Principal believes parental involvement is key to student achievement
By: Terissa JohnToo often children’s movements are unaccounted for. As a parent you need to know what your child or children are doing, so monitor their movements; keep on top of them! As many parents...
View ArticleBe vigilant
Words of advice from Deputy Director of the Barbados Meteorological Services, Sonia Nurse called on Barbadians to monitor all weather systems not just during the hurricane season, but throughout the...
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Writers deserve respect!
Author Karen Lord, 2008 and 2009 1st Prize Frank Collymore Literary Endowment (FCLE) winner, addressing the recently held 19th Annual FCLE Awards ceremony. Pay us! This is the call of local,...
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Our stories must be told, says Montano
Co-Director of the Barbados Independent Film Festival Sir Trevor Carmichael (left) greets soca superstar Machel Montano, while Minister of Culture Stephen Lashley (centre) looks on during the red...
View ArticleBL&P: Fuel Hedging was meant to guard against high light bills
REDUCING the risks of higher light bills to Barbadians was the lone reason the Barbados Light and Power Company (BL&P) sought to introduce hedging on the Fuel Clause Adjustment (FCA). This is...
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Japan looking at Barbados hub
Managing Director and Chairman of the Barbados Advocate Anthony T. Bryan (right) greeting Japan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Barbados, Teruhiko Shinada, during his courtesy call to...
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Film Festival off and running
Actor Steve Lang presents soca artist and actor Machel Montano with the first Barbados Independent Film Festival’s Digicel Award for ‘Artistic Excellence’ during the festival’s official opening. THE...
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Film Festival off and running
Actor Steve Lang presents soca artist and actor, Machel Montano, with the first Barbados Independent Film Festival’s Digicel Award for ‘Artistic Excellence’ during the festival’s official opening....
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Advocate’s staff celebrate with the Honourable Anthony T. Bryan
Chairman of The Barbados Advocate Anthony T. Bryan (left) addressing staff and well-wishers yesterday at The Barbados Advocate, while Deputy Chairman Jeff Cumberbatch looks on.Barbados Advocate staff...
View ArticleCharity seeking to resurface Highway 1
A local charity has big plans for Highway 1. Describing the state of the roads in Barbados as “deplorable”, the Aron and Christina Foundation has partnered with C.O. Williams Construction Limited to...
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CTUSAB: Economic growth crucial
President of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados, Cedric Murrell.Some of the participants at yesterday’s workshop on productivity for SMEs. Even as greater focus is placed...
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Drainage Division gets assistance from Adopt-A-Kilometre crew
Just recently, a crew from the Adopt-A-Kilometre Highway Project lent a helping hand to assist the Drainage Unit by clearing debris from around the median barriers on the highway.Just recently, a crew...
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Republic Bank going green
Becoming more environmentally consciousSenior Manager, Administration and Operations and Head of the Health and Safety and Going Green Committees at the Republic Bank, Michelle Pounder (left); chatting...
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Training and productivity linked
Minister of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development, Senator Dr. Esther Byer-Suckoo.A Government Minister says it is important that employers understand the link between training and...
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Republic Bank working towards Platinum Award
Senior Manager, Administration and Operations, Head of the Health and Safety and Going Green Committees at the Republic Bank, Michelle Pounder, delivering remarks at the Launch of their Going Green...
View ArticleLabour Department praises efforts of Republic Bank
By: Patricia Thangarajyes, we want to be a part of this wider programme that had as its aim the improvement of safety and health throughout Barbados. The Republic Bank of Barbados has received high...
View ArticleMTW and union meet to discuss PSV project
By: Peta Rowe-Forde The Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) recently engaged the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) in a meeting to clarify some undisclosed concerns coming out of the up-coming Private...
View ArticleBWU speaks up
By: Cara L. Foster The Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) has added its voice to the concerns of the management hierarchy over at the Barbados Water Authority (BWA). Acknowledging that there was a view...
View ArticleCruise boost projected for 2017
Cruise business is expected to see a further boost in 2017, according to Jeffrey Roach, CEO of the Bridgetown Cruise Terminals. Coming off a high 2016, he told The Barbados Advocate that, “In 2017...
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Health-conscious men embrace PSA screening
Christopher Derrell receiving the PSA screening test from nurse Mutual Noel Archer. Cancer Support Services (CSS) held its first Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) screening yesterday. CSS continues to...
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