1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (114+ words) Barbados Today Progress Made, Challenges Ignored Beyond the Pass Rates: What the 2026 CXC Results Really Tell Us 1. Pass Rates: Improvement in Public Reporting Needed 2. Challenges and Areas of Concern 3. CTEC and Other New Certifications Striving for Continuous Improvement Paula-Anne Moore…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (268+ words) Workers within the public and private sectors are today experiencing a transition within the workplace. This has come about primarily because of global dynamics which feature globalisation, technological change, the changing nature of work and the introduction of artificial intelligence....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (275+ words) Minister of Transport and Works and Member of Parliament for St Michael South, Kirk Humphrey, has encouraged students who recently sat the 11-Plus examination to focus on their character, values and determination rather than the school to which they have…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (346+ words) “As you know, the One Family Programme seeks to empower the lives of 1,000 of the most vulnerable families across Barbados,” Daniel said. She said these families include about 6,000 people, with around 2,000 school-aged children. About 950 are in primary school, 150 have recently…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (564+ words) The Barbados Vocational Training Board is facing a major capacity challenge as demand for skills training remains strong, with 1 500 people applying for its Construction Gateway programme. As the Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB) welcomed more than 350 prospective trainees to its…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (456+ words) The work of about 50 children who spent the past six weeks exploring Barbadian and Caribbean culture was on display on Thursday as the Division of Youth Affairs’ National Summer Camp Programme’s cultural camp at St Ambrose Parish Centre in The…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (362+ words) Demand for culinary training remains strong at the Barbados Vocational Training Board, with its international cuisine programme expanding from two to six classes and the possibility of doubling that number, Director of Training Gerard Prescod has disclosed At the BVTB’s…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (475+ words) 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 Barbadian families. At a brief handover ceremony, Packaging Centre warehouse…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (609+ words) 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 year, an increase of 23.8 per cent over 2025, the charity revealed on Wednesday....

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (324+ words) A revived Barbados chapter of the University of the West Indies Medical Alumni Association has agreed to help fund improvements to student facilities and mentor medical students at Cave Hill. Under an agreement with the Faculty of Medical Sciences at…...