Dozens of Barbadians are among the thousands heeding calls from authorities to leave Tampa, Florida as the state braces for a hit from Hurricane Milton. President of the Barbados Association of Tampa Bay Robert Wilson spoke to CBC News while fleeing the system.

Barbados and the region are getting much-needed help in the fight against transnational organised crime and illicit firearms. The assistance is coming from Interpol and CARICOM IMPACS. Some of the plans are being discussed at the 8th Edition of the Dialogue on an effective multilateral policing architecture against global threat, under the theme of an “Integrated Security Architecture – Multilateral Action for a Safer World”. Rachelle Agard reports.

Government is embracing new technology to better track the development of students as well as gauge the skill level of teachers within the classrooms setting. This from Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training Kay McConney. She says the introduction of this new data analytics technology from Google should make for better monitoring to ensure targetted interventions by the Ministry are attained. Minister McConney made the remarks today during the launch of Google Workspace for Education Plus in Barbados. She described the technology as a game changer, noting it would help bridge the gap between online and classroom learning.