SDA Primary moves to boost literary rates
A private primary school has launched a new programme aimed at improving literacy rates among its students. On the first day of the school year, Principal of the Bridgetown Seventh-day Adventist Primary School Dr Cheryl Weekes shared the school’s plans, reflecting on the challenges many students faced transitioning from online to in-person learning after […]
Springer Memorial celebrates 60 as new school year begins
Springer Memorial School launched its 60th anniversary celebrations as students and staff returned to campus for the new academic year on Monday. The milestone year is set to be marked by a series of events, including a service at Dunamis Ministries, a mix and mingle, and a ball scheduled for later this term. […]
St Bartholomew Primary ‘ready’ to tackle environmental issues
The head of St Bartholomew Primary School has developed a contingency plan to address potential environmental problems stemming from the nearby Grantley Adams International Airport’s incinerator, which caused multiple closures last year. Principal Anthea Gill told Barbados TODAY on Monday that while airport management was doing its utmost to prevent disruptions, the school had […]
Ministry’s new initiative a hit as students return to school
Thousands of students were welcomed back to school in style when the Michaelmas school term got off to a start on Monday. They were treated to musical renditions from bands, received words of encouragement from politicians, got the opportunity to have mini photoshoots with their friends, and took part in a soca sing-along with some […]
Williams finishes in Brussels
Sada Williams ended her season at the weekend, competing at the Wanda Diamond League Final in the 48th Allianz Memorial Van Damme. The 26-year-old contested the women’s 400m final at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, against a star-studded field. As she had done at the Olympics in Paris, France, just five weeks prior, […]
New jurors urged not to pervert course of justice
Members of the public selected for jury duty have been urged to “do the right thing” as the working of the court is “serious business”. Madam Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell made the appeal on Monday as the new session of the Criminal Assizes got underway in the High Court. She told jurors in her No. […]
Duo charged with murder, other offences
Two Christ Church men are set to appear in court charged with murder and a slew of other offences. Tynone Alex Searles, 17, of Wotton and Jahlanny Tremaine Yarde, 26, of 6B Silver Hill Drive are accused of the murder of Zahir Goodridge on June 12. Goodridge was shot on the compound of the […]
Layne placed on bond for a year
Kevon Tyrone Layne must stay out of trouble for the next 12 months if he wants to avoid spending three months in prison. Magistrate Alison Burke handed down the sentence on the 30-year-old man, who has no fixed place of abode, after he pleaded guilty on Monday to entering Mobile Bites on September 5 […]
Bishop gets three months in jail for knife
A 25-year-old man was sentenced to three months in prison for carrying a knife in public. The sentence was imposed on Anthony Julian Bishop, of Chapman Village, St Thomas on Monday after he pleaded guilty to having the weapon earlier in the day along Victoria Street, without a reasonable excuse. Sergeant Kenmore Phillips […]
Legal year opens
The legal fraternity on Monday reverted to a traditional church service to mark the start of the 2024-2025 legal year. Members of the judiciary led by President Dame Sandra Mason, Chief Justice Leslie Haynes KC and Attorney General Dale Marshall SC converged in the heart of The City at the St Michael’s Cathedral for blessing […]