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From left: President of the Senate, Her Honour Kerryann Ifill; Senator Verla DePeiza; and Former Deputy Prime Minister, Sir Phillip Greaves.Former Chief Information Officer, Margaret Hope (left), chats...
View ArticleAddressing the health care cost challenge
Prime Minister the Right Honourable Freundel Stuart during his address yesterday. There must be a shift from curative health care to preventive health care, which will ensure not only reduced health...
View ArticleLocal Pastor to help build orphanage in Africa
Pastor Carl Naitram of the Grace Bible Church.By: By Patricia Thangaraj One local pastor will soon be heading to Mozambique to assist in building an orphanage there. Pastor Carl Naitram of the Grace...
View ArticleEntering into God’s kingdom important for Christians
Phillip Barrett, a member of the Grace Bible Church, Barbados; Pastor Jesse Naitram of Solid Rock Baptist Church, St. Lucia; Pastor Willis Hackshaw of the Emmanuel Baptist Church, St. Vincent; and...
View ArticleNISE CEO: Embrace technology
Some of the members of the Soroptimist International of Jamestown in attendance at a Developmental Retreat at Discovery Bay, St. James.It allows persons who will not have had the time and the...
View ArticlePayne: Government neglecting St. Andrew
Member of Parliament for St. Andrew, George Payne, says that his constituency has been neglected by the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP). He also believes that last Tuesday’s Financial Statement...
View ArticlePayne: Government neglecting St. Andrew
Member of Parliament for St. Andrew, George Payne, says that his constituency has been neglected by the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP). He also believes that last Tuesday’s Financial Statement...
View ArticlePrincipal requests name change for SJPP
By: Regina Selman Moore The Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic (SJPP) should be renamed the Samuel Jackman Prescod Technical and Vocational College. Principal of the Samuel Jackman Prescod...
View ArticleShemar Weekes case takes another turn
INCONSISTENCIES, discrepancies and too many variances. That’s how Coroner Manila Renee described elements of the Shemar Weekes case after painstakingly going through close to three hours of...
View Articleinspiring youth enterprise
Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development, Donville Inniss (centre), speaking to the media at BIMAP yesterday. Looking on are Chairman of the Board of BIMAP,...
View ArticleMother breaks down in Coroner’s Court
THE unmistakable sounds of sobbing could be heard in the Coroner’s Court yesterday morning as Julianne Weekes, mother of 12-year-old Shemar Weekes who died last May of unnatural causes, had a brief...
View ArticleEx-Parish Ambassadors move via Route 10
Darren Watson and Vanessa Seaton hosts of the new, weekly TV show Route 10 starting on CBC TV8, on Thursday, September 15 at 9:03 pm. It may have been their time to give up the sash but Darren Watson...
View ArticleBright prospects for Barbados in Latin America
As it continues its promotional efforts in support of the international business and financial service sector, Invest Barbados recently hosted seminars and informational meetings in Mexico City,...
View ArticleBarbados needs investment policy for overseas Barbadians
An investment strategy must be developed for the diaspora. Consul General of Barbados at New York, Dr. Donna Hunte-Cox, shared this opinion while fielding a question after presenting last Friday’s...
View ArticlePM: Cabinet committed to addressing challenges
Barbadians have been assured that the issue of solid waste disposal is high on the agenda of the Cabinet of Barbados. Prime Minister the Right Honourable Freundel Stuart, in an address to the...
View ArticlePeople’s Republic of China donates to NAB’s Lancaster House
Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment and Community Development, the Hon. Steven Blackett (left) accepting a cheque towards the upgrades of Lancester House from Her Excellency Ms Wang Ke,...
View ArticleStudents get ‘Head Start’ in music
Melvin Alick teaching the Percussion Lesson.Programme Director, Elan Trotman By: Peta Rowe-FordeHead Start music is a five-day programme where we offer free instruction to students ages 7-11 in...
View ArticleSJPP students told: Do not waste opportunities
Principal of the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic, Hector Belle and SJPP automotive student and WorldSkills Barbados overall winner Akeil Craig-Browne, accepted the commemorative Broken Trident, as...
View ArticleGPO to release more stamps for 50th anniversary
Postmaster General at the General Post Office (GPO), Margaret Ashby (centre, forefront) cuts the ribbon to officially open the stamp exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of Barbados’...
View ArticleDon’t tax healthy foods
Government is being advised that there are certain implications to imposing the proposed National Social Responsibility Levy that should be given consideration as they look to bring that it into...
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