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CARIFESTA interest high
CARIFESTA Secretariat’s Programme Co-ordinator, Kim Butcher (left); Administrative Officer in the Ministry of Culture, Rhonda Greenidge (centre); and National Cultural Foundation Senior Officer, Andrea...
View ArticleLocal businesses told to focus on risk management
The volatile, complex and uncertain environment in which businesses currently operate, necessitates that there is greater focus placed on the risk management by these entities.That’s according to...
View ArticleCall being made for 24-hour polyclinics
By: Marsha GittensA Retired Chief Health Planner has made the call for two or three of this island’s polyclinics to operate on a 24-hour basis.Samuel Deane explained that such a move would reduce the...
View ArticleTraining vital for coconut vendors
Head of a regional agricultural body is highlighting the need to train wayside coconut vendors.Executive Director of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Barton...
View ArticleMonitor them!
By: Patricia ThangarajKeep a close eye on your children’s online activity.This is the advice that the Immediate Past President of the Barbados Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), Charles...
View ArticleGovernment in discussions with BL&P
Government is pursuing discussions with the Barbados Light & Power (BL&P) about the possibility of using natural gas for power gener-ation, instead of using bunker fuel.Minister in the Office...
View ArticleUS$34 million IDB loan to be signed soon
THE project to aid Barbados in transitioning to a cleaner energy future, meet its current natural gas demands and contribute to the creation of a regional Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supply chain is on...
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‘Standards are a necessity’
From left: Head of the Regional Project Team of the Energy Efficiency Labeling Standards, Erwin Edwards; Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke, Consultant with the German Metrology Institute; and Anthea Ishmael,...
View ArticleEnergy efficient policies discussed
Policymakers, energy experts and other major stakeholders gathered together yesterday morning to discuss energy efficient policies.CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ)...
View ArticleCyberbullying warning
THE Government Minister who holds responsibility for the nation’s children is urging young people to stay away from the dangerous act of cyberbullying.Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment...
View ArticleDEM: Volunteer in your communities
With the beginning of the 2017 hurricane season just weeks away, the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) is appealing to Barbadians to become volunteers in their communities to assist in the event...
View ArticleImproved work, behaviour seen in beneficiaries of YWCA programme
Fun Fest to push breakfast initiative furtherREACHING over 1 300 of the nation’s youth through its Breakfast Programme, the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) is seeking to touch more even more...
View ArticleCommunication is key in ensuring security
Barbados must be ready to deal with any threat to its security.This is according to Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Celia Pollard-Jones.“As relatively small tourism dependent...
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New route for Rouse
Former DLP candidate to contest seat as IndependentIndependent candidate for St Joseph, Randall Rouse with some of the constituents who are supporting him.By: Anesta HenryRANDALL Rouse, the politician...
View ArticleViolence in schools still a major concern
Violence in this nation’s schools is continuing to grab the concern of teachers’ unions.President of the Barbados Union of Teachers, Pedro Shepherd, described the situation as “out of hand”, while...
View ArticleTradewinds volunteers to get inside look at emergencies
PERSONS volunteering for Exercise TRADEWINDS 2017 will get an inside look at what happens and how victims are treated during a real emergency.This is according to Consultant with the Department of...
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NOT AT RISK!
AG: People in the north still safe after closure of Weston Fire StationFROM LEFT: Retired Chief Fire Officers, Clifford Clarke, Wilfred Marshall, Velmo Cadogan and Chesterfield Mayers, along with...
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Company aiming to put idle money to use
Mark Young, CEO of Carilend.SOME of the $3 billion sitting idle at commercial banks in Barbados will soon be better utilised so as to earn higher returns for depositors and to help grow this country’s...
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Forging closer relations
The Hon. Sir Louis Straker, Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Outgoing Chairman of COFCOR.From left: Secretary General of CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque; Senator...
View ArticleFocus on positives
Barbados must adopt a policy where instead of spending so much time highlighting the negative, we choose to focus on the many positive things that this island can boast about and then build upon these...
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