Mascoll: Come clean on state of the economy
BARBADOS Labour Party’s spokesman on economic matters Clyde Mascoll is urging government to tell the public the state of the economy since the fiscal measures put in place did not meet the set...
View ArticleBHTA Chairman representing association on BTMI board
Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), Roseanne Myers. CHAIRMAN of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), Roseanne Myers, has been appointed to represent the...
View ArticleSafety the main concern
BRSA not in conflict with Ministry of Transport and Works President of the Barbados Road Safety Association (BRSA) Sharmane Roland-Bowen and Executive Member, Carson Lee, during an interview yesterday...
View ArticleNo height restrictions!
President of the Barbados Horticultural Society, Orson Daisley; First Vice-President, Jennifer Weetch; and Second Vice-President, Dr. Frances Chandler.By: Marsha Gittens The height of decorations...
View ArticleCarnival Medea premieres at Little Carib Theatre
Award winning Actor, Director, singer and songwriter Levi King, one of the Barbadian actors who has been cast in the Caribbean premiere of 'Carnival Medea – a bacchanal'.Sonia Williams, a Performance...
View ArticleBarbados Independent Film Festival launched
Left to right: Co-Director of Barbados Independent Film Festival, Jennifer Smith-Bent; Director of the Barbados Independent Film Festival, Sir Trevor Carmichael; CEO Interim First Citizens Bank...
View ArticleBSTU uneasy
Union expresses concerns ahead of meetingBy: Jenique Belgrave The Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU) is not impressed with the timing chosen by the Ministry of Education to have a joint meeting...
View Article‘2017 could be another record-breaking year’
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart as he thanked Jean and Terry Hough, who are on their 28th visit to the island.By: Janelle Husbands WITH visitor arrivals in Barbados’ Jubilee year surpassing the 2015...
View ArticleMaria Holder Memorial Trust: Additional nursery schools to come
The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation has also already secured staff for the soon to be opened Oldbury Nursery School. That’s the word from Chief Education Officer, Karen...
View ArticleMaria Holder Memorial Trust: Additional nursery schools to come
One of the classrooms at the new school. An appreciative Christopher Holder, Chairman and Co-founder of the Maria Holder Memorial Trust thanks the two students for his token of appreciation from the...
View ArticleBAS hoping for full participation of farming community at Agrofest
Agrofest, the premier Agricultural Exhibition in Barbados, attracts not only a large number of exhibitors, but also a large number of local and international patrons annually.This year, the Barbados...
View ArticleEarly Childhood Education thrust
(from left) Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Freundel Stuart, unveils the plaque, officially opening the school. Looking on are (second from left) Chairman and Co-founder of the Maria Holder Memorial...
View ArticleProblem at the Combermere Secondary School explained
THE parents of students of the Combermere Secondary School were able to receive a bit more clarity on what exactly caused some students and teachers to take ill, resulting in that school being closed...
View ArticleALL-CLEAR GIVEN at combermere
School set to reopen on TuesdaySenior Safety and Health Officer of the Labour Department, Alison Elcock, as she addressed parents at yesterday’s meeting at Combermere School.Parents in attendance at...
View ArticleBUT wants teachers’ pay restored
Teachers who had their pay docked after attending meetings called by their representative body, the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT), will fight to the end for their pay to be restored. BUT...
View ArticleWork of Rapid Response Unit will be key going forward
The Barbados Water Authority’s (BWA) recently established Rapid Response Unit will play a key role in the way the utility company responds to challenges concerning water outages and leaks and the...
View ArticleBWA Chairman: Restructuring of BWA needed to ensure its success
For any institution to be successful, changes are needed. This was the view expressed by Chairman of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA), Dr. Atlee Brathwaite, as he shot down reports of a “BWA...
View ArticleRoad signs not ‘hazardous’
President of the BRSA, Sharmane Roland-Bowen (right) and Carson Lee, executive memer of the BRSA placing one of the markers to warn motorists of upcoming potholes. By: Cara L. Foster The Barbados...
View ArticleNew day care and pre-school coming soon
Senator David Durant.By: Patricia ThangarajBy the mid to end of February this year, Barbadian parents would soon have a new option in Barbados to send their children for day care services and to...
View ArticleListen to your employees
Economist at The Productivity Council, Nadia E.M. Skeete.Listen to your employees and hear what they have to say, what their concerns are, what their needs are and what their goals are in terms of...
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