Education, Local news, News

Dismay at in-person exams scheduled for June-July

Published 3 March, 2021

Basseterre

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Article by
Randy Bennett

“Discouraged, disheartened and dismayed.”

That’s how some Barbadian parents and secondary school students are feeling in the wake of the news by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) that they will be pushing ahead with this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination(CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams in the traditional face-to-face format.

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News, Regional News, Travel

LIAT ex-staff take protest online

Published 3 March, 2021

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Article by
Emmanuel Joseph

Hundreds of long-suffering, out-of-work former LIAT workers have now created a special protest video for circulation across social media highlighting their plight for the non-payment of EC$119 million in outstanding entitlements including EC$79 million in severance outstanding for close to a year.

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Education, Local news, News

Black History Month Assembly VHS

Published 2 March, 2021

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Black History Month Assembly at VHS

Guess speaker Junie Liburd was present at this gathering

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Education, Local news, News

CXC exams to proceed in traditional format in June

Published 2 March, 2021

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CXC Registrar Dr Wayne Wesley

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced that students will sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) in the traditional format, despite the increasing number of COVID-19 cases being recorded the region.

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Business, Local news, News

ECCB Encourages Safe Use of Mobile Devices Online

Published 1 March, 2021

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The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is advising people to be cautious when using their mobile devices online as hackers target these devices also.

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