As the Parkinson Memorial Secondary School remains closed on Friday for authorities to determine what caused several students and staff to fall ill on Wednesday, the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) is reporting satisfaction with the way the matter is being handled.In a statement issued on Thursday afternoon, the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training announced that the school’s Wildey, St Michael plant will be closed for a second consecutive day and classes will remain online.“The Ministry of Health and Wellness will continue their investigations in and around the school plant,” it added. “Further updates will be provided as soon as investigations are completed.”
The Daryl Jordan Secondary School was abruptly closed today after teachers were forced to seek medical attention after being affected by cow itch.
According to reports, the St Lucy school was closed just after noon after teachers complained to the principal of suffering from itchy skin.
President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT), Rudy Lovell told Barbados TODAY the owners of
The calls for a new National Stadium grew louder as several speakers at last Thursday’s press launch of 2023 Chefette/Frosteez National Primary Schools Athletic Championships (NAPSAC) appealed to the Government to finally deliver on promises to build the facility. President of the Association of Public Primary Schools Principals, Ivan Clarke, said it was annoying to work as teacher in the Athletes Village due to the poor conditions they faced when …
Class Four students across the island will have an extra eight weeks to prepare for this year’s 11-Plus examination and the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) is fully backing the Ministry of Education’s decision to delay the test, although saying it should have been done earlier.
BUT president Rudy Lovell told Barbados TODAY that having the exam on June 27 rather
President of the Barbados Association of Principals of Public Schools (BAPPSS) Stephen Jackman says while there is a place for dialogue about school violence and deviant behaviour, the time now is for action to deal with the scourge.
He insisted that measures agreed to in previous talks with stakeholders must now be executed.
“We have discussed since the 1980s, a type of