Medical Cannabis Industry licenses can be paid in installments
Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA) Dr. Shantal Munro-KnightTHE high cost of the licenses to operate within the medical cannabis industry has been...
View ArticleBarbados Christian Council elects a new Chairman
The Rev’d Dr. Cicely Athill-Horsford is the new Chairman of the Barbados Christian Council.The Rev’d Dr. Cicely Athill-Horsford is the new Chairman of the Barbados Christian Council. Dr....
View ArticleCummins endorses use of COVID-19 vaccine
Barbados has a long and successful history of vaccination programmes, and Barbadians are being urged to trust that the local health officials will not put them at risk in relation to the COVID-19...
View ArticleCaribbean Movement for Peace and Integration has its say on elections in...
David Denny, General Secretary for the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration with Venezuelans, ahead of election day.The Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration has been following closely...
View Article‘IN FULL SUPPORT’
Education Minister wants all stakeholders to get involved to resolve issuesAS teachers, parents and children continue to protest the 2020 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) results, Education...
View ArticleBHTA Chairman: Tourism too vital to let fail
Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), Geoffrey Roach, says it is imperative that efforts be made to educate and build awareness among the general public about the tourism...
View ArticleMaintenance work to take place over break at primary schools
Minister of Education, Santia Bradshaw.With the Michaelmas term now at an end, maintenance work is scheduled to take place at several primary schools over the three week break.Minister of Education...
View ArticleBarbados celebrates
Inaugural horse racing event under the lights takes placeDelano Lopez and De Conkie Man on their way to victory in the first race of the evening under the lights.Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (right)...
View ArticleShift Water Park
A church group gathered yesterday at the same location where the water park has been positioned at Brandon’s Beach.Frustrated bathers looking on at the water park which has impeded their bathing space...
View ArticleERT to rule next year in former bank worker’s case
Chairman of the Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT), retired Appeal Court Justice Christopher Blackman, Q.C. on location at the Warrens Office Complex on Friday.The Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) is...
View ArticleReckless call
IT is reckless to call for the full closure of Lawrence T. Gay Primary School without allowing health officials the chance to fully address all potential causes to its environmental issues.Minister of...
View ArticleClear, effective action necessary to address climate change
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is warning that the future of many countries around the world are in jeopardy if decisive action is not taken on the matter of climate change.Prime Minister Mottley was...
View ArticleIgnatius Byer students to gain more agricultural experience
Students from Class 3 and Class 4 of Ignatius Byer Primary School, along with teacher Anderson Rollock, were not only present for the handover, but some assisted with the installation of the ARC...
View ArticleNew coalition wants action and leadership on CXC grade issue
Action and leadership are the two main components to rectify the recent Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) controversy about the 2020 examination results.Paula-Anne Moore, the co-ordinator of a group...
View ArticleMore institutions urged to get involved
From left: Interim President of the Students’ Guild at the Erdiston Teachers’ Training College, Kristian Trotman; Minister of Education, Santia Bradshaw; Acting Principal, Ramona Archer-Bradshaw; and...
View ArticleHarmonisation thrust vital
Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, says harmonisation of travel protocols across the Caribbean region is essential as countries endeavour to help tourism rebound and...
View ArticleHead of BCC’s Music Department reports mixed semester
Head of the Barbados Community College’s (BCC) Music Department, Roger Gittens, says the present COVID-19 environment has brought with it challenges, but also opportunities this semester.He stated one...
View ArticleHusbands seeks to reassure Barbadians about COVID-19 vaccine
Barbadians are once again being reassured that whenever a COVID-19 vaccine is selected for use here, it will be safe for use.Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands, made this clear...
View ArticleMoore: Go a step further
Member of Parliament for St. George North, Toni Moore.Government must not stop at delivering a humanitarian service award to essential frontline workers who worked to keep the country afloat at the...
View ArticleHIV Food Bank welcomes increase in donations
By: Marsha GittensThere has been a marked increase in items being donated to the HIV Food Bank this month.Manager of the Food Bank, Stacia Whittaker, stated this is welcomed as 2020 has been a...
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