Social equality, justice to be promoted
Minister of Labour, Senator Dr. Esther Byer-Suckoo, is giving the assurance that her department will promote social equality and justice in all the cases before the Labour Department and the...
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Sealy: Local chefs now taking the charge at festival
Patrons sampling the roasted breadfruit with toppings from Ron Maynard (left), a Chef at the Sea Breeze Hotel, recently at the Barbados Food and Rum Festival at the Blackwoods Screw Docks.From left:...
View ArticleTropical system being monitored
Barbados for the past couple days have been experiencing scorching weather with temperatures as high as 32 degrees Celsius. With the Caribbean still to expect a few more systems during the...
View ArticleSafer PSV initiative launched
TWO local insurance companies are collaborating to offer an insurance product to the public service vehicle (PSV) sector, intended to improve the level of safety on such vehicles. The initiative,...
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‘Set good examples’
Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Stephen Lashley, as he greeted some of the students attending the opening ceremony of the Ministry’s Open Day as part of the activities to celebrate National...
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Significant progress but much work to be done
President of CTUSAB Cedric Murrell presents Head of NISE Kim Tudor with her certificate.While the country has made significant gains in its 50 years of Independence, progress in several areas has...
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DEM advises public to take all necessary precautions
From left: Lisa Gayle, Executive Director of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce; Kerry Hinds, Director of the DEM; and Hampton Lovell, Director at Meteorological Services. The worst of a system,...
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BRACE FOR BAD WEATHER
Lines were long at Massy Supermarket in Sky Mall.By: Krystal Penny Bowen With a tropical wave approaching Barbados, the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) sent out a notice to the public to...
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Youth hear about potentially rewarding careers in MTW
Simone Rudder, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Works. Jobs in the technical areas of the Ministry of Transport and Works can be rewarding and offer long-term career...
View ArticlePermanent Secretary Rudder: Gender equality matters
Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls, is one of the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to which Barbados is fully committed. Acting Permanent Secretary in...
View ArticleMinistry of Transport and Works ready
AS the tropical weather system churned closer to the island chain yesterday, the Ministry of Transport and Works was ensuring that it was ready to respond to any issues arising. Speaking to The...
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Areas of co-operation celebrated
Specially invited guests raised their glasses to toast the 67th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. THE strides made by the People’s Republic of China over the past 67 years...
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AG: National Shutdown was the best decision made
Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs, Adriel Brathwaite and Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Kerry Hinds being interviewed by the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation’s...
View ArticleCDEMA head urges persons to trust the experts
EXECUTIVE Director of the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency (CDEMA) Ronald Jackson is calling on persons not to query the decisions taken by officials to implement a nationwide shutdown during an...
View ArticleLOOK AT the LAW
“We need to look at it.” These were the words of Prime Minister (Ag.) Richard Sealy yesterday when he made reference to an issue that has had many Barbadians on social media up in arms over the past...
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Acting PM: No adverse impact after severe weather
It was business as usual at the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday after the all-clear was given. THERE was a hive of activity at the island’s lone airport yesterday after being closed for...
View ArticleBarbados back to normal
ALL is well in the land after the passage of Tropical Storm Matthew, which threw Barbados into a state of alert over the past few days. The system, which was upgraded from a tropical disturbance to a...
View ArticleActing PM thanked for opening additional shelter
OPPOSITION Leader Mia Mottley thanked Acting Prime Minister Richard Sealy for agreeing to a suggestion that could have assisted several persons in the constituency of the City of Bridgetown if the...
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Education, training both important
St. Winifred’s School student; Ajitesh Sharma participating in Activate Talk at the UN House recently. Even though the words education and training are sometimes used interchangeably, they are two...
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Workers come together to celebrate Tourism Day
CEO of the Barbados Tourism Product Authority (BTPA), Dr. Kerry Hall (second left) and Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Richard Sealy (second right) making...
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