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COME ABOARD
Ministry looking to make contact with Barbadians living overseasRepublic Bank’s Marketing Officer/Communications, Sharon Howell (right) makes the presentation to the winning team of Rashida Rowe...
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Find ways to manage during drought
Local farmer and Co-director of J&P Farms Ltd. Bernice Chase.Citizens of Barbados, especially farmers are being encouraged to find alternative ways to insure theyhave a constant flow of...
View ArticleApproach to crime needs to change
By: Cara L. Jean-Baptiste There must be an aggressive approach to the hearing of murder and gun-related cases in order to let people know that there are consequences to their actions. Prime Minister,...
View ArticleBridge needed
Concern about safety of commuters who use Constitution River Terminal at nightThere is a call for a bridge to be constructed, connecting River Road and the Constitution River Terminal.The suggestion is...
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Barbadians in China still virus-free
Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands.The Barbados Embassy in Beijing remains in daily contact with all Barbadians currently in China, and at present, none of them are showing...
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ACCESS FOR ALL
Top Male Student, Bradley Holder, receives his official document from Chair of the Erdiston Teachers’ Training College, Dr. Sylvia Henry.Continuing education must not only be made for those...
View ArticleChina’s approach to tackling new virus lauded
THE executive of the Association for Barbados China Friendship (ABCF) is throwing its full support behind the Chinese Government and members of Chinese communities. It comes as that country grapples...
View ArticlePush for girls to enter STEM
Break gender stereotypes that link science to masculinity and expose young generations to positive role models – women engineers, astronauts and researchers.That’s the call of Under-Secretary-General...
View ArticleParents cautioned!
By: Marsha GittensDistrict Education Officer, Lomer Rock, is cautioning parents and guardians to closely supervise how their young charges use electronic devices such as tablets.His comments came as he...
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Erdiston exploring online courses
Angela Butcher is all smiles after achieving an Advanced Counselling Degree.Erdiston Teachers’ Training College may soon add another set of offerings to prospective students – online courses.Addressing...
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ON THE RISE
Non-medical prescription drug use a growing problemExecutive Director of the RSS Headquarters Captain Errington ShurlandNon-medical use of prescription drugs is growing in Barbados and the Regional...
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SickKids partnering with Barbados to create centre
From left: High Commissioner of Canada to Barbados, Marie Legault; Chair of LesLois Shaw Foundation, Virginia Shaw Hutchinson; Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Executive Chair of the QEH, Juliette...
View ArticleWork to start soon on expanded A&E Department
Construction on an expanded Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is expected to get started soon on a site nextto the current department. That’s according...
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BRA partners with Cave Shepherd Card Services
From left to right: Rodney Taylor, Director DPD, MIST, Alison Browne-Ellis, Director Cave Shepherd Card Services and Revenue Commissioner (ag) Wayne Forde during yesterday’s press briefing.The Barbados...
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Past leaders of CDB thanked
President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. Warren Smith highlighted the strides made by the CDB over the past five decades. PRESIDENT of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr. Warren Smith...
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SUPPORT NEEDED
Use local products and servicesSmall Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce Minister, Dwight Sutherland (right) presenting the certificate of excellence for the contribution to business development in...
View ArticleCrime, a public health disorder
By: Cara L. Jean-Baptiste A country’s approach to crime must be similar to its approach to a public health crisis. Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley expressed this as she delivered remarks during the...
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MINIMAL GROWTH
President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. William Warren Smith (centre) in conversation with Dr. Daniel Best (left) Director of Projects at the Bank, and Dr. Justin Ram, Director of Economics,...
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Canada’s PM to meet with Caricom leaders in Barbados
The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada.The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, yesterday announced that he will travel to Bridgetown, Barbados on February 17 and 18, to participate...
View ArticleBushy lots a serious issue
One Member of Parliament is concerned that overgrown lots across the island are providing cover for littering and illegal dumping.Speaking yesterday morning during a debate on a supplementary for the...
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