by Sharon Austin | Aug 14, 2018 | Ministry News
Ten commandants from the region and their assistants will gather in Barbados this week to participate in the 31st Caribbean Commandants’ Conference. Learning To Do Today, For A Successful Tomorrow is the theme of the biennial conference, which will be held from...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Oct 20, 2017 | Top Stories
One of Barbados’ top technical and vocational institutions has changed its name. The Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic has been renamed the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI), to reflect the new initiatives and programmes that have brought it into...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Oct 19, 2017 | Top Stories
Another state-of-the-art school has officially opened, with Education Minister Ronald Jones lauding the generosity of The Maria Holder Memorial Trust and extolling the strides made in early childhood education since the1960s. Maria Holder Nursery School, Oldbury, as...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Oct 17, 2017 | Top Stories
Competition is not the motivator behind the increasing numbers of sixth forms across the island. Education Minister, Ronald Jones stressed this yesterday at the commissioning of the new sixth form at the Alleyne School, where the first cohort was congratulated “for...
by Joy-Ann Gill | Oct 16, 2017 | Top Stories
The dedication shown by this island’s teachers and those who partner with Government to meet the educational needs of students has not gone unnoticed. This was made clear last Saturday night as Education Minister, Ronald Jones, addressed the graduation ceremony for 60...
