Walkers Dairy earns top Milk Award
Owner of Walkers Dairy, Paul Davis (centre), accepts the 2016 Best Quality Milk Award from Pine Hill’s Supply Manager, Lorenzo Roach and IICA representative, Dr. Ena Harvey.The team at Walkers Dairy...
View ArticleSenator Ince: Join unions
A Senator is appealing to employees across Barbados to join labour unions.Parliamentary Secretary, Senator Jepter Ince, appealed to those Barbadians that are not yet members of a union to make their...
View ArticleKeeping it fresh
PM: Barbados must continue to improve tourism product St. Michael School student Makeda Bradshaw (left) shares a light moment with some of the repeat visitors.PRIME Minister the Rt Hon Freundel Stuart...
View ArticleMore support needed for local and regional filmmakers
Clish A. Gittens as he received an award for Best Short Film for H20 during the inaugural Barbados Independent Film Festival last month while Co-directors of the Festival Jennifer Smith and Sir Trevor...
View ArticlePRODUCE CLEANER SUGAR CROP!
Chairman of the Barbados Sugar Industry Limited (BSIL), Patrick Bethell, as he spoke about the need for supervisors, harvester operators and infield tractor operators to work together to produce a...
View ArticleMinister: New programme aiming to cut unemployment
FROM LEFT: Representative of the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) in Barbados, Juan Carlos De la Hoz Vinas; Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment and Community Development, Steven...
View ArticleExpert: Effective cancer cure will happen in five to ten years
An effective cure for all types of cancer could be just five to ten years away, according to one of the world’s leading experts on the disease.Survival rates have dramatically increased over the last...
View Article‘SJPP should take lead’
Anthony Nurse, Instructor of the Sound Technology Course, during the orientation session on Thursday night.Some of the participants of the Sound Technology Course being delivered by the Samuel Jackman...
View Article‘Power of Choice’ initiative officially launches
Managing Director of Screenplay Advertising, Shane Lewis, giving his remarks during the launch of ‘The Power of Choice’ initiative, which was held at the St. Leonard’s Boys’ Secondary School yesterday...
View Article‘EMBRACE THE POSITIVE’
Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ronald Jones (second from left), cutting the ribbon to officially launch The Power of Choice Initiative, while (from left) Principal of the...
View ArticleDevaluation ‘not an option’
An independent Senator is making it clear that devaluation of the Barbados dollar is not an option when looking at examples of other Caribbean economies that have suffered major losses after taking...
View ArticleHelp reduce fuel import bill
Some of those present at the lunchtime lecture. INSET: Consultant driver/trainer Junior Jordan.It is possible for the island’s significant fuel import bill to be reduced if Barbadians engage in good...
View ArticleMarketing can help agricultural problem
Marketing consultant, Byron Gibson, giving his remarks at the Rural Development Commission Workshop.By: Cara L. FosterA recent study showed that in the Caribbean, agriculture is a billion-dollar...
View ArticleLarge BHTA contingent representing Barbados at 2017 CHTA Travel Marketplace
From left to right: BHTA Chairman Roseanne Myers with Ocean Hotels’ Jacqui McDermott and Christie Burns; and Expedia Market Manager for Barbados, Josea Browne, at the opening ceremony of the 2017...
View ArticlePACO, Grantley Adams to launch project assisting Haiti
Grantley Adams Memorial Secondary teacher Anthony Reid (r) talking to Chairperson of the Pan African Coalition of Organisations (PACO), Reverend Onkphra Wells (c), and PACO’s public relations officer,...
View ArticleGuests given a taste of Chinese culture
Chef, Xiangguang Fan putting the finishes touches on the rooster he carved for the Chinese Cultural Night Reception. This year, 2017 is celebrated as the year of the rooster.Ambassador of the Embassy...
View ArticleCrop Over revamp crucial
Tune of the Crop winner Lil Rick performs ‘I’z a Bajan’ with some energetic dancers at the Sponsors’ Launch.By: Jenique BelgraveA revamping of various Crop-Over competitions will pave the way forward...
View ArticleGet ready for influx
Opportunities to be grasped with Chinese visa exemptionChinese Ambassador to Barbados H.E Wang Ke shares a moment with Tyrone Yearwood, who spent seven years in China and spoke of his experience during...
View ArticleBVTB students showcase talent at Career Show
A view of the BVBT model Purple Heart House.Students from the Barbados Voca-tional Training Board (BVTB) put on show their talents at the The Barbados Association of Guidance Counsellors (BAGC)...
View ArticlePlea for Milk Cess to be implemented
Stakeholders within the island’s dairy industry are once again urging the Government to put in place the cess promised for milk products two years ago.In his 2015 Financial Statement and Budgetary...
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