A National Survey on Literacy is to be conducted by the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill. It will be undertaken during the months of October and November. The purpose of the survey is to assess literacy skills, including reading, writing, listening, and speaking, and to gather opinions on attitudes towards literacy and how literacy impacts personal, workplace, and professional development. The survey will be conducted across all parishes, and households will be randomly selected to participate. Participation is voluntary, and all information collected will remain confidential. The input of the public will contribute to an important national effort, aimed at improving literacy education for all Barbadians.

The Barbados Police Service’s Criminal Investigations Department (District ‘A’) arrested and formally charged a teenager for a recent murder. He is 19-year-old Shem Jarad Mullin of Denton Road, Grazettes, St Michael, who was charged with the murder of Michael Hutson on September 18, 2024. Mullin appeared before Magistrate Alison Burke of the District ‘A’ Traffic Court today, Tuesday, September 24, 2024, and has been remanded to the Barbados Prison Service (Dodds). He is scheduled to reappear on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the District ‘A’ Magistrate’s Court.

Preparation for the world of work and the challenges of life were top of the agenda for the UWI Global Campus and the Sandals Foundation as they assembled some school seniors for a special programme. The Preparing Today for Tomorrow’s Challenges programme sponsored by the Sandals Foundation saw the children exposed to several presentations. Wendy Burke tells us more.