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Axcel Finance giving back to schools

FROM LEFT: Axcel Finance Marketing Coordinator Yulanda Celius; Senior Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Christina Morris; and Hindsbury Primary...

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YWCA looking to attract new blood

  President of The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Tamita Griffith says one of the greatest challenges facing the Association at this time is attracting new blood and in particular young...

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Reverend: Invest in country’s young people

  Authors, Reverend Edison Bynoe and Brenda Daniel signing copies of their book, ‘Growing Up Gloriously’, during the launch at the Mount Restaurant, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.   A...

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FUND OPEN SOON

President of the Small Business Association, Dalton Medford (right), presents a copy of the National Survey of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Sector to Minister of Small Business Development,...

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‘Maintenance clause to be put in place’

By: Patricia Thangaraj  AS Barbados gets ready to host CARIFESTA 13 in 2017 to the tune of $6 million, which includes maintenance costs of cultural buildings, one of the areas of concern going forward...

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RSS Director highlights contemporary challenges

  DIRECTOR of Operations and Plans of the Regional Security System (RSS), Lieutenant Colonel Glyne Grannum, says there are a number of contemporary challenges to be tackled by Caribbean and Latin...

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STUMBLING BLOCK

Costly process to access wheelchair donationBy: Peta Rowe-Forde  President of the Barbados Council for the Disabled, Maria Holder-Small, is more than grateful for the over 200 wheelchairs and mobile...

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Herbert: Less talk, more action required

President of the Barbados Private Sector Association, Charles Herbert (left,) leads the delegation of private sector representatives at the recent meeting of the Social Partnership. “We know what to...

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CARIFESTA 13 perfect tool for world class participation

  CARIFESTA 13 is the perfect platform to enable Caribbean artists to position themselves at the world class level in cultural activities.  This is coming from the Minister of Culture, Sports and...

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Region’s vulnerabilities identified

  Women are studying more, causing the educational gap between women and men in the Caribbean to widen recently in favour of women.  According to the 2016 United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP)...

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Easy targets

Barbadians carelessly helping criminals to steal their property   Crime Prevention Officer Inspector Stephen Griffith shows Deputy Director of the National Library Service Mary Waldron some of the...

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St Bartholomew’s Primary observes Arbor Day

  President of Southern Stars Optimist Club, Hyacinth Green, making a presentation to student Javonte Thorne as Principal at St Bartholomew’s Primary School, Hyacinth Harris, looks on during the Arbor...

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Professor: Invest more in research

By: Patricia Thangaraj   Place more investment in research.  This is the advice that Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Undergraduate Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus,...

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Bottlenecks in justice system must be addressed

  The fact that almost half of the persons at Her Majesty’s Prisons Dodds are on remand shows that the local justice system is not functioning well.   Making this assertion Criminologist Yolande Forde...

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Graduates reminded on use of weapons

Director of Operations & Plans at the Regional Security System (RSS), Lieutenant Colonel Glyne GrannumBy:  Marsha Gittens  Graduates of the Regional Security System’s (RSS) Instructors/ Range...

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Tackling crime requires multi-pronged approach

  A multi-faceted, multi-dimensional approach is required to stem gun violence and criminal behaviour in this island.   Making this strong assertion, Criminologist Yolande Forde insisted that no one...

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Wind energy potential

  Dr. Thomas Rogers, Lecturer in Renewable Energy at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus delivering his address.   Onshore wind energy is the cheapest source of renewable energy for the...

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Trade unions must target younger members

The Business Session of the 11th Biennial Delegates’ Conference of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations (CTUSAB) was held at Savannah Beach hotel yesterday. From left: CTUSAB General...

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BCC welcomes The Broken Trident

From left to right: Dr. Ian Austin, Principal of the Barbados Community College; Samuel Rouse, Deputy Principal and Roger Worrell, Ag Registrar of the Barbados Community College posing for a pic with...

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‘FIND RIGHT BALANCE’

Strategic development important to BarbadosMinister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development, Donville Inniss (third from right) and Christopher Sambrano, Regional...

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