Farmers must be trained
By: Cara L. FosterChief Agricultural Officer, Lennox Chandler is of the view that persons in Barbados must be trained before they are able to hold the title of ‘farmer’.Chandler’s view was expressed...
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Reduce Fiscal Deficit
From left: Grenville Phillips II, Leader of Solutions Barbados; Bruce Hennis, Candidate for the United Progressive Party (UPP); Shane Lowe, President of the Barbados Economic Society (BES); and Darcy...
View ArticleArthur says he refused campaign financing offer
Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur has shed some light on a number of issues raised by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart on Sunday night during a political meeting of the ruling Democratic Labour Party...
View ArticleNot me!
Questions posed to leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP), Mia Mottley, about tax waivers granted when that Party was in power, have caused former Prime Minister Owen Arthur to make his position on...
View ArticlePM calls on Mottley to explain tax waiver
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has called on Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Leader, Mia Mottley, to explain a tax waiver totalling millions of dollars, which was approved under the previous BLP...
View ArticleIncrease in non-contributory pension by 45% a bad idea: Arthur
This country’s too main political parties are being urged not to take Barbadians for a ride, as doing so could prove detrimental for Barbados.The advice is coming from Former Prime Minister Owen...
View ArticleBe open and honest
This country’s too main political parties are being urged not to take Barbadians for a ride, as doing so could prove detrimental for Barbados.The advice is coming from Former Prime Minister Owen...
View ArticleSir Hilary has his say on Windrush issue
By: Regina Selman-Moore“I am a Windrush child!”UWI Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles acknowledged the above, as he spoke yesterday during a Vice-Chancellor’s Forum focusing on the topic...
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New River Terminal Completed
Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Lashley Q.C. unveiled the plaque to the new Constitution River Terminal, alongside Chairman of the Barbados Transport Authority, Abdulhai Pandor; Alex Linton,...
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‘NOT TRUE, OWEN!’
Emotional Elliott Mottley breaks down during press conferenceElliott Mottley Q.C. with his attorney-at-law Roger Forde (centre) and son Stewart Mottley during a press conference held yesterday...
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Byer-Suckoo: Set the record straight!
Democratic Labour Party (DLP) St. George South candidate Dr. Esther Byer-Suckoo with supporters on Tuesday evening at Ellerton St. George.The voters of St. George South were misled. This is the charge...
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REEFS UNDER THREAT
A representative of the Barbados Dive Operators Association (BDOA), Andre Miller (right), makes a point as the CEO of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), Rudy Grant (centre), and the...
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Governor General takes part in activities for May Measurement Month
Regina Selman MooreGovernor General of Barbados, Her Excellency Dame Sandra Mason (right) gets her blood pressure checked by Lance Corporal Dadrian Brathwaite, as President of the Heart and Stroke...
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Update on deep injection wells
General Manager of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA), Keithroy Halliday.The deep injection wells, one of the measures to alleviate the sewage issues on the south coast are almost completed.Word of...
View ArticleManufacturing alive in Barbados
By: Nadia BranckerManufacturing is not dead.So says Shardae Boyce, new Executive Director of the Barbados Manufacturing Association (BMA).“We are still very much alive. We had our challenges, but we...
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Steady as you go!
Part of the huge crowd that came out last night for the Democratic Labour Party’s (DLP) Manifesto Launch.By: Jenique BelgraveFinance Minister and Democratic Labour Party Candidate for St. Michael North...
View ArticleQEH excited about initiative focussing on eye conditions
In an effort to expand access to ophthalmology screening services within the public health system, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has embarked on a pilot tele-ophthalmology initiative.This was...
View ArticleHospital CEO advises people to know their number
Hypertension is now the leading cause of global deaths in the world and the CEO of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Dr. Dexter James, is encouraging persons to know their numbers. James aired his...
View ArticlePledges made in connection with credit unions, entrepreneurship revealed
Over the next five years, a Democratic Labour Party administration will look to reintroduce the income tax deduction for Credit Union Shares and Deposits, remove asset tax on cooperatives and the...
View ArticleDLP manifesto lacking vision: says Mottley
Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP), Mia Mottley says the Democratic Labour Party’s manifesto, which was launched Thursday night, lacks vision and she is charging that it was could not have been...
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