Come August 1, commuters can start paying for their taxi fare using the mobile application MyReadyCa$h.The new mobile application, which can be downloaded from the Apple Store and Play Store, will allow commuters to pay for their journey with the scan of a QR code by the taxi operators.Speaking to reporters in Heroes Square on Friday to announce the introduction of the new payment system, Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael said the roll-out will be done in stages, with some 25 taxi operators utilising it in the first phase.The project, which is being done in collaboration with the Cooperative Investment Fund (CIF), will see other taxi drivers and minibus and ZR operators being included by September.
A Government backbencher is taking some unemployed Barbadians to task for not grabbing hold of the free opportunities to improve their skills.During the Barbados Labour party (BLP) St. James North branch meeting at the Gordon Greenidge Primary School, Rock Dundo St. James on Sunday night, Member of Parliament for that constituency Edmund Hinkson expressed his irritation.“I get frustrated when I hear some of our people say they can’t find work or they want a job and when I ask them . . . what skills do you have, you can’t get anything out of them or you hear them say they could do anything. And when my response is, ‘well you can’t fly a plane or spaceship to the moon. Come again, what can you do? And we giving you this opportunity and this is of course after 12 years of free education, between ages 4 and 16/17, that – we are giving you a second opportunity as a young adult to get training, to get skills, to be able to provide for yourself and your family,” he said.
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Le PPS s’est exprimé le 20 juillet 2021 lors de la partie consacré au projet de loi présenté par la ministre de l’Education au Parlement.
1. Mr Speaker Sir, I thank you for giving the floor to me to bring my humble contribution to the debate on the Institute of Technical Education and Technology Bill in this August Assembly.
2. This Government has a clear vision for developing the potential and talents of our youth and direct them towards a brighter path with better prospects. Our inclusive education system aims at providing a career path to each and every young learner while concurrently ensuring that no one is left behind. This Government has been consistently reviewing our education system to ascertain that it remains innovative, robust and responsive to industry needs and ever-emerging gaps.