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While the country was grappling to come to terms with the troubling revelations related to the controversial survey administered by the Inter-American Development Bank to first formers at five secondary schools last week, another development in the education sector received passing attention but was of no less import.Last Thursday, news surfaced that special grade teacher Alwyn Babb of the Lester Vaughan Secondary School was found guilty of misconduct and had been suspended for three months on h...

Special grade teacher Alwyn Babb has been found guilty of misconduct and has been suspended for three months on half pay. This action follows his contesting the January 19 General Election in St Peter on behalf of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), for which he was charged disciplinarily and initially suspended on April 6 this year.Babb was notified of the decision in a letter on Wednesday from the Ministry of the Public Service, which also indicated that if he wanted to appeal to the local Priv...

Distilled in Houston’s Fifth Ward, General Orders No. 3 is an ode to Juneteenth and African American foodways

Albany Police are investigating a homicide in the city’s Pine Hills neighborhood.

#TheBahamas, September 26, 2022 – As an integral agency under the Ministry of Transport and Housing, the Road Traffic Department is responsible for the collection of revenue from vehicle licensing and inspection fees. On an annual basis, the revenue from the Road Traffic Department exceeds 60 million dollars. This revenue is critical in supporting the […]

Civil servants have been given another five days of unrecorded leave a year to do community service with registered and recognised organisations

A large historic pen sketch hand-drawn and signed by Apollo XI astronaut Neil Armstrong, a manuscript fragment in George Washington’s hand from t

WILTON, Conn. – A large historic pen sketch hand-drawn and signed by Apollo XI astronaut Neil Armstrong, a manuscript fragment in George Washington’s hand from the first draft of his ...

Barbados’ two leading teachers’ trade unions are up in arms about attempts to “unilaterally” change the terms and conditions under which principals and deputy principals are appointed in the public system.In separate statements on Monday, the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU) and the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) demanded answers about a decision to offer contracts to the teachers who recently applied for the senior positions, instead of the customary permanent appointments....

Two years before Richard "Randy" Cox was arrested, fell inside a police transport van, arrived at the detention center visibly injured, asked officers for…