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On January 7, 1948, seventy five years ago the University College of the West Indies admitted 33 medical students to its single campus, housed on the grounds of what used to be the Papine and Mona sugar estates. It was then a college of the University of London. Medicine was given priority because of the regional health situation with rampant high infant mortality rates, chronic sickness and inadequate training of …

Barbados’ new Constitution could be ready by September.Chairman of the Constitution Reform Commission, retired Justice Christopher Blackman believes the 10-member body should be able to complete the mammoth task of crafting the island’s revised Constitution within the 15-month timeline given by Government.In an interview with Barbados TODAY, Justice Blackman said they had been given 15 months and he saw no reason for it not to be completed by then.“I think so. I don’t see any real reason why it shouldn’t happen,” Justice Blackman responded when asked if he was optimistic the Consti...

Five in 10 voters say their confidence in the public school system has decreased since the start of the Covid crisis and over the past year, according to a recent nationwide survey by education think tank the Hunt Institute. According to data from the National Bureau of Economic Research, reading and math test scores in West Virginia dropped significantly during the course of the pandemic. Bob Wise, education consultant and former West Virginia Governor, said nearly 60% of voters and parents strongly agree states and school districts should be using federal relief dollars to support schools....

To boost educational outcomes, New Mexico will start the new year with a free, virtual tutoring program - focused on math, language arts, and science for students from pre-K through 8th grade. The tutoring is available to all Title 1 schools, including tribally controlled ones. The governor's office announced the company, Paper Education Inc., was chosen to offer the services following a competitive process. ...