of children with disabilities, according to the Barbados Council for… Read more
CXC results out today Barbados Today18/08/20260800 views Students across Barbados and the region will be able to access their 2026 CXC May-June examination results from noon today. The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will officially release the results… Read more
BNCPTA supports delay in new secondary school placement model Emmanuel Joseph18/08/2026092 views The Barbados National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations has backed the postponement of continuous assessment for secondary school placement, saying the extra time should ensure teachers, schools, parents, and students are… Read more
FundAccess, UWI CAGRI celebrate graduates Barbados Today13/08/20260175 views FundAccess, in partnership with The University of the West Indies’ Centre for Agricultural Research and Innovation (UWI CAGRI), recently celebrated the successful completion of the Broiler and Layer Management Workshops,… Read more
AI in schools ‘should be encouraged with safeguards’ Shamar Blunt08/08/20260102 views Students should be encouraged to use artificial intelligence in schools, but within clear limits that keep human thinking at the centre, according to Hibiscus Sports and Culture Foundation founder Akealii… Read more
Bay Primary School to be renamed after Sir Garry Shanna Moore07/08/20260312 views A plan to rename Bay Primary School after National Hero Sir Garfield Sobers has gained early backing, with more than 300 signatures already submitted and the proposal heading to the… Read more
BSTU head urges admin reforms as lapses disrupt school salaries Ricardo Roberts05/08/20260209 views Teachers are going months without pay because of administrative failures in school payroll systems, prompting the teachers union leader in the Senate to call for enforceable timelines and faster redress… Read more