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Blackman sweeps boards to win second online Grand Prix event
Justin Blackman won the second event of the new online Grand Prix Series with a clean sweep of the boards.Justin Blackman completed a clean sweep of the boards to capture the second event of the...
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Old BWA building receiving facelift
Minister in the Ministry of Water Resources, Charles Griffith and Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, William Duguid speaking to the media about the work at Old Barbados Water Authority (BWA)...
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Honest officials need not fear
Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams.Upstanding public officials have nothing to fear, where Government’s anti-corruption legislation is concerned.Minister of Home...
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Good move
Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands.Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Sandra Husbands is lauding Government’s decision to form a new unit to investigate possible acts of...
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Better regulate election financing: Opposition Leader
Opposition Leader, Bishop Joseph Atherley.Opposition Leader, Bishop Joseph Atherley, has suggested that funding surrounding elections needs to be better regulated.He has additionally stated there must...
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Disabled community to benefit from green space project
President of the Barbados Council for the Disabled, Kerryann Ifill.Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde, moving an old tree stump in a skid-steer loader.Members of the...
View ArticleNo drought concern
Based on the above average rainfall predicted across Barbados throughout March to August 2021, there is little concern over drought conditions.The Barbados Meteorological Service (BMS) Climate...
View ArticleBNCPTA president in favour of proposed new date for 11-Plus exam
By: Marsha GittensPresident of the Barbados National Council of Parent Teacher Associations (BNCPTA), Shone Gibbs, supports the proposed change in date for the upcoming Barbados Secondary Schools’...
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More money approved to assist small businesses
Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds.Parliament has approved $6.5 million for FundAccess, as financial assistance for micro and small businesses in this country...
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Successful 2020 for Kiwanis Club of Barbados North
Members of the Kiwanis Club of Barbados North.By: Cara L. Jean-Baptiste THE ensuing COVID-19 pandemic may have put a spoke in the wheel of plans of many NGOs, and despite the drastic changes caused by...
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Public sector investment programme and competitiveness agenda key pillars of...
Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment, Marsha Caddle.Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment, Marsha Caddle, on Tuesday highlighted the critical activities and...
View ArticleFIGHTING OBESITY
Everyone has a role to play, says HSFB presidentBy: Cara L. Jean-Baptiste WE all have a role to play in the fight against obesity in Barbados, and by extension, the region.This was the view of...
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Franklyn brings lawsuit against Government
FROM LEFT: Attorneys-at-Law Shamar Bovell and Neil A. Marshall and Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn as they descended the steps of the Supreme Court Complex yesterday after filing the suit against...
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Long-standing EMT retiring after 40 years
Dr. David Byer, Head of the Emergency Ambulance Service (left), presents a fruit basket to retiring Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), David Agard.Having responded to hundreds of emergency calls...
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EASE IN RESTRICTIONS
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley.Government has seen a considerable change in the behaviour of Barbadians in relation to guarding against the spread of COVID-19 since the recent phased reopening, and as...
View ArticleGov’t aiming for vaccines on demand
During a national address yesterday, Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley said that her government is aiming to have vaccines on demand for Barbadians.She is adamant that Barbados needs to have...
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Hotel sector hit with closures
Senator Rudy Grant, CEO, Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA).According to Senator Rudy Grant, CEO, Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), a survey undertaken by the entity had shown...
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DLP wants Education Minister to ‘step up or step down’
Minister of Education, Santia Bradshaw.The Democratic Labour Party is calling for the Minister of Education, Santia Bradshaw, to either step up to the task of running the Ministry of Education more...
View ArticleEstimates outline projections
Govt seeking over $700 M in financing from foreign, domestic sourcesTHE Barbados Government will be looking to tap both foreign and domestic sources for well over $700 million in financing during the...
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COVID-19 causing heart problems, doctor reveals
Covid can give you symptoms that are heart-related, says Specialist Emergency Physician Dr. Brian Charles.Persons positive for Covid-19 are presenting with heart-related symptoms.Specialist Emergency...
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