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People’s Assemblies can advocate for better sanitation service, road repairs
Chair of the Thorne Commission on Local Governance, Ralph Thorne QC.The proposed People’s Assemblies to come on stream sometime in the near future, will be able to advocate for better service in the...
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Residents deal with water outages
Ionics Desalination Plant with workers in the area carrying out maintenance work.Residents along the area of Highway 1, Black Rock St. Michael, arose from their slumber on Monday morning to various...
View ArticleMinister Straughn highlights terms of debt exchange
MINISTER in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, gave a comprehensive look at the terms and conditions of the debt exchange as he led off debate in the Lower Chamber recently.He was speaking under...
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Show of love, support for student with cancer
Front row: St. George Secondary student Shamara Bailey-Leacock (seated), with father, Sheens Leacock and grandmother Marcelle Leacock. Showing support from left is, her cousin and fellow student Angel...
View ArticleCBC bill to bring changes to management
The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) appears to be the next state-owned enterprise that may soon see adjustments being made to its governance structure.If passed, the Caribbean Broadcasting...
View ArticleTop five performers among SOEs revealed
THE Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., the Barbados Water Authority and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) were three of the five top performers among the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) over the last six...
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Associate Dean McIntyre: RUSM has settled well in Barbados
Dr. Rhonda McIntyre, Associate Dean of Medical Sciences at Ross University School of Medicine conversing with Chief Academic Officer of Ross University Dr. James Record.Ross University School of...
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ICBL 2019 Junior Spelling Bee winners receive awards
From left to right: Teacher from Providence Elementary, champion Bianca Massiah and Chief Operating Officer, ICBL, Oliver Jordan.The winners and sponsors of the recently concluded ICBL Junior Spelling...
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STRAUGHN: dollar stable
FROM LEFT: Senior Vice President, International Banking, Scotiabank, Brendan King; Ryan Straughn, Minister in the Ministry of Finance; and Managing Director of the Caribbean East Scotiabank, David...
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B’dos to partner with Suriname for Black Belly Sheep operation
Chief Agricultural Officer, Lennox Chandler.Local agricultural officials are seeking to partner with their counterparts in Suriname, to facilitate a Black Belly Sheep operation which will see land...
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STICKING POINT
Poor rates of implementation still a major issue in the regionPresident of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. Warren Smith, during his address at the meeting.Some of those in attendance at the...
View ArticleBSTU distressed over stabbing incident at Frederick Smith Secondary
The fatal stabbing incident which occurred at the Frederick Smith Secondary School yesterday afternoon, should underscore the necessity for a combined, collaborative approach by all stakeholders in...
View ArticleMinistry responds to fatal stabbing incident
THE Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training expresses deep sadness at the unfortunate incident that occurred yesterday at the Frederick Smith Secondary School that resulted in the...
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RBF burn drugs
Drugs being removed from the truck to be placed in the incinerator.Though the legalization of marijuana for medicinal and sacramental use is currently under the microscope locally, Barbadians are...
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‘Accountants key’
President of ICAB, Lydia McCollin (left), in conversation with Barbados’ High Commissioner to Canada, Reginald Farley and Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment, Marsha Caddle,...
View ArticleIntervention needed to combat violence in schools
There needs to be a heavy emphasis on the teaching of anger management, conflict resolution and general life skills to students in local schools, to combat the level of aggression and violence being...
View ArticlePrograms to address high unemployment
The high rate of youth unemployment is being tackled through several programs including ‘Get Into It’.So insists Youth and Community Empowerment Minister Adrian Forde, as he outlined the youth...
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Barbados must embrace managed migration: Economist
From left: Moderator, Stetson Babb; BNOCL Renewable Energy Officer and Advisor to the Minister of the Blue Economy, Mark Hill; and Lecturer in Finance with the University of the West Indies, Jeremy...
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DRENCHED
North of the island mostly affected as tropical wave passesMember of Parliament for St. Lucy, Peter Phillips, assessing some of the flood damage in his constituency yesterday.Parliamentary...
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Open Day at Bridgetown Port
With umbrellas in hand, members of the public waited in line for their turn to board the Barbados Coast Guard vessel.Auxiliary Fire Officer, Ashad Crichlow, speaking to Trishane, Tavari and T’Merah...
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