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ICT professionals urged to better harness their voice to develop sector
Certified Business and Executive Coach, Ian Blanchard, encouraged ICT professionals to think more broadly and take the longer view in the development of Barbados’ ICT sector.BIPA President, Philip...
View ArticleBig plans for Earth Day
The Caribbean Youth Environmental Network (CYEN) has big plans for Earth Day 2017.Speaking with the media prior to the start of the prize giving for those who would have participated in their games at...
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Luther Thorne Primary starts school garden
Teachers and students of the Luther Thorne Memorial Primary School pose with local members of global grassroots movement, Slow Foods Barbados who will help the school start their first vegetable...
View ArticleConsistent delivery of excellent service key for business community
Good customer service must be delivered on a consistent basis.That’s the reminder coming from the National Initiative for Service Excellence (NISE). NISE held its very first “Lunch & Learn Pop-Up...
View ArticlePrize-giving for CYEN competition takes place
Leandra Walcott was the lucky winner in the Caribbean Youth Environmental Network (CYEN) Wheel of Fortune competition while Shane Sargeant got the second prize. In the Ball Game, young Leon Leacock got...
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Speech contest to hone critical skills
Phillip Jackman, Vice President of Education in the Sunjet Toastmasters, shares a word Deborah Stoute, Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager at Republic Bank Barbados, on the sidelines of the...
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Training begins for the Barbados Culinary team
The talents of the Barbados Culinary Team members were showcase on Friday.Minister of Tourism, Richard Sealy, tourism officials, sponsors and specially invited guests, were treated to the culinary...
View ArticleEarthquake preparedness must be a focus for the region
Earthquake preparedness must become a focal point for the region going forward.Director of the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre Dr Joan Latchman raised some concerns on the level...
View ArticleDon’t dillydally, report sewer overflow issues
Do not to hesitate, contact the Waste Water Division of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) if you see a sewer overflow or you have an issue. Industrial Waste Inspector for the Waste Water Division for...
View ArticlePublic awareness key to improve natural disaster response
Public awareness will be key in teaching persons how to respond to natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis.Giving the assurance that her organization would continue to place a heavy focused on...
View ArticleMajor work needed before ‘going pro’
Increased commun-ication and greater synergies among stakeholders were the main talking points yesterday when the Young Democrats hosted a panel discussion on sports entitled, ‘Tek it Pro or Nah’. With...
View ArticleTeachers cry out!
By: Jenique BelgraveBarbadian teachers are teetering under the heavy workload being set by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).This was the resounding cry of those educators gathered at the...
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High duties on imports not too sweet
Zion Barrow receives a chocolate sample from Shardell Cozier of Fine Foods Inc.By: Marsha GittensThe Barbados Chocolate and Culinary Festival is a sweet treat for many, but a financial challenge hangs...
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Barbados reaping big benefits from Reggae Festival
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Senator Irene Sandiford-Garner.The Digicel Barbados Reggae Festival should not be seen as an annual event which merely provides entertainment.Rather,...
View ArticleIt’s child abuse!
‘Comprehensive Sexuality Education should not be taught to children’The founder of an organisation which promotes sex after marriage is warning that Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is a form of...
View ArticleBARBADOS NOT AT ITS WORST!
Do not try to create the impression that Barbados is at its worst!According to Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of Barbados, Dr. John Holder, while there are some people crying down the crime,...
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Call for more schools to take part in Agrofest
CEO of the Barbados Agricultural Society, James Paul, right, presents Acting Senior Teacher of West Terrace Primary School, Joan Collymore, with the second-place prize in the Schools’ Garden...
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‘GET MORE INVOLVED’
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Senator Harcourt Husbands, presenting Lisa Asgill with her plaque of recognition for the contribution to the...
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Four new Ministers ordained
From left: Ordinands Dr. Roll Anthony McCaskie, Mrs. Debra McCaskie, Richard Allsopp and Timothy Mathetes. At the far right is Mrs. Adebo Mathetes, wife of Timothy Mathetes.Reverend Dr. Nigel Taylor,...
View ArticleCanon Titus: Trust God
By: Krystal Penny BowenBarbadians must be able to trust God.This was the lesson given by Canon Noel Titus, Assistant priest of St. Matthias Anglican Church, during the Old Harrisonian Society’s (OHS)...
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