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‘Not up to the task’
Former Member of Parliament for Christ Church East and Former Minister of Environment and Drainage, Dr. Denis Lowe.The current administration cannot solve the difficult issues facing this...
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Bridgetown blackout
Businesses without power, shoppers and shop staff at a stand still Several stores in the City remained closed as the Barbados Light & Power Company tried to resolve the power outage which has...
View ArticleBL&P: Outage caused by ‘a fault’ at company’s substation
Hundreds of businesses, schools and homes were without electricity on Monday after an island-wide outage which occurred from around 7:29 in the morning.By three in the evening, half of the Barbados...
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LOCKED OUT
Ms. Ram ‘broken’ as Government takes possession of City PropertyBusinesswoman Asha “Ms Ram” Merchandani leaving Liquidation Centre building for the final time just after 7 a.m. yesterday.The doors at...
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No child or adult left behind
Tranisha Foster accepts her special award for excellent work in the International Cuisine course.Adult literacy and numeracy training is to be offered at the Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB)...
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DLP alive says Lashley, Estwick
Dr. David Estwick, Former Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management.The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) despite its massive defeat at the polls last year, has done a lot for...
View ArticleJones: Don’t turn schools into prisons
FORMER Minister of Education Ronald Jones is cautioning against turning the nation’s schools into prisons in response to the violent action in one of our secondary school’s which led to the stabbing...
View ArticleLess mess!
By: Jenique BelgraveAs the padlocks were placed on the doors of the Liquidation Centre yesterday, Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley is adamant the process of compulsorily acquiring land must...
View ArticleLowe speaks out on societal issues
A former parliamentarian and Cabinet minister says Barbadians are deeply concerned about the state of our society today and he is adamant that the current Government must address those concerns as a...
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Rotary Club of B’dos places diabetes awareness in focus
Two local organisations assistedChief Executive Officer of the Barbados Diabetes Foundation, Cally Boyea (centre), accepts a cheque from Rotary members (from left) Winston Warren, Meryl Caryn Stoute,...
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USAID partners share on progress made in region
Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and the OECS, Her Excellency Linda Taglialatela (left), engages Clinton White, USAID Regional Representative for the Eastern and...
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Entrepreneurship push
Cardell Fergusson, General Manager, Barbados Youth Business Trust speaking yesterday morning.Some of those attending yesterday’s BYBT Business over Breakfast event at the Accra Beach Hotel.Efforts are...
View ArticleNew programmes coming for BVTB
New programs are in the offing for the Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB).Chairman of the BVTB’s Board, Benjamin Niles, outlined that several additional courses would be added to the curriculum...
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Unacceptable!
Prime Minister the Hon. Mia Amor Mottley.By: Jenique BelgraveInexplicable, unacceptable and embarrassing.Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley used these words to describe yesterday’s islandwide power outage...
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BICO Limited unaffected by power outages
BICO’s Executive Chairman, Edwin Thirlwell showcasing his company’s generators, which have 1200 and 800 watt capacities, during an interview with the Barbados Advocate yesterday.By: Regina...
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Sealy: Beware of the spin – economic growth must be tourism-led
Former Cabinet Minister Richard Sealy.Former Cabinet Minister Richard Sealy described the messaging coming from the ruling Barbados Labour Party government as “optics, public relations and...
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BL&P to spend 4 million dollars to rent temporary equipment
(Left) Prime Minister Mia Mottley seen here during the press conference with Managing Director of BL&P Roger Blackman.By: Shamar BluntAll hands are currently on deck, with the Prime Minister of...
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BICO’s new factory to open next year
Executive Chairman of BICO Limited, Edwin Thirlwell.Barbadians can look forward to the opening of BICO Limited’s newly rebuilt ice-cream manufacturing plant, in early 2020.Executive Chairman of BICO...
View ArticleShelter soon to take in homeless at night
By: Regina Selman MooreSince its official opening last month, the Homeless Shelter and Rescue Mission of the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness has been receiving numerous requests about when it...
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New Policies on the horizon
Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson addressing the Induction ceremony for new Barbadian citizens at National Union of Public Workers’ Headquarters, Dalkeith Road yesterday.The newest sworn in...
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