Lodge School closed due to bedbugs || Online classes tomorrow
Days after a bed-bug problem forced the Parkinson Secondary School to be closed for cleaning, the same situation now faces the Lodge School in St. John. The Ministry of Education today announced that the Lodge School was being closed due to what was described as an environmental problem. An internal email to staff that was […]
CXC impasse
A standoff could be developing between the Barbados Ministry of Education and the Caribbean Examinations Council which is based here, over exam results that are being disputed by scores of Barbadian students and parents. There has been a flood of complaints about the recently-released grades and there’s a petition demanding a review. The large volume […]
Shooting death leaves The Pine community shaken
There was an outpouring of grief this morning in The Pine, St. Michael and beyond at the death of popular nut seller, Randy Selman, who was shot dead last night as he sat outside his home at Golden Rock. Over the past two decades he had become a fixture, plying his trade at the corner […]
UPDATE: One man dead in St. Michael shooting
One man is dead after a shooting in the Pine, one of two shootings that occurred within a short space of time in separate St. Michael districts earlier tonight. The first shooting occurred around 8 30pm at Hall’s Road. A 27-year-old man from that district was shot in the abdomen and taken to the Queen […]
Toni Moore to be BLP St. George North Candidate
Senator Toni Moore, the Barbados Workers Union General Secretary will be the Barbados Labour Party’s candidate for St George North in the upcoming By-election. The announcement was made moments ago by Prime Minister Mia Mottley at BLP’s headquarters. Senator Moore said she was humbled by being selected and thanked Prime Minister Mottley. She also stated […]