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Work to be done to dispel myths surrounding COVID-19 vaccine

Karen Josiah, Head of the School of Nursing at the UWI Five Island Campus.Health officials may have an extremely difficult time trying to convince their populations of the safety of the COVID-19...

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FUNDING FOR STUDENTS

Cave Hill Law Society Launches President’s GrantAwardee Karenna Nicholson, left, and Deputy Dean Faculty of Law Ms. Nicole Foster.  The Cave Hill Law Society has launched the President’s Grant to...

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Reverend Hugh Sandiford: God is with us

One religious leader is reminding society that God is with all of us.Reverend Hugh Sandiford emphasised this during his sermon at St. Matthias Anglican Church on Sunday. In his brief contribution, he...

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Pandemic can’t dampen Christmas Spirit

Shoppers at Woolworth looking through the wide selection of flowers.  Although the coronavirus has put a damper on sales and commercial activity so far this year, some of this island’s oldest retailers...

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Bostic delivers pre-Christmas address

 Fourteen new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Barbados over the past two days bringing the total for the month, thus far, to 46. These details were revealed last night as Minister of Health and...

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Kiwanis Club hosts Sip, Paint Fund-raiser for QEH Neo-Natal Intensive Care

Twenty persons attended the Kiwanis Club charity event, ‘Christmas Sip & Paint and Christmas Social’ at the UWI staff lounge on Saturday. Donations from the event will go towards supplies for Queen...

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Facelift for Bushy Park Cricket Pavilion

Patrick Haynes and Millard Clarke started work inside the Bushy Park Cricket PavilionA Barbadian living abroad continues to make an impact in the St. Philip community where he lived.Recently making a...

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BL&P brightens Christmas for two groups of seniors

RPB’s performance at the Good Citizens Nursing Home caused everyone to get up and dance!THE Barbados Light & Power Company (BL&P) recently descended upon two senior citizens homes to share joy...

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Six Roads location full of potential

President of the City of Bridgetown (COB) Cooperative Credit Union Limited, Adlai Stevenson.ADLAI Stevenson, president of the City of Bridgetown (COB) Cooperative Credit Union Limited, has given a vote...

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Use credit cards wisely

Senior Economist at the Central Bank of Barbados, Carlon Walkes.BARBADIANS have used their credit cards to accumulate debts totaling just under $300 million up to March this year. That amount is...

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Angels shower Gold on Red for Christmas

Working with the Angels in public service and CSR advertising, Red Advertising’s Managing Director, Jevan Jutagir, is seen here with Red’s collection of 2020 Angel Awards from the American Advertising...

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Dialogue is key

 Regional governments are being told that social dialogue is critical if Caribbean countries are to successfully deal with the fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.That is according to President of...

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BARP and RBPF spread Christmas cheer!

President of BARP, Marilyn Rice-Bowen (left), and Vice President of BARP, Dame Billie Miller (second left), enjoying the musical renditions of the Royal Barbados Police Force Band during the Christmas...

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Families get help

As of today, as many as 900 families are expected to receive assistance from the Government through the Adopt a Family Programme, just in time for Christmas.That’s the word from Special Advisor to the...

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Speightstown supermarkets, stores remain hopeful it will be busier

Cashier, Ingola Griffith checking the items being purchased by Dana Bailey, while in Eddies Supermarket.By Marsha GittensAs Barbadians continue Christmas Day preparations, management at some...

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Two charities benefit from cancellation of staff party, share $100k donation

Director, Barbados & the OECS, Donna Wellington, right, presents the Salvation Army with a donation which is received by Divisional Commander for Barbados and St. Lucia, Brenda Greenidge. Advisory...

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Pandemic causes Trail of unemployment in region

Regional Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Vinícius Pinheiro.We are entering 2021 with employment in intensive care, warned Regional Director of the International Labour...

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Insignia presented to four recipients of National Honours

Brigadier General Rudyard Lewis, GCM, CVO, JP was conferred the Knight of St. Andrew for his extraordinary achievement and meritorious service to the military in Barbados. Here, he kneels before...

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Bump in the road

Highway 1 rehab project still on budget, but forced to slow downA section of the work being carried out on Highway 1.THE loss of 14 days of work due to rainfall and the volume of hard rock encountered...

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More to come

Dr. Sharon Johnson, Senior Cultural Policy Officer in the Division of Culture Prime Minister’s Office (right) taking a close look at the face masks created by Roslyn Mings-Neblett of Disrmings.By:...

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