Homeless not to be left out in the cold during emergencies
Safe shelter during national emergencies is guarantee for all. That is the news coming out of yesterday’s media briefing at the Department of Emergency Management (DEM). With a charge by Chairman of...
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Embrace technology
Students gathered at the UN House for the Activate Talk session. Barbados Community College (BCC) student Krystal Hoyte speaking during the Activate Talk session, held recently at the UN House....
View ArticleBack to business in Bridgetown
By: Peta Rowe-Forde With persons venturing outdoors even before the passage of Tropical Storm Matthew, it should come as no surprise that persons descended into Bridgetown on Thursday after the all...
View ArticleLashley continues touring island after storm
Minister of Transport and Works Michael Lashley continued tours around the island on Thursday in an effort to assess the road network and the needs of communities affected by Tropical Storm Matthew....
View ArticleBusiness between B’dos, UK need not be affected
By: Cara L. Foster ON the topic of Britain deciding to leave the European Union (EU), Peter Martin, an International Brands Distributor from the United Kingdom (UK) as well as the mind behind Shop...
View ArticleTravellers to Canada warned about fake eTA websites
Travellers who need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) to fly to or transit through Canada are advised to use only the official Government of Canada website – Canada.ca/ eTA – and to be...
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ROADWORKS COMING
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Works Simone Rudder shakes hands with IDB’s Chief of Operations Javier Urra. Over 31 kilometres of this island’s roads are scheduled to be...
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Major dairy boost
Chief Executive Officer of the BAS, James Paul, speaking to The Barbados Advocate.Some of the cows as they left the airport yesterday afternoon. One of the crates that housed the cows on their trip to...
View ArticleOverweight, obesity in children a concern
One of the country’s leading physicians is concerned about overweight and obesity in Barbadian children. Addressing those attending the Barbados Workers’ Union Symposium for Senior Students of...
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Cancer clinic keeping pace with technology
Dr. Shirley Hanoman-JhagrooThe Barbados Cancer Society’s Breast Screening Programme has been able to keep pace with new technologies and techniques being used in the fight against breast cancer, in...
View ArticleBreast Screening Programme’s efforts bearing fruit
By: Regina Selman-Moore The level of awareness about breast cancer has risen over the years, following the introduction of the Breast Screening Programme of the Barbados Cancer Society, leading to...
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Don’t let technology take over
PAREDOS Director Marcia Graham as she delivered a presentation on the parenting challenges in the 21st century.By: Janelle Husbands PAREDOS Director Marcia Graham is expressing concern about the...
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Ban them!
President of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition and Chairman of the Barbados Non-Communicable Diseases Commission, Sir Trevor Hassell, making a point during his address.By: Janelle Riley-Thornhill...
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Angel investing being promoted
Executive Director, Caribbean Export Development Agency, Pamela Coke-Hamilton, speaking at the launch.A new programme dubbed ‘LINK Caribbean’ has been launched aimed at helping regional entrepreneurs...
View ArticleTraining necessary
Local businesses are being told of the importance of training their employees. That advice has come from President of the Barbados Association of Principals of Public Secondary Schools (BAPPSS),...
View ArticleBarbadians to pay more at the pump
Consumers will pay more for gasoline, diesel and kerosene, and less for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). As of midnight yesterday, the retail price of gasoline moved from Bds$2.82 per litre to $2.91,...
View ArticleClimate change entrepreneurs to benefit from start-up bootcamp
The Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC), in collaboration with the Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Sustainable livelihoods (CoESL) and the Cave Hill School of Business will soon be hosting...
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Rev: Service the measure of greatness
The Very Reverend Dr Jeffrey Bishop delivering the sermon yesterday. Members of the congregation during the greeting of peace. Members of the Queen’s College Association (QCA) began their week of...
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Paul to banks: Provide more financing to farmers
Chief Executive Officer of the BAS, James Paul, speaking to The Barbados Advocate. Commercial banks and other financial lending institutions in this country are being urged to step up to the plate and...
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Senator Boyce looks at angel investing
Senator Darcy Boyce, Minister for Energy, Immigration, Telecommunications and Invest Barbados, Senator Darcy Boyce. Barbados has not gone far enough in improving the chances of successful new...
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