Chief Education Officer, Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw, is commending Kerriesha Skeete and using her as an example of the good apples in the bunch within our schools.
And she assures that though Kerrisha's random act of kindness may not be replicated
Frederick Smith Secondary School student Kerrisha Skeete has been rewarded for her bravery and unselfishness once again.On Independence Day, the 15-year-old received a standing ovation when President Dame Sandra Mason presented her with the Barbados Bravery Medal for her “unselfish act of bravery towards a senior citizen while preventing loss of life from a seizure which occurred on public transportation”.On Thursday morning, in the presence of her schoolmates and teachers at morning assembly, Skeete was all smiles once again when Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw announced that she was Barbados’ newest Peace Ambassador.The title is an aspect of the Ministry of Education Technological & Vocational Training School Behaviour Management Programme (SPBMP).“I am a bit surprised. I didn’t even know this was a thing until this morning. But I am grateful to be awarded the Peace Ambassador title 2022,” said Skeete, who took the Peace Ambassador’s pledge before
The man who Frederick Smith Secondary School student Kerrisha Skeete assisted while he was having a seizure on a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) last week remains hospitalised.And while Skeete, accompanied by her mother Kerry Skeete, was finally able to visit him on Tuesday, he was still not in the best of health and did not recognise her.“He wasn’t talking. I don’t think he even remembers me. It was kind of sad seeing him. I am glad that I got to see him because I really wanted to and kept wondering how he was doing since I last saw him. I took some things for him that he needs at this time,” the schoolgirl told Barbados TODAY.The gentleman’s close family friend, Carrol Medford, who described Skeete’s unselfish actions as “a great effort” said that the minibus driver transported him to the Maurice Byer Polyclinic in St Peter, before he was rushed to the QEH after suffering further seizures.
The Barbados National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (BNCPTA) is investigating allegations that some Frederick Smith Secondary School students were locked out of the school on Tuesday morning.In an interview with Barbados TODAY on Wednesday, concerned general secretary Nicole Brathwaite said she was actively seeking answers.A video making the rounds on social media on Tuesday showed several school children standing outside the gate of the Trents, St James school.In an accompanying voice note, an upset parent claimed the principal had locked the children out at 9:15 a.m. and had used inappropriate language in speaking to the students.When contacted, principal Stephen Jackman declined comment and Barbados TODAY’s efforts to reach Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Bradshaw-Archer were unsuccessful.Brathwaite said if the security and principal conducted themselves in an inappropriate manner, they should be dealt with accordingly. However, she said, if it was a case of disciplinar
Nearly three years after the country was crippled by two consecutive days of island-wide power outages, Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BL&P) says it is focused on delivering a more reliable service. This was specifically in relation to the generation of power and the way it was transmitted and distributed, BL&P director of asset management Rohan Seale testified at the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) hearing considering the company’s application …