Transport Board Strike Resolved/School Resumes Tommorow
The work stoppage at the Transport Board has been resolved. State-run buses were expected to be back on the road from 6pm. The Board’s General Manager Fabian Wharton briefed Starcom Network News. He explained that today was a culmination of frustrations over various issues that reached tipping point. Chief Education Officer Dr. Ramona Archer-Bradshaw announced […]
School Resumes Tomorrow
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METVT) is advising the public that, with a resolution having been reached at the Barbados Transport Board in relation to its work stoppage, school will resume tomorrow, January 24, using the face-to-face modality. The METVT thanks all partners in education for their continued cooperation, especially during […]
Plan for Schools Online Rest of Week if Bus Strike Continues
The Ministry of Education has told principals, teachers and parents to prepare for online classes at government schools for the rest of the week if the strike by Transport Board workers isn’t resolved. Chief Education Officer Dr. Ramona Archer-Brandshaw has issued a memo to that effect to principals of all public nursery, primary, secondary and […]
Transport Board Strike Talks Continue
Transport Board workers are still off the job and vow not to return until their grievances are addressed. They went on strike this morning and all of the state agency’s buses are off the road which forced education officials to close schools for the day. Toni Moore, General Secretary of the Barbados Workers Union, which […]
Transport Board Workers on Strike/Schools Closed
Workers at the Transport Board are off the job forcing education officials to close schools today. The Transport Board staff, who are represented by the Barbados Workers Union, stopped work this morning and the board’s buses are off the road. The drivers and other staff have gathered outside the gate of the headquarters of the […]
Work Stoppage at the Transport Board
Workers at the Transport Board are off the job. The Transport Board staff, who are represented by the Barbados Workers Union, stopped work this morning and the board’s buses are off the road. The drivers and other staff have gathered outside the gate of the headquarters of the statutory corporation at Weymouth, St. Michael. Some […]