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Positive results
From left: CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque; Chair of CARICOM, Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley; and Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit.By: Cara L....
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Water use restrictions going into effect soon
Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Wilfred Abrahams, speaking to the media following his tour of the Barbados Bottling Company Limited (BBC). Also pictured are BBC’s General Manager, Andre Thomas...
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PROTECT OUR HISTORY
Archaeological legislation beneficial Kevin Farmer, Deputy Director of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, during his lecture at the Holetown Methodist Church, yesterday.By: Cara L....
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Homeless need more support
Governor General Dame Sandra Mason speaking with and Kemar Saffrey, President of the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness (BAEM) during their tour of the shelter yesterday.The Government of Barbados...
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Young ones encouraged to make a difference
Class 3 students of Workman’s Primary School showing off their brand-new tablets gifted from The Aron & Christina Foundation Tablet Project. Top left: Principal Sandra C. Downes; Teacher, Tanya...
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UK job opportunity through new farm labour initiative
Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan (centre), discusses the new farm worker initiative with the United Kingdom during a press conference yesterday. On the left is Managing...
View ArticleWeir: Landowners must keep properties clean
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Indar Weir says it the responsibility of property owners, not the State, to keep their land clean and free of overgrown bush.The St. Philip South Member of...
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Re-establish HIV/AIDS community groups
Minister of Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Cynthia Forde.ONE government minister is calling for the re-establishment of HIV/AIDS community groups in Barbados.Minister of Empowerment and Elder Affairs,...
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New police station operational next week, COP confirms
The Hastings/Worthing Police Station.THE Hastings/Worthing Police Station is set to be operational from Monday, February 24. The modern facility, located in Hastings, Christ Church, is an amalgamation...
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Update on demolition work and Bridgetown Transformation Project
BROKK robotic arm will be used during the top-down deconstruction method of the old NIS Building on Probyn Street. These machines will be remotely operated and no human beings will be inside the...
View ArticleIt is in your hands
Education Minister encourages students to promote newly launched Give Back Initiative The success of the Give Back initiative is in the hands of the tertiary students, who must promote the programme...
View ArticleSpeightstown cruise terminal concept discussed with public
BARBADIANS came out in their numbers on Wednesday night to learn more about the Barbados Port Inc’s ideas for a cruise terminal in Speightstown and for many, the size and location of any proposed...
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NO WASTAGE
Kooyman CEO addresses foreign exchange concernsChief Executive Officer of Kooyman Holding International Herbert van de Woude spoke on the ease of using the Drive Thru system.It is not the aim of...
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Sandals Foundation making Half Moon Fort Primary green again
Sandals Foundation volunteers with members of the PTA, students and principal of the Half Moon Fort Primary School.A GROUP of 20 plus Sandals Foundation volunteers descended on the Half Moon Fort...
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Move to improve emergency procedures within public sector
From left: Director of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Kerry Hinds; Programme Officer at the DEM, Gayle Drakes; and Programme Officer at the DEM, Danielle Skeete.Emergency management is...
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Landship loses member
Felix Husbands with Captain Watson.The last original member of The Landship and one of Barbados’ oldest persons will be laid to rest this week. Felix Husbands, better known as Uncle Felix, passed away...
View ArticleIncrease in tax revenue projected
THE Barbados government is projecting more than one billion dollars from the Value Added Tax, the country’s principal tax source next fiscal year. At the same time the controversial fuel tax is set to...
View ArticleAirbnb – good for Barbados?
In the last decade, the use of mass booking sites like Airbnb, VRBO and HomeAway, which provide alternatives to the mainstream or traditional accommodation options, has literally gone viral, and now...
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TACKLING BANK FEES
Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Cleviston Haynes.THE Central Bank of Barbados is taking steps to deal with the vexing issues of bank fees, which Barbadians continue to complain...
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Ban them!
Retired principal Jeff Broomes is of the view that school children should be banned from mini-vans and ZRs.Retired principal Jeff Broomes is of the view that school children should be banned from...
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