STEM Education Being Pushed

Established October 1895 MP: Stop cyber predators Page 6 Wednesday June 11, 2014 $1 VAT Inclusive MORE POWER FOR FTC THE Fair Trading Commission – to regulate all telecommunication services that exists between Cable and Wireless (FTC) will soon have the power to and others; and tariffs related to resale regulate all telecommunication Transaction (Amendment) Bill 2014 in those advances, and as such the FTC has which is not a major issue, but occurs services that are available in this the House of Assembly yesterday morn- no control over any of the other services from time to time,” he explained. country. ing. that are currently provided. He said that the proposed legislation Word of this came from the Minister of The Minister told the Lower House “Right now the FTC can only regulate that will expand the scope of the FTC has Commerce, Industry, International that while the telecommunications serv- matters that relate to fixed lines services; already made its way to the Governance Business and Small Business ices have expanded beyond that of fixed international services, international tele- Committee of Cabinet and is now with Development, Donville Inniss, as he pi- landlines, the legislation and accompany- phone calls that are made using their various stakeholders, among them the loted the debate on the Electronic ing regulations have not kept pace with platform; the interconnectivity issues FTC on Page 4 STEM education being pushed THE Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus hosted a Principals Forum yesterday morning to discuss the advancement of science and mathematics at the primary level of education. That meeting was facilitated by Dr. Colin Depradine, Dean of the Faculty and assistant Leah Garner-Oneale in an effort to chart with schools and rep- resentatives of the Ministry of Education a strategic plan for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in Barbados. Dr.Depradine remarked that such inclusive discussions are crucial if buy-in was to be had at all levels of the education system. “Too often... we have a tendency to create plans and then throw them down to the schools and tell them imple- ment... That does not work,” he said, adding that the forum was the first of Principals who attended a forum to discuss the advancement of science and several that would be conducted with mathematics in primary schools. INSET: Dr. Colin Depradine, Dean of the principals from both the primary and Faculty of Science and Technology. secondary levels of education. He noted that the talks also formed In his feature remarks during the working with its educational partners, part of a wider outreach programme opening segment of the forum, UWI’s in particular the Samuel Jackman geared at shifting the developmental Principal and Pro Vice Chancellor, Polytechnic, to grow and expand the focus of the University and by exten- Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, said that human resources capacity of the coun- sion the rest of the education sector to the university, through its Science and try in the STEM fields. STEM education. Technology Faculty, is committed to MEETING on Page 5 2 • Wednesday June 11, 2014 The Barbados Advocate The Barbados Advocate Wednesday June 11, 2014 • 3 British Airways donates to YWCA Breakfast Club BRITISH Airways remains committed “We are very happy to donate these to the communities in which they items and we know that they will go a operate. long way assisting those less fortunate. Yesterday,as part of the airline’s 60th We are aware of the difficulties that anniversary flying to Barbados, a special families are facing and I think it is donation was made to the Young incumbent on us that are in a position to Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) help, to do so,” he expressed during the Breakfast Club. presentation held at the YWCA Deacons District Manager at British Airways, Headquarters. Nigel Blackett and Diane Corrie, The YWCA President lauded the Commercial Manager (Caribbean), airline’s continuous commitment to the presented a large quantity of food breakfast club. She also shared with the supplies to President of YWCA BA officials that there are currently 1 Barbados, Andrea Taylor; to assist in 307 children in the programme, sustaining the worthwhile programme. stressing that the numbers continue to Blackett noted that BA, in that past, rise. has shown support to the efforts of the “We are faced with a situation that breakfast club. every day when we open our doors we “British Airways has had a long are seeing new faces along with those relationship with the YWCA breakfast who come regularly. This donation will club. Along with a past employee From left: Diane Corrie, Commerical Manager Caribbean at British Airways; Nigel take us even further in feeding more serving during the week with the Blackett, District Manager at British Airways; and President of YWCA Barbados, children on the island, and we thank breakfast club for a very long time, we Andrea Taylor showing some of the food items that were donated to the YWCA you for being part of the process of giving also made a monetary donation,” it was Breakfast Club by British Airways to assist in the preparation of meals for the back to the community,” Taylor said. explained. 1 307 children currently in the programme. (TL) More surveys, more research planned THE Barbados Road Safety Furthermore,she admonished that they it to report.”The President explained that this manner either. Association has plans to conduct a don’t address, “Why is that person the hope is to base the study on the 85th “In other countries,European countries, number of surveys and do local misjudging clearance? Why is that person percentile speed around school zones and the [United] States, Canada and so on, up research to discover the factors being distracted, because distracted in residential areas, where her hope is to one-third of the road fatalities are work- underlying accidents in Barbados. driving leads to a lot of rear-end collisions. also to one day see speed limits set around related which entails people who are Yesterday, before the Safer Roads Why are these vehicles not following the 30 km per hour,because she affirms, “if a driving for work, but here in Barbados Barbados Traffic Safety School appropriate following distance, following pedestrian is hit at that speed, he or she because we don’t gather that information commenced a One-day Road too close? And yet that is not a cause, on has a 95 per cent chance of surviving”. we don’t know how many people [who Safety/Defensive Driving Training the police categories, and speeding and so The President also pointed out that the drive for work get into accidents Workshop at Co-operators General on, like misjudging clearance, overtaking Association wants to take highly annually],” she revealed. Insurance, the President of the Barbados improperly,these are all concerns amongst populated districts where there are many Roland-Bowen further pointed out “that Road Safety Association Sharmane the top five leading causes of accidents in children and elderly and record vehicle challenges are posed also because many Roland-Bowen made this disclosure. Barbados.” speeds in passing as well. persons who drive for work are not in She said that such a need has arisen Therefore, she insisted that the She asserted that the surveys will labelled or branded company vehicles because of the “subjectivity” within the Association will do some investigating of specifically deal with cellphone use, always”. (KG) police criteria for causes of accidents. its own. backseat passenger and child restraints Roland-Bowen told the media that, In addition, the Association has been and thirdly, speeds in these children and “According to police statistics [accidents given a laser speed gun by a donor – residential zones. are due to] inattention and attention LaserTech in the United States of America Then with regard to understanding the Police reports diverted, misjudging clearance, but the and they intend to conduct their own tests. cause of accidents involving employees way they have them listed, it is so In an interview with The Barbados who drive for work, she said that it was subjective more or less, too many Advocate, Roland-Bowen said, “It is not a impossible to gather this information as Accident with injuries [categories].” radar gun, it is laser and we are not using Barbados does not categorise accidents in An accident with injuries occurred about 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday June 10, 2014 on Taitt Hill Road, with its junction with Workmans, St. George, involving an omnibus owned by the Transport Board Blackman: Vehicles are offices and driven by Cenetta Bennett, 35 years. The omnibus at the time was travelling A WAKE-UP call has been sent out to parcel of the office. Furthermore, such a paradigm shift in to Bridgetown with 15 passengers on employees who drive for work. “Ten years ago a seminar of this theme approach is necessary because, “some board. The driver manoeuvred to avoid a It was issued by a member of the would not have been offered since at that employees driving for work, they spend collision with another vehicle and struck Labour Department who wants each time, matters addressing safety and the majority of their day within the a curb. Thirteen passengers complained driver to recognise that he or she operates health dealt with heavy industry; it dealt confines of their vehicle and so some of the of minor injuries and were transported to in a hazardous mobile office space daily. with construction, but today we know hazards that they may encounter or some the Glebe Polyclinic.

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