Bdos’ teacher-student ratio ideal for The Bahamas
By: Patricia ThangarajThe teacher-to-student ratio in the pre-school system that Barbados has been able to achieve and maintain over the years is a goal that the Government of the Bahamas would like to...
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Attorney General cites unwillingness to employ ex-offenders as major concernBy: Janelle Riley-ThornhillThe general unwillingness among members of the private sector to employ ex-offenders, is in part...
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Boscobel Primary School renamed
Former Governor General Sir Elliott Belgrave and Lady Belgrave after the sign was unveiled to officially rename the Boscobel Primary School as the Elliott Belgrave Primary School yesterday.YESTERDAY...
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Inniss says Barbados’ blacklisting by EU unfortunate MINISTER of International Business Donville Inniss is contending that Barbados being named in a new list of global tax havens, released by the...
View ArticleNew home needed
THE Barbados Cancer Society’s Breast Screening Programme (BSP) is in need of a new home to carry out the significant task of saving lives from the disease which kills 52 women in Barbados annually.The...
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Breast Screening Programme receives over $200 000
Managing Director, Barbados operating company CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, Donna Wellington (right), handing over the cheque to the Medical Co-ordinator of the Breast Screening Programme,...
View ArticleSymmonds calls for transparency
OPPOSITION Member of Parliament for St. James Central, Kerrie Symmonds, is calling for greater transparency in relation to the assets of CLICO.Leading the Opposition response in the Lower Chamber on...
View ArticleCLICO story to be told in Parliament tomorrow
THE facts surrounding the past, present and future of CLICO will be laid out in the House of Assembly tomorrow.This assurance was given by Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Freundel Stuart, who was speaking...
View ArticleAgard calls for greater responsibility in the media
INDEPENDENT Member of Parliament for Christ Church West, Dr. Maria Agard, has taken sections of the media to task for the use of potentially damaging headlines, which do not reflect the content of the...
View Article‘Custodial sentences for non-violent offenders not the way to go’
MEMBER of Parliament for Christ Church West, Dr. Maria Agard, has raised concern about the incarceration of non-violent offenders in Barbados, particularly for the use of marijuana for recreational...
View ArticleBahamas seeking to reform education system
By: Patricia ThangarajTHE Bahamas is currently looking to reform their education system and they are hoping to use Barbados’ education system as a model upon which to do so.This is according to...
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From trash to treasure
Learning Support Teacher at St. Ursulas, Bernella Caines-Hall, with students and entrepreneurs of business Phoenix Creations, From Trash to Treasure, as they show off their trendy bags made of recycled...
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Address mental health issues
Chairman of the Board of Management of Christ Church Foundation School, Orlando ‘Gabby’ Scott; Dame Selma Jackman and Principal of the School, Robert Cumberbatch, in conversation at the school’s Speech...
View ArticleBee attacks not the norm
Efforts are on to ease the public’s fear of bees.That’s according to Damien Hinds, Vice-president of the Barbados Apiculture Association and National Programme Technical Officer with the Inter-American...
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MUSIC POTENTIAL
Stedson ‘Red Plastic Bag’ Wiltshire during an interview with the media yesterday morning.By: Cara L. FosterLocal musician Stedson “Red Plastic Bag” Wiltshire believes that too many people enter into...
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HIV/AIDS Commission hits hospitality
Behaviour Change Specialist with the National HIV/AIDS Commission, Cecilia Murray, as she conducted the workshop.Ocean Two General Manager Paul Collymore (left) along with staff members from throughout...
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Parkinson’s Art Club decorates Christmas tree
It is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas in Bridgetown, as some of the Christmas trees from the Royal Commonwealth Society are decorated.Parkinson student Erica Norville carefully selects the...
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Hawksbill Hatchlings released on Fitts Village Beach
OFF THEY GO: Only seven days old but the little baby turtles make their way to sea off Fitts Village Beach on Wednesday.By: Krystal Penny Bowen Against a scenic sunset, over 150 hawksbill hatchlings...
View ArticleBusinesses returning to Speightstown
Speightstown is regaining its appeal.That’s according to Minister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development, Denis Kellman. He made the comments while leading off the debate on the resolution to vest...
View ArticleDetails needed, says Opposition MP
The Opposition wants to know exactly what the property known as Fort Denmark in Speightstown will be used for once the National Housing Corporation (NHC) takes possession of it.The question was raised...
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