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People who currently contribute to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) could be affected by its impending reform.That is the view of Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Professor Justin Robison.He told Barbados TODAY that while the National Insurance Fund is not in crisis now, Barbadians who presently contribute to the NIS could possibly still feel the impacts of any reform.On Wednesday, during a national press conference, it was revealed by NIS actuary Derek Osborne that unless decisive action was taken immediately, the National Insur...

Zaria Walters did not make the top ten in this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Examination (BSSEE), but in her eyes, she is number one.The student of The Ifill School who gained 51 in English and 25 in Mathematics, passed for the Princess Margaret Secondary School, which is a major accomplishment for someone who has struggled with dyslexia throughout school.“I did it and I would tell other children don’t worry about what other people would say, just do your own thing and have a good time doing what you have to do,” Zaria told Barbados TODAY.She admitted that she faced many c...

The rising cost of fuel in Barbados has prompted the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) to call for a hike in allowances for public servants.Noting that allowances have not moved in over a decade, the union’s general secretary Richard Green and president Kimberly Agard argued that with gas prices here being among the highest in the world, it was necessary for travel benefits to be adjusted upwards.Their call came on the heels of another price hike that took effect on Sunday which saw the cost of gasoline rising to $4.83 per litre, an increase of 11 cents, and diesel increasing to $4.28 ...

Some of the island’s top performers in the Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination (BSSEE) were successful in passing for their school of choice despite the challenges associated with online learning.Top boy overall Azario Gooding who hails from St George Primary, said he knew he was always going to do well but did not expect this level of success.On Tuesday, when Gooding, who was accompanied by his parents, collected his examination results slip he told reporters: “I am a little bit surprised. I didn’t expect to be top boy but I expected to be in the top 15.”When asked about le...

St Paul’s Primary School student Madison Smith has accomplished her goal of scoring full marks in Mathematics in this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Examination (BSSEE).She was one of just two students to get 100 in the subject, out of the 3 000-plus students who sat the examination.The Queen’s College-bound student told the media on Tuesday, after the results were released, that she spent many hours completing past examination papers, extra homework, and revision as she prepared for the exam.She credited her accomplishment to her teachers and her mother, Kimberley Smith.The ...