Just because Barbadians have been given the green light by government to be “outside” for the Crop Over Festival and other social and cultural gatherings, does not mean that all the dangers brought on by the pandemic have disappeared.The unintended or consequential effects of the pandemic are playing out in ways that too many of our citizens have not been paying attention.One of those coming to light this week emanated from the heartbreaking call of a father to one of the popular radio call-in programmes, in which he complained that his son was being denied a place in fifth-form at his secondary school because he had reached the age of 16 and had only qualified to write two Caribbean Examination Certificates (CXCs).The father explained that his son was kept back when he was in second form and as a consequence, was always one year behind others in his age group.For most of us who have passed through the Barbados secondary school system, we are aware of those students who “stopped
The culmination of the Crop Over Festival over the four-day weekend is going to be even sweeter for locals this year, largely due to a special staycation package being offered at several accommodations across the island.
During a press
The 17 finalists who will attempt to dethrone the reigning Calypso Monarch Classic are geared up and ready for the Courtesy Garage Pic-O-De-Crop Finals.
Ahead of the finals competition which takes place at the Kensington Oval on July 29, the compe
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