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Barbados on a mission to strengthen the economy, PM says
Barbados is currently facing an important mission to strengthen the economy and safeguard livelihoods, Prime Minister Mia Mottle said Sunday. The Prime Minister said while the Government has done well...
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AG: All Barbadians ‘have a stake’ in fight against gun crime
Attorney General Dale Marshall is calling on all Barbadians to join the fight against gun crime in Barbados. Marshall made the call in a statement on the killing of Sgt. Newton Lewis. “We all have a...
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Public Notice: Temporary closure of Worthing Beach
The National Conservation Commission advises that the sluice gate, located at Worthing Beach, Christ Church, will be opened at 7:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, May 26. As a result, Worthing Beach will be...
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Constitution bridge to reopen May 30
The Barbados Tourism Investment Inc. (BTI) wishes to inform the public that the bridge at Constitution Road, between John Beckles Drive and Nursery Drive, will now reopen on Sunday, May 30, 2021. The...
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PM: AMR response should be part of plans
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley wants to see the response to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) incorporated in future pandemic response and preparedness plans. Speaking virtually at the 88th General...
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“Little Island Big Barbados” ‘brand driver’ followed two years of research –...
The Barbados Tourism Management Incorporated (BTMI) Chairman who presided over the organisation when the controversial Little Island, Big Barbados initiative was conceptualised more than two years ago,...
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CXC grants two-week reprieve
Despite continued pleas from students for the format of exams to be adjusted, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has made no significant changes to its 2021 examination process, except to delay...
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Dems’ Worrell declares intent to recapture St John
Former Senator Andre Worrell will be seeking to regain the constituency of St John as a Democratic Labour Party stronghold in the next general election due in 2023, he has declared to Barbados TODAY in...
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UWI educator blasts Govts over Eleven-plus amid CXC crisis
A leading education expert Wednesday declared that Caribbean education ministers are perpetuating “an injustice” by pressing ahead with their own plans for primary school students to sit the common...
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Irony – and industrial action – strikes at NUPW
Akanni McDowall is once again defending his leadership of the country’s largest public sector trade union over an alleged blunder on his part that ironically triggered industrial action at the union on...
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PSV owners ‘want to carry more passengers’
With the number of COVID-19 cases in sharp decline, public service vehicle (PSV) operators are pressing the authorities to allow them to transport more commuters. As it currently obtains, PSVs are only...
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Teachers, parents cry shame on CXC’s tough stance on exams
The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has been accused of putting its own interests ahead of students’ in the region. The lambasting has come from president of the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union...
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High temperatures not a good sign
With an above-average Atlantic Hurricane Season predicted for 2021, a leading hurricane expert is warning that the current warm temperatures in the Caribbean Sea are not normal for this time of the...
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PAHO director praises int’l efforts to share vaccines with the region
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr Carissa Etienne, says she is encouraged by the response from developed countries in facilitating increased access to COVID-19 vaccines to...
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Rum’s history gets sober with UWI
Barbadian rum-maker RL Seale and Co is turning to history in a partnership with UWI scholars to research the storied enterprise of the liquor universally acknowledged as being invented here more than...
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Church aids vulnerable families in water-scarce communities
With many communities still crying out for relief from an inadequate water supply, an evangelical church with American help has stepped in to assist some of the more vulnerable people living in those...
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Romiyah is more than just lip service
Fourteen-year-old Romiyah Nedd-Clarke is the owner of Lippy Cosmetics, a beauty care company that was launched on April 9, 2021. It is a beauty skincare line that offers handmade natural lip glosses...
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CDEMA receives package worth over CAD$15 000
The High Commission of Canada to Barbados and the OECS recently handed over a deployment package to CDEMA to support its Response Units. The package, worth over CAD$15,000, was funded through the...
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Officials advocate for more resilient economies
by Marlon Madden Several leading officials in their industries have agreed that greater consideration must be given to the link between the health sector and the economy as government seeks to rebuild...
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Real Estate expert: Put residences in Bridgetown
by Marlon Madden One of this island’s prominent real estate investment specialists is proposing a modern, ten-storey residential building in Bridgetown to help breathe life into the now dreary capital....
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