Campers urged to stay on the right track
Project S.O.F.T (Safeguarding Our Future Today) campers take in the information given during the session on juvenile delinquency.Sergeant Hallam Jemmott of the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) as...
View ArticleTOUGH DECISION
By: Patricia Thangaraj Discontinuing life support is one of the most difficult and complex decisions a family can make. This is because they do not want to be accused of killing someone if they make...
View ArticleYouth unemployment worrying
Youth unemployment continues to create concerns for Government. Minister of Labour, Senator Dr. Esther Byer-Suckoo, revealed that while general unemployment numbers continue to fall, those related...
View ArticleSt. John Constituency Council to report on its stewardship this month
Chairman of the St. John Constituency Council, Richard Harris. THE St. John Constituency Council will be giving an account of its stewardship over the past year this month, on September 18. Chairman...
View ArticleSt. Luke’s Academy opened
Minister of Education, Innovation, Science and Technology, the Hon. Ronald Jones (second from left), officially opens the St. Luke’s Academy, while (from left) Chief Education Officer, Karen Best;...
View ArticleProject SOFT campers learn how to control anger
House Mother, Paula Hinds, accompanied by camp counsellor Rasheed Drakes, who is also a police officer, discuss the negative consequences of uncontrolled anger with the Project SOFT campers.Project...
View ArticleMAJOR POWER OUTAGE
Customers clueless as BL&P probes cause of fault All power has been restored after a problem within the Barbados Light and Power (BL&P) network triggered an island-wide outage yesterday. Just...
View ArticleCleaning up the workplace
Legislation to provide framework of protection, says FelixDeputy Chief Labour Officer Victor Felix. A COLLABORATIVE effort is going into fine-tuning the Sexual Harassment (Prevention) Bill 2016, which...
View ArticleSurprise presentation for Digicel Play’s 10000th customer
A surprise presentation was made to Digicel Play’s 10 000th Customer, Stacia Greenidge (holding flowers), at her home at Block 2K Silver Hill, Christ Church, yesterday. CEO of Digicel Play, Charlie...
View Articlepoint youth in right direction
Colleen Adams receiving her certificate of participation in The Education Outreach School of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) from Coordinator, Jeff Broomes, during the recently held...
View ArticleFarewell to Commissioner
H.E. Victoria Dean cutting the cake with some of her friends.By: Peta Rowe-Forde Friends of the British High Commissioner, Her Excellency Victoria Dean, gathered at her residence on Tuesday evening to...
View Articlesmall businesses pulling their weight
Provide bulk of employment in private sectorSMALL businesses in Barbados account for the bulk of jobs in the local private sector. This is according to Lynette Holder, CEO of the Barbados Small...
View ArticleCustoms transition to BRA effective Ocober 1
Acting Head of the Civil Service, Sonja Welch (left), making a point during the meeting to discuss customs officers transitioning to BRA. Those at the head table are Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary...
View ArticleEmbrace other options
Small businesses can benefit from alternative dispute resolution Senator the Hon. Maxine McClean, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, conversing with International Law Attorney, Calvin...
View Article‘Support peace initiative’
By: Patricia Thangaraj AT least one local Reverend is calling upon various organisations and individuals to come out on September 17 and support the Walk for Peace. It is coming from Reverend Michael...
View ArticleCrime changing, and so must force
Inspector (Ag.) Lavon Sobers was the Most Outstanding during the Court Prosecutors’ Course. He accepts the trophy from Anthony Blackman, Principal Crown Council with the Department of Public...
View ArticleSt. Michael School gets spruced up
Juley Murrell, Secretary of The St. Michael School’s PTA and Susette Neblett-Straughn (in red), a past student of the school, involved in repainting the wall of the school’s main entrance.Diannika...
View ArticleCredit unions keeping commercial banks in check
Asha Stevenson received an award for her Common Entrance performance.Kai Dowell received an award for her CAPE results from COB Co-operative Credit Union Ltd., president Henderson Williams.AMID calls...
View ArticleEducation must come first in Barbados, says Ambassador
A noted historian and educator believes that education must remain at the forefront of Barbados’ focus over the next fifty years. Robert ‘Bobby’ Morris, Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM put forward...
View ArticleStop the black-on-black violence
Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, Robert ‘Bobby’ MorrisOne of this island’s top diplomats is adamant that steps have to be taken to stop black-on-black violence in this country. Barbados’ Ambassador to...
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