Explosion of talent at NIFCA Performing Arts Gala 2017
Dancin’ Africa bringing loud cheers and applause from the audience with their upbeat dance number, ‘Caribbean Rhythms’.It was an explosion of talent that hit the stage when the Performing Arts Gala of...
View ArticleIMF: deficit declining
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Barbados a somewhat favourable assessment following its 2017 Article IV Consultation.While also pointing to some positive indicators and others that call...
View ArticleImprovements being made to agriculture
Chairman of the Board of the Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC), Orlando Marville (second left) and Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource...
View ArticleMarville: Country must grow more produce
Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management, Dr. David Estwick, examines one of the squash in the Farm Shop. Looking on are CEO of the BADMC, Shawn Tudor and Chairman of the...
View ArticleFabulous food, drinks and a little Spice the right touch for exotic taste
Dill Infused Miniature Fish Cake Bread & Two by Chef Creig Greenidge was popular on the night.LAST Friday night’s Taste of The Exotic: A Signature Rum Event was the perfect after-work lime, with...
View ArticlePayne raises red flag
MP cries foul about lands acquired for residentsSt Andrew MP George Payne (right) makes a point while Opposition Leader Mia Mottley (second right) looks on yesterday in White Hill, St. Andrew.IT has...
View ArticleSt. Silas Primary School added to tablet project
Richard and Marilyn Palarski took time to present each class three child from St. Silas Primary School and Hillaby/Turner’s Hall Primary School with their Kindle Fire Tablet.Another rural primary...
View ArticleSt. Silas Primary School added to tablet project
Richard and Marilyn Palarski took time to present each class three child from St. Silas Primary School and Hillaby/Turner’s Hall Primary School with their Kindle Fire Tablet.Another rural primary...
View ArticleArtistes’ role examined
By: Anesta HenryWHAT IS the moral responsibility of the Barbadian artiste?This thought-provoking question was raised by the Director of the Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit, Cheryl...
View ArticleMedical facility renamed
Honoured guest, Lieutenant Colonel Florence Gittens and Chief of Staff, Colonel Glynne Grannum as they unveiled the plaque to the refurbished medical facility at St. Ann’s Fort.By: Cara L FosterThe...
View Articlepolice not happy
Commissioner of Police Tyrone Griffith (left) and Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs, Adriel Brathwaite at yesterday's BPA’s Annual General Meeting.Local police officers want a salary...
View ArticleInniss: Private sector must lead the way
Kathleen Galy, Deputy Managing Director of Standard Distributors (Trinidad) Ltd; Katrina Newton, CEO of Standard Distributors (Barbados) Ltd; and the Hon. Donville Inniss, Minister of Industry,...
View ArticleAttorney General provides update
THE new police station at Cane Garden, St. Thomas is on track to officially open within the first week of the New Year.That’s the word from Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs, Adriel...
View Article‘Enough blame to go around’
THE island’s top cop is defending his officers, contending that the Force will not be made the scapegoat for challenges facing the judicial system.Insisting that there is enough blame to go around,...
View ArticleConstruction of BVTB centre set to begin next year
By: Cara L. FosterConstruction of the Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB) Centre at Sayes Court is to begin in the first quarter of 2018.This was revealed by Director of Training, Henderson...
View ArticlePM: LOVE IS THE ANSWER
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (centre) presenting former Principal of the Alexandra School, Ada Straughn (right), with a book about Sai Baba, as the National Co-ordinator of the Sathya Sai...
View ArticleStandard Distributors showing confidence in Barbados
A view of Standard Distributors new store at Millhouse & Home Complex in St. Thomas.Standard Distributors, a member of the ANSA McAL (Barbados) Ltd. group of companies continues to demonstrate its...
View ArticleBarbadians showing interest in loans for Christmas
Harriett Franklin, Branch Operation Officer at the Barbados Public Workers’ Co-operative Credit Union Limited (BPWCCUL) at the Black Rock Branch revealed, “Christmas is one of our business periods and...
View ArticleUniversity of Havana, UWI sign MOUs
From left: His Excellency Dr. Francisco Fernandez Pena, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba to Barbados; and Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal at UWI Cave Hill Campus,...
View ArticleSale of BNTCL won’t solve problems, says Symmonds
SHADOW Minister of Industry, Commerce & International Business Kerrie Symmonds says it is the Barbados Labour Party’s understanding that the Fair Trading Commission has made its decision on the...
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