Prime Minister Mia Mottley In recent days a principal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAB) was severely critical of the lack of support given to the Auditor General's department by government. In a sponsored program on the Voice of Barbados titled Talking Financing the President of ICAB did not hold back venting on government's…
Submitted by Observing Former Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw, deputy BLP leader Minister of Education Kay McConney On a political platform in 2018 the then leader of opposition announced that "Common Entrance must go!" The crowd cheered. For three years the appointed Minister pronounced ad infinitum that "Common Entrance must go!" The masses bellowed. For…
Teacher Alwyn Babb will remain on half-pay leave until December 31, 2022. This is according to correspondence from the Ministry of the Public Service dated October 5, 2022, informing him that his period of interdiction was being extended. Meanwhile, colleague Pedro Shepherd, who contested the St Michael South East seat against then Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw, will remain interdicted for a further three months, but he will receive his …
The Caribbean Coalition for Exam Redress is hoping for a significant improvement in the quality of grades from the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) as thousands of students in Barbados and neighbouring islands await the release of scores from the regional examining body.In a statement released on Wednesday, it said that like many students, teachers and parents, it was “anxiously” awaiting the results expected to be published on Monday, given the challenges associated with CXC’s grading system over the last two years.The group said it did not want a repeat of what happened previously, noting that it was already noticing some recurring issues such as errors on the examination papers, challenges with the Barbados E-testing system and lack of engagement from CXC.“We note the . . . challenges experienced by these children, reported to the Ministries of Education and CXC, and hope CXC lives up to its commitment that grading has been adjusted to reflect the disadvantages experience
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