Barbados is Music show captivating
Square One in action.By: Corey Greaves Like cotton candy which melts in your mouth and leaves a sweet taste that leaves everyone wanting more, the Digicel Barbados Is Music show at Kensington Oval was...
View ArticleCDEMA and CARICAD forge strategic partnership
Executive Director of CARICAD Devon Rowe (left) and Executive Director of CDEMA Ronald Jackson signed a MOU yesterday signalling a strategic partnership between the two agencies. THE Caribbean...
View ArticleLoan guaranteed for Hilton upgrades
Parliament has approved a guarantee for a $12 million loan for Needham’s Point Holdings Limited from First Citizens Bank. Speaking in the House of Assembly yesterday morning as he led off the debate...
View ArticleFocus on reducing ozone depleting substances
Stephen O’Malley, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for Barbados & the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, as he addressed regional participants at...
View ArticleClimate friendly alternatives needed for refrigeration and air-conditioning...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Drainage, Edison Alleyne as he delivered remarks at the official opening of the Caribbean Ozone Officers’ Network Meeting. As part of its...
View ArticleTraining for A&E Doctors
From left: Ambassador of Israel to Barbados, Mordehai Amihai-Bivas; Dr Chaynie Williams, Head of the Accident and Emergency Department at QEH; Dr Maxim Leiderman of Israel; Dr Nira Beck-Razi of Israel;...
View ArticlePM: A clean-up must be done
Messy business! That’s how Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Freundel Stuart described the price tag of the clean-up of the oil spill at Needham’s Point Peninsula. Speaking in the Lower House on a...
View ArticleHilton Barbados profits coming in
Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Richard Sealy, says that the Hilton Barbados Hotel has been making a profit. Minister Sealy made the disclosure during his contribution to the debate...
View ArticleClarke: Estates should fall into hands of Gov’t
Heavily indebted agricultural lands bailed out by the Government should be added to Crown Lands. Sharing this opinion, Opposition Member of Parliament for St. George North, Gline Clarke, said that...
View ArticleCultural shift needed
By: Janelle Riley-Thornhill Former Prime Minister, now Independent Member of Parliament (MP), Owen Arthur has expressed concern about the private sector’s over reliance on Government. While...
View ArticleCave Shepherd celebrating 110 years
Beverley Belgrave, Area Retail Manager (Barbados) cutting Cave Shepherd’s 110th anniversary cake with Chief Operations Officer at Duty Free Caribbean (Holdings) Ltd., David Pietrzak, as the company’s...
View ArticleFOUR RECEIVE TOP AWARD
Governor General, Sir Elliott Belgrave (centre), with Chief Executive Officer of the National Cultural Foundation, Cranston Browne; and Chief Cultural Officer, Andrea Wells, with proud winners of the...
View ArticlePut country first!
Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), Roseann Myers (left), leading the tribute to outgoing Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Susan Springer, who officially leaves the post on...
View ArticleEmployers looking for well-rounded workers
By: Patricia Thangaraj More and more companies are now looking to hire workers who have diverse work experience and education in a variety of disciplines. This is according to Labour Management...
View ArticleGrantley Adams School thriving despite the odds
By: Peta Rowe-Forde THE Grantley Adams Memorial School has been facing some challenges, but this has not stopped the institution from excelling in sports and academics. Speaking at the school’s...
View Article‘Be prepared!’
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Senator Harcourt Husbands. During a Speech Day ceremony held at the Grantley Adams Memorial School,...
View ArticleBHTA says farewell to Springer
Yesterday’s Fourth Quarterly General Meeting of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) was a meeting not only to discuss the state of the tourism industry, but was a fitting stage to say...
View ArticleBay Primary celebrates musical excellence
Music teacher, Mrs. Nicole Brathwaite, briefing Minister of Education, Ronald Jones and Richard Stoute (right).By: Tonisha Rock-Yaw THE parents, students and teachers of the Bay Primary School...
View ArticleShow more care
By: Patricia Thangaraj The media must ensure that when reporting on sensitive matters, such as victims of domestic and sexual abuse, or victims of car accidents, that the subject matter is not...
View ArticleWORTHING beach reopens
Minister of Tourism and International Transport Richard Sealy (second from right) making a point while Minister of Health John Boyce (right), Consultant, Ministry of Tourism, Hugh Foster (left) and...
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