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PM assures beauty Queen of his full support
Miss Barbados World, Regina Ramjit, was assured by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, that she will have his full support and that of the Government of Barbados when she competes in the Miss World pageant...
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T.G.I. FRIDAY’S today closed its doors in Barbados for the final time
Branded “a considerable disappointment” recently by operators, T.G.I. FRIDAY’S today closed its doors in Barbados for the final time. A notice on the doors from operators Prestige Restaurants Ltd.,...
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AD: Deficiencies must be addressed before Bim can take on international arena
Serious skill deficiencies in “a few” areas critical to the operation of international businesses need to be corrected if Barbados is to be transformed into an international wealth management and...
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Opposition Leader says budget creating pain, while ministers disappear on...
Government’s prescription for fiscal success has turned out to a recipe for the “callous” retrenchment of civil servants and chaos in Barbados. And Leader of the Opposition Mia Mottley today slammed...
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PHD and farmers happy with minister’s milk solution
by Emmanuel Joseph Minister of Agriculture, Dr. David Estwick (File photo) The recent problems that pushed the local dairy industry to the brink of collapse, have now been resolved and farmers and the...
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Dead man found at junction of Yorkshire and Lower Greys identified
Ryan Oneal Bourne is the man found dead in St. George yesterday morning. Police Public Relations Officer Inspector David Welch said the 37 year-old Parish Land, Christ Church resident was identified by...
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50 Bajans lose jobs with closure of T.G.I FRiDAY’S yesterday
Yesterday’s closure of T.G.I. FRiDAY’S Barbados restaurant has cost more than 50 Barbadians their jobs. And while management of immediate Trinidad and Tobago parent company Prestige Holdings Limited...
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Five youth jointly charged for Tuesday’s robbery aboard Transport Board bus
Police have arrested and jointly charged five Brittons Hill, St. Michael young men, including a juvenile, for robbing two people aboard a Transport Board bus on Tuesday. Akeem Nathaniel Williams, 21,...
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$1.3 million to renovate schools
Officials examining the work at Erdiston. About $1.3 million has been spent getting 18 primary and secondary schools ready for the start of classes next Monday. And, Minister of Education Ronald Jones...
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WATERFORD GRAY
The combination of dark clouds obscuring the sun, driving rain, flooded streets and in the case of Waterford Bottom what appeared to be a mist that cut visibility, made for an afternoon that left many...
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Temporary teachers in place for new term, says minister
From left: Principal Nola Lewis- Cummins chatting with Minister Ronald Jones, Deputy Karen Best and Project Manager Richard Harrison today. Government has not had any challenges reassigning temporary...
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Limegrove thrills PM
Real estate developer Paul Altman pulled out all the stops today when he showed off Barbados’ “mall of malls”, Limegrove Lifestyle Centre, to Prime Minister Freundel Stuart. Prime Minister Freundel...
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Weather conditions expected to continue into Wednesday
More rain is in store for the island and Barbadians living in flood-prone areas should brace themselves for the impact. The Barbados Meteorological Services gave Barbados notice of this afternoon in a...
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Millions lost in TGI Friday’s
Prestige Holdings Limited has lost millions of dollars on the Barbados T.G.I FRiDAY’S restaurant it closed last Friday. And management of the Trinidad and Tobago company, saying these funds were sunk,...
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Big setback for hotel
Settlers Beach One of the few existing Barbadian tourism properties contemplating a multi-million dollar remake has had its hopes of a start this summer dashed. Settlers Beach, a villa hotel built in...
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Minister promises the best of teachers and programmes at new Erdiston Academy
Senior Draughtsman Andrew Parris (left) points out the feature of the new academy at Erdiston, while contractor with CRS Building and Maintenance, Sydney Blenman and Minister Jones look on. By...
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PM takes over layoff controversy
Flashback: NUPW auditorium could not hold all the public servants who turned up for last week’s meeting. Against a background of growing unease in the country, Prime Minister Fruendel Stuart has now...
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Foreign business people may soon be able to “buy” Bajan citizenship
Foreign business people may soon be able to “buy” Barbadian citizenship. Prime Minister Fruendel Stuart announced this morning, his Administration was considering the provision of citizenship through...
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Comissiong says September 3rd represents a nation standing beside the greived
by Kimberley Cummins Vinette Hinds (right), mother of Kimberly Hinds, whose body was discovered earlier this year, is comforted by family member Veronica Belle. The now annual day of reflection on the...
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“spotty” results from attempts to improve public sector efficiency
Participants at today’s Productivity Council seminar. Faced with a $400 million fiscal deficit and the consequential need to improve efficiency in the public sector, the Governor of the Central Bank of...
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