Five scholarships granted under soil project
A Barbadian is among five candidates from across the region who have recently been granted full scholarships to pursue postgraduate studies in soil sciences, at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad. The recipient from Barbados is Senior Agricultural Assistant with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, Michelle Wilson-Howard. The […]
Zamara aces maths paper, heads for HC
A thankful Zamara Dottin was overwhelmed with joy at the news that she was one of the top 10 students in this year’s Common Entrance Exam. The Rock Christian School student received a perfect score in Mathematics, 95 in English and an A on her Composition paper and will enter Harrison College in the new […]
Mixed 11-Plus performance; private schools dominate high achievers
The Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Examinations (BSSEE) has revealed a mixed bag of results this year, with slight declines in national mean scores but an increase in public school allocations. The figures found ministry officials scrambling to pick positive highlights at a press briefing on Monday but declining to disclose more of the top performers, […]
Top girl celebrates high achievement
St George North MP and Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) General Secretary Toni Moore was touting the rewards of her daughter’s labours on Monday as she copped the top spot for the girls in this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Examination (BSSEE). Moore, who rushed to Providence School, the swank private school at Thorpes Cottage, St […]
Top boy scores goal, heads to QC
At ten years old, Finn Graham has already achieved one of his goals in life – to go to Queen’s College. The St Winifred’s School student will be headed there come September after he was announced as the top boy in the Common Entrance Examination on Monday. He received a score of 246.81, with 99 […]
Can there be peace when guns abound?
The day should never come when citizens of Barbados feel disconnected from the current gun violence because it is about “them” and not about “us”. The number of killings over the past two weeks has become a daunting reminder that the “peace” agreement between warring gangs that lasted for more than a year, was shaky […]
McConney says cooperation between unions, ministry best bet for fixing school issues
Minister of Education Kay McConney has pleaded for better cooperation between the government and teachers’ unions, as several schools across the island face closures prompted by teachers’ sick-outs. The minister’s comments came as three schools – St Giles Primary School, St George Secondary School, and Wesley Hall Junior School – grapple with issues ranging from […]
Gastro cases on the rise
Gastrointestinal illness has increased in adults and children since late April, and health officials have identified a new virus cause among lab samples – rotavirus. The Ministry of Health and Wellness reported on Monday that for the diarrhoeal samples tested, three samples from late May and early June showed the presence of rotavirus, in addition […]
Recovery effort on for fire-ravaged national archives
The government has embarked on a comprehensive operation to salvage and restore documents and artefacts damaged in last week’s fire at the National Archives, according to the minister responsible for culture. Senator Dr Shantal Munro-Knight, the minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Culture, conducted a tour on Monday of a new secure […]