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Wild at Wilkie
Teacher Jacinta Alexander and colleagues cheåer Daniella Sandiford. There were screams of joy and excitement at the Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School in the Pine, St. Michael this morning when the...
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Ariana’s over the moon
Dad Antonio Layne and aunt Lauraine Gittens enjoy the moment with Arianna. Ecstatic, excited and any other word that conveys joy would aptly sum up the feelings in the Layne household tonight. Ariana’s...
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Excellent all-round performance
Zach Drayton Fantastic! That’s how Principal of St. Cyprian’s Boys’ School, Dave Layne, feels about his students’ performance in this year’s Common Entrance Exam. “I have 13 of the 27 boys getting...
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Marks for HC; but returning to Al Falah
Ayshaa Bhana Ayshaa Bhana feels really good about her performance in the Barbados Secondary School Entrance Exam. She is one of the top 10 performers overall and gained a place at Harrison College...
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Jakeem brings joy to country school
Jakeem Hall (centre) has the support of classmates. St. Margaret’s Primary School in Glenburnie, St. John had much to shout about today. Jakeem Hall, who hails from the small rural institution, is one...
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Proud of her success
Alyssa Mahon’s parents Terry and Sonia beam with pride. Alyssa Mahon is very pleased with herself. And she has every reason to be. The Trinity Academy student was not only one of two who scored 100 per...
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Kaylee shocked at results
Michele Hodgkinson gives her daughter Kaylee a huge hug. “I am just shocked. I did not expect to be number two in the island it is just amazing!” This is how St. Winifred’s student Kaylee Hodgkinson...
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Top boy elated
Zerayaicob Yaicob If you were to find out you were the top male performer in the island in the 2013 Common Entrance Examination, how would you celebrate? Zerayaicob Yaicob of The Rock Christian, who...
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Kaleah gets her wish
It is only the second year that Blackman & Gollop Primary in Staple Grove, Christ Church has been in existence and they are already reaping special recognition in the Barbados Secondary School’s...
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Giving God all the praise
Top student Brianna Williams (third left) was elated at her performance in the Barbados Secondary School Entrance Exam. She was also thankful to God for His mercy and for everyone who prayed for her....
View ArticleModernising BSS
Barbados may soon have a National Statistical Unit in place and a modernised Barbados Statistical Service.Acting Director of the Barbados Statistical Service, Aubrey Browne, made this disclosure today...
View ArticleNew teaching appointments
The island has five new primary school principals.They are Linda Archer, who will assume responsibility for St. Mary’s Primary; Melinese Alleyne, who will be heading the Cuthbert Moore Primary; Monica...
View ArticleTeachers feeling threatened
Teachers in schools across the island say they are feeling intimidated and threatened by the Ministry of Education. But union heads are urging them not to buckle under that pressure because that’s...
View ArticleStudents mourn
Sudden passing of beloved Lester Vaughan School principal plunges school into mourning.
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BE RESPONSIBLE
Minister of Youth, Stephen Lashley, has called for responsible public discourse on the sexual conduct and sexuality of this island’s youth.Furthermore, he has appealed to the media to adopt a code of...
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Schooling knocked
St Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony has painted a conservative picture of education in the region, suggesting it is doing more harm than good.“Take the issue of after-hours lesson for children....
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SO WRONG!
A teaching moment missed is how Minister of Education Ronald Jones has described the publishing of and subsequent fallout from a story carried in another section of the media about two school students...
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Suspended
Thirty-two Daryll Jordan Secondary students who were this morning suspended after arriving at school more than an hour late should be back in class next Wednesday.Fed up with what he termed “persistent...
View ArticleMissing link
A worrying disclosure was made today that an average of 150 secondary school students pass through counselling annually, as senior child care officials pointed the accusing finger at parents for...
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Phone ban demand
Hundreds of Barbadians have signed a petition demanding the banning of cellphones in schools, in light of the posting of two new pornographic video tapes on Facebook, showing students on the compound...
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