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The most outstanding athletes who proudly represented their schools at the recently concluded PowerAde-Dasani Barbados Secondary Schools Athletics Championship (BSSAC), were this afternoon recognized for their efforts during a well-organized awards ceremony held at the Queen’s College.In the presence of several principals, teachers and various sponsors that helped to make BSSAC a success, the top performers led by the most outstanding senior athletes Josiah Parris of the St. Michael School and...

Head coach of the Geoffrey Burke Zone and physical education teacher at the Springer Memorial Secondary School Jesse King has expressed confidence in his group to do well when the Powerade-Dasani Barbados Secondary Schools Athletics Championship commences tomorrow at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex.King said that his zone which will be in yellow attire should not be underestimated given the depth of former champion schools in the zone, especially perennial queens Springer Memorial along with often...

New Minister of Education Kay McConney says she has no problem with those taking protest action to call for a resumption of face-to-face classes on February 21. “My simple response to those persons is, bravo. This Government and my ministry are working across all ministries to meet the target of February 21 which we have set for children to return to school. We are not working in individual silos but …

Olympian Akela Jones continues to cement her place as the best female long jumper Barbados has ever produced and is confident of possibly qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics in Japan.Jones is happy about this latest achievement which for her is a step in the right direction. Last weekend she registered a new national record of 6.80m (+0.2) at the 2021 Chula Vista Field Festival in California and eclipsed her old mark of 6.75m set in 2016.

Article by Springer Memorial principal Mitchelle Maxwell (left) and her deputy Cheryl Gill showing one of the classrooms set up in keeping with physical distancing protocols for a dozen students. -  (Picture by Jameel Springer.) Social Share All systems appear set for children and teachers to return to classrooms for face-to-face learning from Monday. Several schools were doing final preparations yesterday on the grounds and in classrooms, even as the Ministry of Education tried to asc...

New Education Reform Unit created Article by April 24, 2021 The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has created a new Education Reform Unit, which will be headed by Dr Idamay Denny, who will assume the position of Director of Education Reform, effective April 26. The Transformation of Barbados’ education system has been identified as one of the priorities of the current administration of government as articulated in its 2018 Manifesto. Central to t...