Springer Memorial celebrated Season of Emancipation
The importance of culture to a society like Barbados cannot be overemphasised, and is an area that must always be supported. This was the message shared by principal of the Springer Memorial School,...
View ArticleKooyman hosting hurricane seminar series
This hurricane season, Kooyman has gone the extra mile to assist its customers with adequate preparation with its Hurricane Seminar Series. The hardware store will be hosting free seminars in-store...
View ArticleGov’t advised to consider adding COVID-19 vaccine to immunisation regime
Health and education officials in Barbados and the rest of the region have been advised to start thinking about adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the regime of regular immunizations for children. The...
View ArticleProfessor proposes cut to work hours in public service
An academic is calling for public sector workers to move away from working eight hours a day, and is insisting that they be given the same pay. Professor Don Marshall suggested that government workers...
View ArticleCOVID-19 UPDATE: 121 new cases
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 121 new COVID-19 cases, 64 males and 57 females, from the 452 tests carried out on Saturday, July 16. The new cases comprised 23 persons under...
View ArticleTae and Yahandje take top spots at Junior Monarch
Screams of excitement permeated through the Wildey Gymnasium early Sunday morning when Shontae Tae Alleyne-Clarke and Yahandje Daniel were crowned Queens of the Scotiabank Junior Monarch competition in...
View ArticleBAMP urges increased vigilance in wake of local monkeypox case
With health authorities confirming the country’s first monkeypox case, the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) is warning residents not to drop their guard, particularly as the island...
View ArticleVaccination schedule for July 18 to 24
Members of the public are encouraged to take advantage of the COVID-19 vaccines which will be available at polyclinics and satellite sites from Monday, July 18 to Sunday, July 24. The venues and times...
View ArticleAnglican church charting new course in Barbados
The Anglican church is charting a new course in Barbados, which it hopes will enable it to be more relevant, relatable, all-embracing and transformational. Bishop of Barbados, Reverend Michael Maxwell,...
View ArticleHaagen-Dazs plain vanilla recalled
All outlets in Barbados selling the Haagen-Dazs plain vanilla ice-cream products have been asked to remove them from the shelves, while customers who have purchased them have been advised to return...
View Article‘Refreshed’ Holder returns for India series
SOURCE: CMC – Elite all-rounder Jason Holder has returned for West Indies’ three-match One-Day International series against India which bowls off next Friday in Port of Spain. The 30-year-old, who last...
View ArticleDLP announces new working groups
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has announced four chairpersons who will be leading working groups within that party over the next few months. President Dr Ronnie Yearwood, who made the announcement...
View ArticleSeventeen Pic O De Crop finalists announced
The 17 finalists in this year’s Pic O De Crop competition have been announced. The results, tabulated by the National Cultural Foundation’s auditors, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, were announced on Sunday...
View ArticleVoting starts in round two of People’s Choice
Voting in the second round of The Student Revolving Loan Fund and Sunshine Snacks People’s Choice Competition in association with Banks started Saturday, July 16 and ends Wednesday, July 20. Voters...
View ArticleFLOW customers experience service disruptions, company says it’s working to...
Scores of Flow customers are experiencing a disruption in their service, as the company gives the assurance that it is working assiduously to correct the fault, which it attributes to a “burning...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Update: 170 new cases
A total of 170 new COVID-19 cases, 77 males and 93 females, were recorded from the 507 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Sunday, July 17. Of the positive cases, 28...
View ArticleNCF to meet with vendors Wednesday
The National Cultural Foundation is inviting all vendors, who have secured stall space for the remaining Crop Over events, to a meeting on Wednesday July 20, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. at the Daphne Joseph...
View ArticleWanted: Rico Jamal Brathwaite
The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance to locate Rico Jamal Brathwaite who is wanted for questioning in connection with escaping lawful custody at the Oistins Police Station,...
View ArticleBarbadian recruiter/coach providing opportunities
For the past thirty-two years, Henry Miller has been providing athletic opportunities for talented individuals who do not have the financial means to further their athletic careers. Through his charity...
View ArticleCommendable showing by Barbados at CASA
By Morissa Lindsay Team Barbados captured silver overall behind host country Guyana as the 2022 Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championships concluded on Saturday at the Georgetown...
View Article