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BAS says marijuana research not way to go

  CHIEF Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society James Paul is emphatically against legalising marijuana use in Barbados.  Furthermore, he believes that instead of calls made by the...

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work together

Paul: Chicken imports crowding out local producers  THERE is a view that state agencies in Barbados ought not to compete with local businesses in the private sector, but instead complement their...

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Barbados, China sign new agreement

By: Peta Rowe-Forde  THE Government of Barbados has embarked on a new agreement with the People’s Republic of China. Acting Minister of Health, Senator Patrick Todd and the Chinese Ambassador to...

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HELP SCHOOLS

Parents, Church urged to bring out the best in children  Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ronald Jones, places a commemorative Time Capsule into the ground as Principal of the...

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Private sector involvement crucial

By: Patricia Thangaraj  THE involvement of the private sector in facilitating the development of the economy plays an important role in the ability of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy to operate...

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Sagicor launches Adopt-A-School programme

  Principal of Hillaby/Turner’s Hall Primary Angela Edwards (right) receives a gift from Sagicor representative at the school, Wayne Alleyne. By: Peta Rowe-Forde   Sagicor Life Inc. will be deploying...

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Youth must lead the way

Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Stephen Lashley speaking during yesterday’s opening ceremony.Some of the young people of the various groups on hand for the National Youth Consultation at the...

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Jones tells parents: Leave hostility at the door

 Rather than turning up at the school gate, seemingly looking for a fight, parents should seeks ways in which they can work along with the school, for the benefit for their children. Minister of...

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Terror remembered

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Maxine McClean, lays a wreath to pay respect to the 73 people that were killed following the bombing of Cubana Airlines 40 years ago with an emotional Camilo Rojo...

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Guardian celebrates the golden 50

Manager, Administration and Planning GGIL, Paula Brancker receiving the Commemorative Broken Trident on Wednesday as the Trident continued to make its way across the country.  Shelley Miller,...

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RAPID response unit coming

  Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management, Dr. David Estwick.    Significant changes are coming to the way the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) responds to outages and the...

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Celebrating 50 years of success

There are some old virtues that as a nation, as a country, we have had, that the onset of modernisation has put us in a position where we have turned our backs on them.  Prime Minister, the Right...

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Privatisation move?

  PRESIDENT of the National Union of Public Workers, Akanni McDowall, has accused Government of taking steps to privatise the collection and disposal of waste in Barbados.  He told this to a news...

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CDEMA sends response teams into Haiti, Bahamas

  The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) says it is deploying specialised response teams to Haiti and the Bahamas as the region assesses the damage caused by the...

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Strategies highlighted to enhance economic growth

Professor Andrew Downes delivering the DLP lecture on ‘The Path to Economic Development: 50 Years After Independence’ at Almond Bay Caterers on Wednesday night.Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign...

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NUPW against privatising SSA

From left: NUPW General Secretary, Roslyn Smith; along with President, Akanni McDowall; and Delcia Burke, Deputy General Secretary.  THE National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) has promised to resist...

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Accessible Tourism a potential market for Barbados

Moderator and panellists at the Tourism Week Symposium: (from left) Product Officer of the Barbados Tourism Product Authority (BPTA), Sharon Trotman; Administration Project Officer of the Barbados...

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MAKE IT WORK FOR ALL

Education still has a ways to goMinister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ronald Jones (forefront); Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Senator Harry Husbands...

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Flags, Fifties competition launched

Bay Primary teacher, Keisha Collymore (third from right in back row) standing among students of Bay Primary wearing their independence shirts during the launch.  Schools across Barbados are expected to...

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DUMPING CHALLENGE

 One of the major causes of illegal dumping of garbage around the region is tipping fees. Senior Manager of the Trash Free Seas Programme for Ocean Conservancy, Allison Schutes, made it clear that to...

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