Desal push being made
Minister of Water Resource Management, Dr. David Estwick. Barbados is moving full steam ahead with putting measures in place to facilitate the use of desalination water, which is aimed at helping to...
View ArticleINDUSTRY UPGRADE
Rum expansion programme on the cardsFrom left: Prime Minister Freundel Stuart; Minister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development, Denis Kellman; Minister of Industry, Commerce, International Business...
View ArticleMake things right, employers told
The Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) officially launched its “Decent Work, Decent Life Campaign” on Friday, the day celebrated across the globe as World Day For Decent Work. General Secretary of the...
View ArticleMove to boost molasses supply
Managing Director of Mount Gay Distilleries, Raphael Grisoni (centre) talking to Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (left) and Leader of the Opposition, Mia Mottley (right) about the operations at the St....
View ArticleWe must plan for the next 50 years, says panel
From left to right: Social commentator, Corey Layne; Director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), Dr. Don Marshall; Reverend John Rogers, Rector of the St....
View ArticleNIFCA semi-finals impress
The New Dimension Dance Ministry doing a dance titled ‘Village Priase.’By: Terissa John It was an impressive line-up of raw talent on Saturday night for the second day of the NIFCA Performing Arts...
View ArticleForming relationships vital to success in entrepreneurship challenge
A young person’s ability to form relationships with other persons is one of the critical skills that he/she would need in order to succeed in this Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation (BEF)/FLOW $20...
View ArticleEfforts to address wait times in A&E ongoing
HEAD of the Accident and Emergency Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Dr. Cheynie Williams has given the assurance that in spite of a shortage of staff a concerted effort is being made to...
View ArticlePush positive youths
By: Patricia Thangaraj Support young people. This is the request that Vice President of the Barbados Youth Development Council (BYDC), Roshanna Trim, is sending out to all stakeholders, stating that...
View ArticleBreak it up!
Proactive approach to crime must be adopted Reverend Dr. Lucille Baird while delivering her sermon yesterday.By: Janelle Husbands AGREEING with the assertion that many blocks in Barbados are hotbeds...
View ArticleENERGY TARGET
From left: Prime Minister the Right Honourable Freundel Stuart; CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque; Pim van Ballekom, Vice President of the European Investment Bank and Minister in...
View ArticleInniss: Help facilitate not frustrate trade
Inordinate delays at the airports and sea-ports not only frustrate buyers and sellers, but add to the cost of living in this region. Outlining that many legitimate business persons were frustrated...
View ArticleGG visits Half Moon Fort Primary School
Governor General of Barbados His Excellency Sir Elliott Belgrave meeting students of Half Moon Fort Primary School.HALF Moon Fort Primary School has been making great strides academically, socially and...
View ArticleSagicor supports NIFCA juniors
Aiding youth development important to organizationDeacons Primary School choir performing “A Tribute to Gabby”, which won them a NIFCA prize last night.Juniors participating in the National...
View ArticleBeach clean-up successful
Harriet Gay of the Charles F Broome Memorial Scout group (back centre) aka 'Purple Beaver' showing fellow beavers and scouts the proper way to pick up Sargassum seaweed with little sand.By: Terissa...
View ArticleYouth eager to study, work overseas
International Officer – Americas at the University of Northampton, Catherine Yates (right), talks with these students about some of the programmes that the university has to offer at the International...
View ArticleConflict resolution must be promoted
REFERRING to findings of a Homicide study carried out by the Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit, Director of that organisation Cheryl Willoughby says greater emphasis must be placed on...
View ArticleCaribbean, EU deepening ties at energy conference
Yesterday’s start of the inaugural European Union-CARIFORUM Sustainable Energy Conference set the backdrop for a deepening of cooperation between the European Union (EU) and the Caribbean region....
View ArticlePAHO tours Psychiatric Hospital
Acting Hospital Director of the Psychiatric Hospital, David Leacock (left) and Minister of Health, Hon. John Boyce (far right) watch as PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne (second from the right)...
View ArticleInniss supportive of Government’s ‘one body’ decision
In spite of resistance from some quarters, government will continue to bring all of its major revenue collection agencies under the Barbados Revenue Authority. Minister of Industry, International...
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