‘Take care of your kidneys’
WORLDWIDE there are 195 million women being diagnosed with renal failure and it is currently the eighth leading cause of death in women, accounting for 600 000 deaths each year.In Barbados, there are...
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In memory of Jackie Opel
GRAVESITE TRIBUTE TO A CULTURAL ICON: Minister of Culture, Stephen Lashley (third from left), joined members of the local entertainment fraternity yesterday in paying tribute in song at the gravesite...
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Fight Against Appeal
Pictured are FTC Chairman, Jefferson Cumberbatch (right); CEO Mrs. Sandra Sealy (left); and Deputy Chairman, Adrian Elcock.THE Fair Trading Commission (FTC) says it intends to stoutly resist the appeal...
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UWI Celebrates International Women’s Day
With the International Women’s Day theme, ‘Press for Progress’, The Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) showcased the influential women in Barbados at the Sidney Martin Library on...
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A call from Cummins to ‘Press for Progress’
The Reverend Amrela C. Massiah speaking with Lisa Cummins, Executive Director of UWI’s International Consulting Company, at The Women of St. Martin’s Church International Women’s Day Prayer Breakfast...
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Call for proper consultation first
Former Attorney General, Dale Marshall, left and Opposition Leader, Mia Mottley, at yesterday’s press conference.The recent snafu made by police personnel regarding the amended Road Traffic Act could...
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choose wisely
Go after attractively valued investments Peter Arender, Chief Investment Officer, Fortress Advisory & Investment Services; Roger Cave, Investment Director at Fortress; John Williams, CEO of Cave...
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Shelley Weir: Charities commission a must By: Janelle Riley-ThornhillA call is again being made for the establishment of a charities commission in this country.President of the Hope Foundation and...
View ArticleDecriminalise lesser offences, says Mottley
Civil penalties and not convictions!Opposition Leader, Mia Mottley, is reiterating that only persons found guilty of committing heinous crimes should face sentences of confinement, while lesser...
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Cadet Corps helping youth face challenges
Members of the Barbados Cadet Corps during the march-past at the Whitepark Wesleyan Holiness Church yesterday.By: Patricia ThangarajThere are various challenges that are confronting young people and...
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Connolly: Change of mindset, businesses processes essentialBy: Janelle HusbandsTHERE must be an evolution in the way business is conducted in Barbados. So says Democratic Labour Party candidate for St....
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Stay tuned
PM Stuart: DLP fighting for BarbadosPrime Minister Freundel Stuart making a point during a Democratic Labour Party (DLP) joint branch meeting at the Lester Vaughan Secondary School on Sunday night.It...
View ArticleFilmmaker: Industry dramatically improves
Filmmaker, Producer and Writer, Alison Saunders, believes that there has been a dramatic improvement in the film industry in Barbados.While speaking to The Barbados Advocate recently she explained, “We...
View ArticleConnection between Barbados and Panama can be fruitful
“WE have a lot to gain by building a relationship with Panama, but the first step is to understand the connection between Panama and Barbados.”This was the word coming from Filmmaker, Producer and...
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BE MORE VIGILANT
Rev. Rogers: Gains can be lost if not carefulGovernor General, Her Excellency Dame Sandra Mason, taking in the parade which followed the Multi-Faith Observance for Commonwealth Day 2018 held at the St....
View ArticleConsumers need protection
IF ever there was a time to protect consumers, now is that time. That is the view of Philip McClauren, Deputy Programme Manager, Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) at the CARICOM Secretariat....
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MER Framework workshop being hosted here
Dr. Richard Brown, Director, CARICOM Single Market and Sectoral Programmes, speaking yesterday morning.IT is imperative that systems be put in place to more effectively monitor and evaluate the CARICOM...
View ArticleUWI SRC: Kick ‘em Jenny no direct threat to B’dos
By: Krystal Penny BowenON Monday, Grenada’s National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) in collaboration with the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI SRC), issued an orange alert...
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Barbados Red Cross appeal raises over $200 000
President of the Barbados Red Cross Society, Winston Waithe.AN appeal by the Barbados Red Cross Society to assist neighbouring islands devastated during last year’s hurricane season has raised Bds$250...
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Elderly lady evicted
The property where 74-year-old Luenda Agatha McKree, of Tichbourne, Howell’s Cross Road, St Michael lived for 48 years. Her possessions are seen here loaded on the back of a truck, waiting to be towed...
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