Foundation Students Complain of CXC SBA Foul-UP
CXC chemistry students of the Christ Church Foundation School are complaining of an exam foul-up they say has resulted in their School- Based Assessment, SBAs, being marked ungraded throwing their plans into disarray. One of the students speaking on Down to Brasstacks, outlined the problem and the distress it has caused. She says the ministry […]
Homelessness a “National Crisis”, Says Saffrey; Govt Promises Action Plan
Government authorities are being urged to urgently deal with what the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness describes as a national crisis of homelessness in this country. President of the Alliance Kemar Saffrey has told the audience of VOB’s Down to Brasstacks call-in program that his organisation which operates the only homeless shelter on the island […]
Man Dies After Shock and Fall From Tree
A man has died after suffering an electrical shock while picking breadfruit at Spooners Hill, St. Michael this morning. Starcom Network News understands the man was in a tree at an abandoned property and was picking breadfruit when the rod he was using came into contact with an electrical wire. The man fell from the […]