New CVQ programme for security officers
THE Frank Walcott Labour College of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) is expanding its curriculum with a new Level II Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) programme for security personnel.The...
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ST. ALBAN’S SAFE
St. Alban’s Primary School Principal, Wendine Prince, gave an update on how the school was coping with the recent tragedy. Yesterday, she welcomed counsellors who visited the students and provided them...
View ArticleUncertainty surrounds Barrow’s birthplace
Uncertainty still surrounds the future of the birthplace of this island’s Father of Independence and first Prime Minister the Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow. Over the decades, Barrow’s childhood...
View ArticlePay raise for GAIA employees
By: Jenique BelgraveWorkers at Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) will have a few more dollars to spend due to a 4.5 per cent increase in salaries and wages from this month. In a memo...
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High surf creates stir
An onlooker at Thunder Bay in St. James watching the large waves.By: Marsha GittensLarger than average waves seen at beaches on Barbados’ west coast attracted the attention of many onlookers...
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JetBlue to cut Barbados-Fort Lauderdale route
BTMI CEO: Barbados seeking to develop new partnerships Come April 27, 2020, JetBlue will drop the Barbados flight to Fort Lauderdale.COME April 27, JetBlue will drop the Barbados flight to Fort...
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President: BARP responding to members’ needs
From left: Managing Director of Gallagher Insurance Brokers, Scott Stollmeyer; General Manager of Brydens Insurance, David Alleyne; BARP’s Vice-President, Dame Billie Miller; BARP President, Marilyn...
View ArticleHinkson addresses negative effects of drug use
Children who have parents who use drugs are at higher risk to abuse substances than those parents who do not use drugs. Minister of Home Affairs, Edmund Hinkson highlighted this during his address at...
View ArticleHeed warning
Be prepared for any eventuality, urges MinisterBy: Tanya LightbourneA Government Minister is of the opinion that last November’s major power outages should be an eye opener for Barbadians.“We need to...
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PM UNVEILS PLAQUE
From left: Dr. Lorna Todd-O’Neale, member of the Barrow family, Parliamentary Representative of St. Lucy, Peter Phillips, Dr. Jeanine Comma, Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, Nadia Barrow...
View ArticleBarbadians must not turn a blind eye to wrong doing
Barbadians are being called upon not to turn a blind eye to any wrong doing they may observe, that is helping to fuel the local drug culture and other illicit activities.Minister of People Empowerment...
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CCTV for Oistins
From Left: Crime Prevention Officer Inspector Stephen Griffith; Chief Technical Officer of Altus Technology Lenee Paulra; Senator Rudy Grant CEO of the BHTA; Jacqueline Gill Executive Officer of the...
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Cause for concern
Opposition Senator, Caswell Franklyn.Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn has expressed concern about the courts deciding policy in this country.Making his contribution yesterday afternoon to the...
View ArticleDLP’s Vision 2030 advertising not a mistake
The Democratic Labour Party has received many calls from members of the public, querying whether its Errol Barrow Legacy Tour poster highlighting the slogan “Barrow’s Legacy – Vision 2030” was a...
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‘NOT A DIRECT THREAT’
Ministry of Health getting ready to deal with virusMinister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic (left); and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenneth George, during yesterday’s...
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DLP members retrace steps of Errol Barrow during Legacy Tour
Light refreshments were served at DLP Headquarters, ahead of the start of the Errol Barrow Legacy Tour.Democratic Labour Party members and supporters had the opportunity to retrace the steps of nation...
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Barrow Centenary concert lights up the north
A section of the appreciative audience on the Checker Hall playing field on Tuesday night.BARBADIANS came out in their numbers on Tuesday night to celebrate the life and times of the Rt. Excellent...
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Docks, boat fenders in need of repair at Bridgetown Fish Market
This area of the dock at the Bridgetown Fish Market has been damaged by a combination of factors, which include high tides and boats which butt onto the area due to a lack of fenders.THE docks and boat...
View ArticleNo more mandatory death sentence
THOSE currently at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds previously convicted of murder and given the then mandatory sentence of death, are set to have their sentences set aside and new sentences imposed.That’s...
View ArticleSenator Boyce adds to debate
Those on who a mandatory death sentence had been imposed, will not only have their sentence set aside for a new one, but under the amendment to the Offences Against the Person Act, they cannot be given...
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