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July 17, 2021 The student complement of the Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB) has been reduced by 50 per cent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking during the Board’s Virtual Graduation class 2019-2020, themed Change Call for Innovation, the Way Forward, Director of the BVTB Henderson Thompson said while the first semester commenced with 527 students enrolled in 24 different skills training programmes in August 2019, scores of students withdrew from the programme in the following months due to the pandemic. Thompson said: “As the semester commenced, it was clear that C...

Residents of St Andrew now have a newly-renovated and modernized outpatient clinic. The facility, which was due for permanent closure, will allow residents to access community-based services in an enhanced atmosphere. At today’s opening ceremony, Minister of Health and Wellness Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic said due to serious infrastructural issues that plagued the building in the past, his ministry made the decision to carry out a complete overhaul of the facility. Bostic said: “This outpatient’s clinic is now moving into the digital age. We have outfitted this clinic with six computers. We h...

#BTColumn – Inspiration ought to be authentic Article by February 21, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today. by Dr Derek Alleyne Many academics assume an air of indifference to politics and politicians and involvement in matters political often comes through personal contact with a leader. That is not to say that academics have no political leanings for many of them have but mask the preference in a veil of objectivity. In a conversation with a senior academic assign...