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Teenage wrestling sensation Rebecca Williams won gold for Barbados at the 2023 United States of America National Beach Wrestling Championship at Carolina Beach, North Carolina over the weekend. Williams, age 15, was nothing short of outstanding against some of the world’s best in what was her first time not only competing at this event but also her maiden international beach wrestling competition. A student of the Combermere School, Williams was …

Lawmen are investigating separate incidents which left two people nursing wounds on Wednesday.According to the Barbados Police Service’s Public Relations Officer Inspector Rodney Inniss, around 12.50 pm, a 30-year old man reported that he had been shot in his stomach by another man, whilst at the National Botanical Gardens in an area near to the Combermere School.He was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by ambulance to undergo surgery and was said to be in critical, but stable, condition....

By Michron Robinson The Easter edition of Baje to the World focused on yet another challenge. This time it was jazz and contestants delivered in sophistication and sultry style on the evening. Top performances came from poet Cyndi Celeste, who seems to have a magic key to the judges’ hearts with her spoken word. Also ending the night on a high was

The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METVT) advises that as a result of smoke and ash emanating from a fire in its environs, Combermere School at Waterford, St. Michael is now closed. Classes are expected to resume tomorrow, Tuesday, March 21, following assessments by environmental health officials. The METVT regrets any inconvenience that the closure may cause.

The athletes from Extreme Velocity Club are back in Barbados after a successful trip last weekend to Canada where they won six gold and three silver medals. CARIFTA Games sprinter Amani Mascoll-Beckles was the star performer with two gold medals, while Tonique Fleming, Rihan Price, Zachary Alexander and Jeremy Small also won gold medals. Competing at the Variety Village Athletic Club Meet in Toronto, Mascoll-Beckles sustained his early season form …

By Michron Robinson This year’s Culture Day, celebrated on Friday at the Combermere School in recognition of African Awareness Day, was marked as a major success. Students spent the day playing indigenous Barbadian games such as rounders and there was also a fashion show, which was a major highlight of the morning.  Delivering the featured address was Head of the History Department Sophia

By Morissa Lindsay It is expected that the Usain Bolt Sports Complex will be rocking as the 2023 Dasani/Powerade-sponsored Barbados Secondary Schools Athletic Championships (BSSAC) returns to its original format starting with the zonal meets and finals in March. During a press launch held this afternoon in the Media Resource room at Harrison College, Crumpton Street, it was announced that BSSAC and

The town hall meetings for the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) 2023 will conclude this week. On Tuesday, January 17, The team from the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METVT) will host the sessions at Combermere School, Waterford, St. Michael, and A. DaCosta Edwards Primary School, Belleplaine, St. Andrew. Following these meetings, the final sessions will be held on Thursday,

Ministers call on Richard Drax, the UK owner of the largest former slave estate on the island, to atone for the deeds of his forefathers

Rickyla Fagan is one step closer to her dream of becoming a professional athlete. The 19-year-old CARIFTA Games relay silver medallist has earned a four-year scholarship to Mississippi State University where she is pursuing studies in kinesiology. Fagan, who attended Deighton Griffith Secondary and Combermere School, and was also coached by Leo Garnes in the Cooperators General Insurance Elite Distance Programme, was thrilled when she got the news. “This is …