Intern of the year following in father’s footsteps
Intern of the 2016-2017 year at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Dr. Simone Evelyn.By: Cara L. FosterThe Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Intern of the 2016-2017 year, Dr. Simone Evelyn, appears to be on...
View ArticleSixth forms expansion highlighted
From left: Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ronald Jones; and DLP General Secretary, George Pilgrim, listen as Minister of Health, John Boyce, makes a point during a press...
View Article‘Barbados First’ launched
THE ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has put the booklet for its upcoming conference this weekend online, for the whole of Barbados to access.Speaking at the press launch of the e-version of the...
View ArticleBook hailed ‘as a classic C’bean story’
Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development, Donville Inniss, accepting a copy of ‘An Accidental Life’ from wife of author, Dr. Harold Drayton, Vonna...
View ArticleTOUGH LAWS NEEDED
Greaves: We wait too long to do things in Barbados!President of the Rotary club, Hiranand Thani, (centre) with the scholarship winners from the Interact Club at Queen’s College.By: Cara L....
View ArticleProject SOFT students urged to follow key steps
Project SOFT campers making notes of some of the information shared by Sargeant Hallam Jemmott; the officer in charge of the Royal Barbados Police Force’s Juvenile Liaison Scheme.Participants of...
View ArticleTreatment protocol to expand
Minister of Health, John Boyce (left) and Dr. Lorna M. English, the Deputy Chief of the Global Noncommunicable Diseases Branch of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at the...
View ArticleRise in persons seeking assistance for back-to-school supplies
Bumper car fun was enjoyed by some of the youngsters.Some of the 83 children having fun in the pool at Casa Grande Resort during a recent Fun Day.One government minister says there has been an increase...
View ArticleBeware fake weather news!
Check Met Office, official news sourcesBy: Janelle HusbandsDEPUTY Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Captain Robert Harewood has dismissed a claim that there was a meeting at the...
View ArticleMindset needs to change
2017 Courtesy Pic-O-De-Crop Monarch, Ian ‘iWeb’ Webster, was all smiles after he was officially presented with his state-of-the-art, fully loaded, Nissan X-Trail compliments Courtesy Garage Limited,...
View ArticleNO NEED TO FEAR
Minister: National Insurance Fund ‘sound and viable’Senator the Hon. Dr. Esther Byer-Suckoo, Minister of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development.Senator the Hon. Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo is...
View ArticleCall made for fair treatment
President of BIBA, Marlon Waldron, speaking at yesterday’s seminar.The international business sector is contributing as much as $1 billion to the local economy, but only some $8 million is allotted...
View ArticleInniss: Barbados is a domicile of substance
The audience at the BIBA seminar at the Savannah Hotel yesterday.There is more to Barbados as an international business jurisdiction than a low tax rate.That’s the message Minister of Industry,...
View ArticleNSRL challenge
There is concern that the increase in the rate charged for the National Social Responsibility Levy (NSRL) will have negative implications for the International Business sector.Speaking during the...
View ArticleTime to mentor youth; come together to tackle crime
AT this time when many are panicking about the crime situation in Barbados, one Parliamentarian is recommending that all members of society come together to find solutions to tackle the issue.This is...
View ArticleStudents treated to tour and fun day
Barbados Labour Party candidate for St Peter, Colin Jordan (left) speaking to the group of students from Roland Edwards and Boscobelle Primary schools, during the educational tour at Parliament.OVER 40...
View ArticleParticipants of All Arms Drill Instructor course a cut above the rest
By: Patricia ThangarajThe 28 members of the Barbados Cadet Corps who have successfully completed the All Arms Drill Instructor Course over the past two weeks have ensured that they have been set apart...
View ArticleSt. Lucy PIC to launch new agriculture app
By: Cara L. FosterNext month, the St. Lucy Parish Independence Committee plans to launch a new app, which is intended to link and connect people in the agriculture community. Word of this came from...
View ArticleReady for battle
Omari Eastmond of the St. Michael West constituency received a Trident Youth Award for his contribution to the field of science during Friday night’s Opening Gala of the Democratic Labour Party’s 62nd...
View ArticleDLP going for victory
President of the DLP and Prime Minister of Barbados, the Rt. Hon. Freundel Stuart arriving yesterday at the Party's headquarters to a resounding round of applause.President of the Democratic Labour...
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