Cruelty to children could lead to a $100 000 fine or ten years in prison. The stiff penalty – along with a rash of other punishments – is contained in new laws to protect children The new Children Protection Bill also penalises those “duty bearers” who are aware of the ill treatment of minors and do not report it or those who deliberately make false reports. In addition the offence …
Hundreds of primary school athletes assembled at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex for the eagerly anticipated Chefette/Frosteez National Primary Schools’ Athletic Championships earlier Monday. The games were officially declared open at 10:18 a.m. which signalled the start of the Andrea Blackett Zone. Good Shepherd Primary immediately made their presence felt by recording the first victory of the day when Annette Springer won Section 1 of the Open Girls’ 600 metres. …
Students are being encouraged to pursue foreign languages as a career option. Last Friday, the Barbados Language Centre of the Barbados Community College hosted the first Foreign Language Fair at the Eyrie, St Michael campus, and students from the various secondary schools showed keen interest in the displays. “Right now we teach French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese . . .essentially it’s about culture. Language is just a vehicle …
With thousands of cybersecurity attacks occurring across the Caribbean each day, the Government of Barbados is putting measures in place to protect digital data. Minister of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology Davidson Ishmael said while many of those attacks were only designed to “humbug the place”, it was critical to safeguard systems. “. . . As you go through your development as a country and as a Government, you continue …
After finishing joint champions with Blue House last time out, Red House ensured there would only be one winner of Charles F Broome Memorial Primary School’s track and field sports day at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex on Friday. Red finished ten points clear of Gold House in a closely fought battle that went down to the final medley relay, with Green House placing third. When the dust settled Red …