GET TOUGHER!
A LOCAL religious leader, who is suggesting that Barbados has gone soft on crime, wants Government to resume hanging for convicted killers.However, Reverend Paul Leacock of the First Baptist Church,...
View ArticleQEH Board Chairman: Time for 24-hr operation
Chairman of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Board of Management Joseph King said that the time was nigh to move this island’s main medical facility into a 24- hour operational one.“No longer can the...
View ArticleSupport group for men with cancer launched
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Dr Dexter James has given thumbs up to the launch of a support group which will give men who are journeying with cancer the...
View ArticleSet fair prices!
By: Janelle Riley-ThornhillWith concerns being raised that the increase in the rate of the National Social Responsibility Levy (NSRL) will see some merchants engaging in price gouging to increase their...
View ArticleEffort on to preserve Black Belly Sheep, key food crops
By: Regina Selman-MooreRecognising the impact a national disaster could have on Barbados in terms of wiping out valuable crops and livestock, the Ministry of Agriculture is moving to set up a lab where...
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Get the right tools!
Guest speaker and teacher at Ellerslie Secondary School, Lisa Dottin.By: Cara L. FosterIn order to build a bright future, you need the correct tools to assist you.These were the words of advice from...
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BE MORE AWARE!
Women urged to pay more attention to Gynaecological CancersFrom left: Dr. Geoffrey LaFond, Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH); QEH CEO, Dr....
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‘DON’T BREAK THEIR TRUST’
Nurse Jennifer Forde as she outlined the practice of discrimination.Some of those who attended yesterday’s seminar.“DO not break the confidence of your patients, it will break their trust in...
View ArticleElder abuse on the rise
THE abuse of older people is on the rise.Senior Health Adviser at the Department of Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organisation (WHO), Alana Officer, reported that for the 141 million older...
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RPB rules Sweet Soca competition
RPB during his performance.Nikita placed second.Marvay was visually impressive in his presentation.Many looked forward to the Sweet Soca segment of Soca Royale and they were not disappointed. RPB took...
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Payne remembered as ‘woman of God’
The casket being taken into the church.Colleen Payne was remembered as someone who had a great love for the Lord, was a loving wife and always willing to give.Her walk with Christ and the way she lived...
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Barbadians encouraged to support 2017 Globe-athon event
Gay Griffith (right), Vice President–Sales, Barbados, Sagicor Life Inc. with Dr. Dorothy Cooke-Johnson, President of the Barbados Cancer Society.Sagicor Life Inc. and Sagicor General Insurance are...
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Party Monarch King ‘Lil Rick’ retains title
‘Lil Rick’ with his trophy.Party Monarch ‘Lil Rick’ with his fully loaded Mazda 3.Ras Iley and Grynner took second place.Mistah Dale with Soca Famaleez.RICKEY “Lil Rick” Reid has done it again.He...
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point them out
Barbadians being urged to identify dump sites Jamilla Sealy, Regional Chairperson of the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) and Project Coordinator for CYEN in Barbados.By: Regina Selman...
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Barbadians urged to refuse single-use plastics
Executive Trustee of Plastic Oceans Trust, Sir Trevor Carmichael unveiling the plaque for the Trustee’s mural ‘Say No to single use plastics’, alongside artist Professor Dustin Harewood and Trustee...
View ArticleCelebrating the Soca King: Edwin Yearwood
By: Krystal Penny Bowen The year was 1995 and the place was The National Stadium, for Edwin Yearwood, his life would change as he was about to make history. His musical tribute to Barbadian athlete and...
View ArticleMottley: Morris off-base
OPPOSITION Leader Mia Mottley has taken issue with a recent assertion by prominent historian Robert “Bobby” Morris that she is controlling the Unions. She says this is not true and he “ought to have...
View ArticleLayne: Do more mental health studies
ONE health professional would like to see more mental health studies done in Barbados.Registered Nurse Vera Layne made this suggestion, while addressing Monday’s Barbados Community College’s seminar...
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The battle continues
Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Senator Patrick Todd.Scores gathered at the Emancipation Bust yesterday to participate in libations and ceremonial ancestral reverence.Many gathered to...
View ArticleCALL FOR EQUAL ATTENTION
THE Head of the Commission for Pan-African Affairs, Dr. Deryck Murray, is calling on Barbadians to pay as much attention to Emancipation Day as they do to partying events at Crop Over time.Murray...
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