Rastafari Council warns of social dislocation
WHAT sort of future do we have when young people will be incarcerated and scarred for life for a use of a plant that has so many benefits?This was the question posed by spokesperson for the...
View ArticleMedia have role to play in fight against childhood obesity
THE media have a critical role to play in wrestling the challenge of childhood obesity to the ground.Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Public Affairs, Senator Lucille Moe, suggested the above...
View ArticleMid-year review due next month
Barbadians can expect an update on the performance of Government’s fiscal measures next month. As she addressed a Town Hall Meeting on Sunday with Barbadians living in Brooklyn, New York ahead of We...
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NEW RULES COMING
School cafeterias soon required to serve only healthy mealsMinister of Information, Broadcasting and Public Affairs, Senator Lucille Moe as she delivered remarks at the Childhood Obesity Prevention...
View ArticleBWA regulatory challenges highlighted
THE financial position of the Barbados Water Authority is presenting some regulatory challenges for the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) which regulates that company.Director of Utility Regulation at the...
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BWA Starts Shutoffs
Due to low water levels at the Barbados Water Authority’s Golden Ridge reservoir, which services customers in the parishes of St. Joseph, St. Andrew, St. Thomas and St. John, they will be initiating a...
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Former PM makes call for change
FORMER Barbados Prime Minister Professor Owen Arthur is calling for a change to the state sector in this country and across the Caribbean as well.Delivering the review of a recently published book...
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CDEMA, SOL join forces
Carl Farley, Group Operations Manager SOL Caribbean Ltd (left), and Executive Director of CDEMA, Ronald Jackson, sign their copies of the MOU yesterday morning.Andria Grosvenor, Planning and Business...
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Youth need earlier exposure to vocational training
Dr. Romel Springer, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, as he addressed the Barbados delegation that attended the WorldSkills Kazan 2019...
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‘ROOTING IT OUT’
Anti-discrimination legislation in the worksMinister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, said discrimination was more prevalent than it seems in organisations across the...
View ArticleMcConney issues warning
A warning has been sounded to those who collect personal and sensitive data for a specific purpose, only to then use it for something else.The warning has come from Senator Kay McConney, Minister of...
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Good Samaritan legislation needed
Medical Director for the Cardiac Disease Rehabilitation Programme at the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Dr. Dawn Scantlebury.By: Cara Jean-BaptisteOne medical practitioner believes that it is time for...
View ArticleBring your ideas!
By: Cara Jean-BaptisteMore young entrepreneurs are being encouraged to bring their ideas to the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES) in the Ministry of Youth and Community Empowerment.This encouragement...
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Financial literacy key
‘We must educate our young people’Real Estate agent with Terra Caribbean Andrea Chase (left), Executive Vice President & General Manager Sagicor Life Inc Edward Clarke (right) and Minister of State...
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Last-minute rush
This was the line outside the Barbados Revenue Authority’s office at The Pine, St. Michael yesterday morning.Long lines were the order of the day at the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) offices as...
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Tourism officials protecting winter bookings
Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kerrie Symmonds alongside the Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., William ‘Billy’ Griffith, during a press briefing to...
View ArticleSOLUTIONS COMING
Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced government’s intentions to undertake “a massive housing programme” very shortly.She made the disclosure at the National Consultation on Building for Disaster...
View ArticlePrime Minister issues challenge
Barbados’ current and future building stock must be made more resilient to hurricanes, storm surges and other disasters.And to achieve this, Prime Minister Mia Mottley yesterday challenged building...
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Government working with national partners to attain a Smart Barbados
Minister of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology, Senator Kay McConney (right), in talks with Global Information Technology Leader Claudette McGowan, as the Smart Barbados Week of activities got...
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BRA: Use drop box option for renewals
Manager, Communications & PR at The Barbados Revenue Authority, Carolyn Williams-Gayle.The Barbados Revenue Authority is asking persons who are renewing private vehicle registrations to use the...
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