BSTU happy
Teachers show support at ‘March of Respect’Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU), Mary-Ann Redman (centre), along with other members of the Executive and fellow teachers during their ‘March of...
View ArticleParents urged to take better responsibility for their children
Minister of Education, Ronald Jones, is asking adults in society to embrace and take good care of the future of the nation.Jones said there is a problem in society where some adults have been careless...
View ArticleDLP fighting back
Eighty-seven-year-old Elaine Barnett (centre) speaking to her Parliamentary Representative Steven Blackett (right) as DLP General Secretary George Pilgrim looks on.By: Anesta Henry The ruling...
View ArticleNatural gas price hike?
Minister of Industry, International Business and Small Business Development, Donville Inniss and Mauricio Nicholls (right), CEO of Rubis West Indies Limited.BARBADIAN businesses and residents could...
View ArticleMediation an essential element in improving justice system
Chief Justice, Sir Marston Gibson, speaking with Hillary Linton, President of the Riverdale Mediation Ltd., at the Mediation Refresher course.Marie Legault, Canadian High Commissioner to Barbados and...
View ArticleNot appropriate
IT is against the law of the land to expose children to inappropriate sexual information.This reminder is coming from Pure Sex advocate, Ambrose Carter, who visits schools and communities teaching...
View ArticleChayim St. Hill wins kite flying contest
Winner of the kite flying contest, Chayim St. Hill, showing his Spider-Man kite while accepting his trophy from Principal Marcia Best.Some of the 24 students who took part in Tuesday’s kite flying...
View ArticleMcDowall does it again!
– Re-elected president of the NUPWA smiling Team NUPW yesterday after the final boxes were tallied at the NUPW headquarters on Wednesday night. Here the newly elected executive (from right) President...
View ArticleNUPW head calls for unity
NEWLY re-elected president of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) Akanni McDowall has made a call for all members to unite.This comes after a contentious election campaign in which there were...
View ArticleSandals Royal on schedule
The newest Sandals resort is set to be completed on time.With a price tag of US$170 million, the 222-room Sandals Royal is scheduled to be opened by December this year, and according to Public...
View ArticleCCJ upholds Appeals Court decision in Barbados murder case
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday upheld the decisions of the Barbados Court of Appeal and the trial court judge in the Appellate Jurisdiction matter of Troy Stanford v The Queen. This...
View Article‘NO LAWS BROKEN’
By: Jenique BelgraveNo environmental laws are being broken in the construction of the new Sandals Royal resort. This assurance came from Sandals Eastern Caribbean Public Relations Director, Sunil...
View ArticleVisitors thanked for placing confidence in Barbados
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart presents a special token of appreciation to Marita and Thomas Regan, who have visited the island 108 and 110 times respectively.FOUR of the repeat visitors attending a...
View ArticleUWI playing its part
Visually impaired student, Janeil Odle (right), receiving the Ermine Holmes Memorial Award from Audrey Bryan.Director of Corporate Communications at FirstCaribbean International Bank, Debra King...
View ArticleChemical management in Barbados a priority
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment and Drainage, Edison Alleyne, (centre) with workshop participants.Barbados is leaving no stone unturned in improving its management of chemicals...
View ArticleRegus opens its doors in Trinidad & Tobago
From left to right: Senator the Honourable Paula Gopee-Scoon, Minister of Trade and Industry, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago; Dominic Hadeed, Chairman of Domhad Properties Limited; Mark Linehan,...
View ArticleMyers: Not all doom and gloom
Rose-Ann Myers, President of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) as she gave her remarks during the EU-Barbados Trade Forum, that was held at the Radisson Aquatica yesterday morning....
View ArticleCaribbean playing cybercrime catch-up
Attorney General and Minster of Home Affairs, Adriel Brathwaite.Lack of resources has been one of the challenges facing Barbados and the region in its efforts to fight cybercrime considering that...
View ArticleShed the stigma
Minister of Health, John Boyce (second from right) greets De Tracey Jones, Past Chair of Lions Club South, as Henderson Maxwell, President of Lions Club South and PAHO/WHO Representative Tomo Kanda...
View ArticleLeave agricultural land alone, says BAS head
Land that is suitable for crop production should be left for precisely that purpose.This is the belief of the CEO of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), James Paul, who spoke with the media during...
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