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Father figures hosted as school celebrates their role in children's lives

DADDY DEAREST - Barbados Today

#BTEditorial - A great Holetown Festival; let's patronise Agrofest

Organisers have reported a successful Holetown Festival albeit with reduced events this year.In 2020, the Holetown Festival was the only national event that got off the ground, largely because of the time of the year it is staged. Weeks after the festival that year, the country recorded its first COVID-19 case and all other national festivals were cancelled for 2020 and 2021 as well.In 2020, the coveted Miss Holetown Queen of the Festival pageant was removed with the intention of it being staged in September 2020 as part of the St James We Gatherin’ activities. Sadly, those anticipating its return were disappointed again this year.The event, which usually sees a packed audience in the hall of Frederick Smith Secondary School, was a staple of the festival for many years and we hope it makes a comeback soon.We welcome the return of the Holetown Festival as we appreciate what it means to folks living in the west and north of the island. We are also acutely aware of what it means to the

Parents, union lament closure of schools as a result of cow-itch

Three schools closed early on Tuesday, following complaints from students and teachers about “itchy skin” as cow-itch vines near educational institutions continue to be a nuisance.Around 10 a.m., parents at Mount Tabor Primary School in St John, and All Saints’ Primary School and All Saints’ Nursery School in St Peter received messages that they should immediately collect their children due to the environmental problem.First Vice President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) Julian Pierre who visited All Saints’ Primary and Nursery informed Barbados TODAY that in addition to children at those two institutions complaining of itching, teachers decided that they would not remain at the compound due to the discomfort.“They decided that for themselves, the children and the ancillary staff. So the decision was made then for both schools to be closed, for persons to leave the compounds, and there was a similar situation at Mount Tabor,” he said.