Proactive approach needed
Labour Management Advisor at the Barbados Employers Confederation (BEC), Melony James.Some of the patrons in attendance at the REA Envirohealth Intl. International Labour Organisation’s World Day for...
View Articlemerger on the cards
Gov’t seeking to amalgamate NPC, BNOCLGovernment is pressing ahead with plans to merge the National Petroleum Corporation (NPC) and the Barbados National Oil Company Limited (BNOCL).The disclosure was...
View ArticleSutherland: Rebrand BNOC
THE Barbados National Oil Company (BNOC) should be rebranded to reflect a renewable energy focus.St. George South Member of Parliament, Dwight Sutherland, made this clear as he spoke in the Lower House...
View ArticleWake-up call for parents
Helene Charlebois, Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist and Obesity Expert, speaking during the Nutrition Workshop at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital yesterday. By: Cara L. FosterResearch has revealed that...
View ArticleGrantley Adams students seeking to ‘win the hearts of residents’
Students and staff of the Grantley Adams Memorial School marching to demonstrate to residents that positive things are happening at the institution.Grantley Adams Memorial School cadets leading the...
View ArticlePM outlines commitment to energy
Barbados has not given up on exploring its waters for oil and gas.So says Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Freundel Stuart. Piloting the debate in the Lower House yesterday morning on the National...
View ArticleRate hike
Barbadians could soon be paying more for natural gas, as the concessional rates being charged by the National Petroleum Corporation (NPC) are not only preventing the expansion of the natural gas...
View ArticleHealth Fair, Vendors Market in Oistins given support
Visitors to yesterday’s Health Fair and Vendors Market choosing their goods from amongst the items on sale.It was an opportunity to purchase clothing and other household items when the Christ Church...
View ArticleFantasy Barbados presents ‘Kuzaliwa – The Rebirth’
Bringing the show to a climax was this front line piece.The Fire Breather opened the show for Fantasy Barbados.The Africa – “Chewa” front line section.Just after midnight patrons took up every vantage...
View ArticleBlackett shares activities for May’s ‘Child Month’
Students of the St. Martin’s Mangrove Primary School doing a dramatic piece at Friday’s service.Students in attendance lifted their voices in song during the worship session of Friday’s Child Care...
View ArticleCCB Chairman urges youth to excel
Chairman of the Child Care Board, Kenneth Knight standing next to the Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment and Community Development, Steven Blackett, during Friday’s Child Care Board’s...
View ArticleStand up against child abuse
A few of the children that participated in the Action for Justice march.By: Cara L. FosterReverend Anne Hamilton-Cutting, co-founder of Action for Justice, challenged the community to stand up and...
View ArticleTackle root causes of deviant behaviour
Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs, Adriel Brathwaite (right), taking part in the Action for Justice march yesterday morning.By: Cara L. FosterWHEN dealing with a child who has been deviant,...
View ArticleFalling short
A Cabinet Minister is chiding CARICOM for not doing enough for its member states as it relates to protecting the financial services sector, and he argues this lack of attention is doing the region a...
View ArticleSlow down!
AS Barbados joins the rest of the world, from May 8-14, in commemorating the Fourth United Nations Global Road Safety Week, leaders of religious denominations across the island are being urged to...
View ArticleBLP accuses Government of neglecting St. Philip South
Opposition Leader, Mia Mottley (right); and Barbados Labour Party candidate for St. Philip South, Indar Weir, in conversation during the party’s rubbing shoulders event, yesterday.THE Barbados Labour...
View ArticleTransition made easy
Transitioning from primary to secondary school is often a difficult period for students and as such steps must be put in place to make this process as smooth as possible.This is one of the major...
View ArticleGive survival kit to graduating students
Margaret Grant, guidance counsellor at the St. Michael's Secondary School, showing off one of the new chapters during the interview.By: Cara L. FosterGuidance counsellor of the St. Michael’s Secondary...
View ArticleBusiness Monday: Ocean Two NVQ, CVQ accredited
Two of the Ocean Two Resort staffers in the NVQ programme in Customer Service, Sadie White (third from right) and Dwayne Greenidge (second right), in conversation with Labour Minister, Senator Esther...
View ArticleFive roundabouts identified as island’s best
Jonathan Walcott, Manager/ Director of Jajaba Landscaping Services, accepting his prize from Second Vice-President of the Barbados Horticultural Society, Dr. Frances Chandler.Russell Corrie, Director...
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