Carlyn Leacock to perform at her first Vintage Gospel Concert
From left singers, Carlyn Leacock, Jude Clarke, organising committee member, Zimronn Andrews discuss the upcoming show ‘Vintage Gospel: Remember when…’ which is scheduled to take place on November 9....
View ArticleEmbrace change
Minister of International Business and Industry Ronald Toppin.By: Janelle HusbandsIF we fail to embrace change, we will miss many transformative opportunities and our nation will not realise...
View ArticleNational Library to create a Department of Oral History
Staff members of the the National Library Service celebrate the organisation's 172nd anniversary with a church service at Whitepark Wesleyan Holiness Church yesterday.By: Krystal BowenThe National...
View ArticlePlay park at St. Silas
By: Tanya LightbourneFor the past two weeks the play park at St. Silas Primary School has undergone major refurbishment and is now fit for use.This is to the delight of the 143 students, as well as...
View ArticleLaw student wins scholarship
By: Cara Jean-BaptisteDylana Alleyne has been named this year’s Trevor Browne Educational Scholarship awardee.Alleyne received her prize during the Light and Power Employees Cooperative Credit Union...
View ArticlePrepare early
By: Marsha GittensParents should begin preparations for their child to undertake tertiary level studies long before they sit Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) or Caribbean Advanced...
View ArticleCategory for citizenship to be expanded
MINISTER of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson says efforts to expand the categories of citizenship for Barbados will soon be headed to Cabinet.He was speaking in the Lower Chamber on the Award Pride of...
View ArticleEducation push encouraged about eating healthy
The cost to be healthy is very high, and this is something the needs to be addressed. This view was expressed by Donna Russell, Executive Director Variety the Children’s Charity Barbados during a...
View ArticleIB BOOST urged
From left: President of BIBA, Julia Hope, Executive Director of BIBA, Henderson Holmes and Yvette Estwick, Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, during...
View ArticleKemar Saffrey: Help needed
By: Marsha GittensPresident of The Barbados Alliance To End Homelessness, Kemar Saffrey is asking all Barbadians to help the organisation with purchasing its new Spry Street, The City...
View ArticleDrug lords raising communities, in political process, says Atherley
OPPOSITION Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley yesterday charged that the reach of the drug lord has extended not only into communities but also into the political arena.He was speaking in the Lower Chamber...
View ArticleQEH receives infection control supplies
From left: Chief Executive Officer (Ag.) of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Louise Bobb; Minister of Health & Wellness, Lt. Col. the Hon. Jeffrey Bostic; Dr. Corey Forde, Consultant Infectious...
View ArticleInternational media get first taste of Barbados’ Food and Rum Festival
International guests as they enjoyed the rum tasting session.Aprille Thomas (right), Communications and PR Manager with the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) speaks about the Barbados Food and Rum...
View ArticlePM hopes JPs will be involved in alternative dispute resolution
The new Justices of Peace taking the Oath at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre Wednesday night.By: Cara L. Jean-Baptiste One of the things that this current administration hopes to do is have Justices...
View ArticleEncouraging healthy eating habits
President of Soroptimist International of Jamestown, Cheryl Niles, pointed out to the students of Good Shepherd Primary School the healthiest vegetables.President of Soroptimist International of...
View Article30% STAKE UP FOR GRABS
Talks ongoing to establish Renewable Energy Co-operativeMinister of Energy and Water Resources, the Hon. Wilfred Abrahams, addressing the Co-operative Societies meeting, yesterday.Scores of...
View ArticleGriffith resigns
William ‘Billy’ Griffith, CEO of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.THE Board of Directors of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) has announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), William...
View ArticleFood & Rum Festival off to hot start
From left to right: Overseas chefs Craig Harding and Tom Aikens and top local chef, Creig Greenidge, served delicious samples to the crowd.Mixologist Damian Williams putting the final touches on his...
View ArticleCommittee being set up
THE Ministry of Labour has set up a committee to look after wellness in the workplace.News of this has come from Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, who spoke at a...
View ArticleYouth warned to be cyber smart
By: By Regina Selman MooreStudents of the Combermere School recently were brought up to scratch on how they could be cyber smart, by engaging in strategic practices to ensure that they remain safe,...
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