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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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...
View ArticleBarbados, 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...
View ArticleHELP 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...
View ArticlePrivate 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...
View ArticleSagicor 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...
View ArticleYouth 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...
View ArticleJones 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...
View ArticleTerror 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...
View ArticleGuardian 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,...
View ArticleRAPID 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...
View ArticleCelebrating 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...
View ArticlePrivatisation 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...
View ArticleCDEMA 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...
View ArticleStrategies 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...
View ArticleNUPW 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...
View ArticleAccessible 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...
View ArticleMAKE 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...
View ArticleFlags, 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...
View ArticleDUMPING 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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