Economy / Barbados
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Education For The Nation
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David Thompson, leader of the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP), has stressed that education would be the number one priority if his party was to win next year's general election. Thompson promised a comprehensive reform of the education system, including proposals to raise the school leaving age from 16 to 18, reviewing the exam-based curriculum, and encouraging more adults into higher and further education. Thompson also stated that a country such as Barbados, with limited resources, should be willing to spend up to 25% of its budget on developing human resources on education. We expect more populist rhetoric from both