‘Start building stronger family units’
By: By Patricia ThangarajBefore Barbados or any other island in the Caribbean can even start to look at reducing the increased levels of crime and violence, there are certain issues that need to be...
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REGION URGED TO WORK TOGETHER
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Energy, Immigration, Telecommunications and Invest Barbados, Senator Darcy Boyce, speaking yesterday.As the region looks towards developing the offshore...
View ArticleBSTU not picking fights, says Redman
THE President of the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU), Mary Redman, wants Barbadians to understand that her union is not choosing to conveniently pick fights with the Ministry of Education at...
View ArticleMore serious talks needed
There is hope that going forward there are more discussions had on the topic of women’s health and fertility.Julia Mandeville, President of the Barbados Association of Endometriosis and PCOS made the...
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National HIV/AIDS Commission sharing skills through T2S Programme
Behaviour Change Specialist, Cecelia Neblett-Murray, sharing information with Denae Browne and her son, Deondre Browne, about the T2S Programme during the Commission’s recent outreach at Cave...
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Teacher, former principal honoured
Past student Brian Remise (left) giving a gift of appreciation to past principal of the Bay Primary Boys’ School, Grantley Osbourne.Past principal of the, then, Bay Primary Boys’ School, Grantley...
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‘Back On-Track’ awardees elated
From left: Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UWI Open Campus, Dr. Luz Longsworth posed with successful students of the recently concluded ‘Back On-Track’ Programme, Shanice Hinds, Sabrina Trotman...
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INCREASE IN POVERTY
Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment and Community Development, Steven Blackett (left), speaking to IDB’s General Manager – Caribbean Country Department, Therese Turner-Jones, during the...
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BEEFED UP SECURITY
AG: New measures coming to keep country safeAttorney General and Minister of Home Affairs, Adriel Brathwaite.Enhanced training for all working in border security in this country, including postal...
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Broome, Dowridge win 2017 FCCA essay contest
FROM LEFT: Dr. Kerry Hall, CEO of the BTPA; Leah King, Manager of the Foster and Ince Cruise World; winner of the Junior Division, Jaden Dowridge of the West Terrace Primary School; and Manager of the...
View ArticleStudy on Barbados points to shifting values
PRIME MINISTER the Rt Hon Freundel Stuart is in receipt of the “Barbados at 50: A National Values Assessment 2016”, but the public will have to wait until September 26 to hear the official findings of...
View ArticleBTPA official: Continue to educate our youth
By: Cara L. FosterManager of the National Tourism Host Programme (NTHP) at the Barbados Tourism Product Authority (BTPA), Marsha Alleyne, believes that in order to strengthen Brand Barbados, we must...
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‘Lily The Safety Bug’ sign unveiled
Principal of The Sunshine Early Stimulation Centre, Jennah Parris (left) with student, Thurston Harvey; and Supervisor at PAREDOS GEMS, Zelda Monder (right) with student, Taralyn Clarke, after they cut...
View ArticleEDITORIAL
That’s just ‘not cricket’Just when it seemed that controversy had eased in West Indies’ (WI) cricket, it has flared again after a recent speech by legendary former player Brian Lara. Lara’s...
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Bds $255 500 injected into BAS
From left: Ena Harvey, Representative of the IICA Barbados Delegation; Jan Henderson, New Zealand High Commissioner to Barbados and Charleston Lucas, Deputy Chief Agriculture Officer of the Ministry of...
View ArticleCourt to pay tribute to fallen members
The legal fraternity will be paying tribute to stalwarts who recently passed away.That’s the word from Chief Justice, Sir Marston Gibson, who made the disclosure during his address at the Special...
View ArticleGreat efforts to get Barbadians out of hurricane-hit islands
The Barbados Government is doing all it can to locate locals trying to get home from neighbouring hurricane impacted islands.However, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Maxine...
View ArticleOvernutrition the main problem
By: Patricia ThangarajOvernutrition and not undernutrition remains one of the main problems that affects the Caribbean. This is in spite of the around 7.5 million of undernourished persons who live...
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Mandarin move
From left: Executive Director of BIMAP, Dr Sonia Greenidge-Franklyn; BIMAP Chairman, Benson Straker; Co-Director of the Confucius Institute, Francois Jackman; and Dr Qingbao Song, Co-Director of the...
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Plaque back in place
The plaque on the Wickham-Lewis Boardwalk in The City standing once again in position. Last Friday, Historian Trevor Marshall brought to the public's attention that it had fallen and he made the call...
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