12,000 reasons to smile
The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Breakfast Club feeding programme is in a better position to deal with the influx of children coming forward, thanks to a Barbadians organization based in...
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Rotary Club all for education
Shaneanoh Carter is the recipient of the 2013-2014 Rotary Club of Barbados West Scholarship.The announcement and presentation were made this evening during a brief ceremony at the Ministry of...
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Barbados finally signs off on plant
Barbados has finally signed off on the much discussed multimillion-dollar state of the art plasma gasification waste-to-energy project set for Vaucluse in St Thomas.Minister of Finance and Economic...
View ArticleSugar crop season begins
Top sugar officials are hoping for a “smooth run” of this year’s crop, which started this morning.But chairman of the Barbados Sugar Industry Limited, Patrick Bethel, fears that if this does not...
View Article‘An ambush’
One hundred million dollars more in taxes!That is what Opposition Leader Mia Mottley is telling Barbadians they can expect to be imposed on them during the coming fiscal year as a result of...
View ArticleHusbands: Build more world skills
If Barbados seeks to continue to build a world class work force, much more than just skills or academic achievements is needed.Moreover, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education, Senator...
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Transfers could pull down economy
If not seriously addressed, transfers from Central Government to statutory bodies have the potential to pull this entire economy down.Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Chris Sinckler, made this...
View ArticleOpposition wants to help with CLICO
The Opposition Barbados Labour Party has declared its willingness to hold hands with the Freundel Stuart Administration in bringing a speedy resolution to the CLICO debacle.In her contribution to...
View ArticleStores breaching legislation
Over the past 12 months the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has found that over one dozen stores were in breach of sections of the consumer protection legislation.Chairman of the FTC, Sir Neville...
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Back to the drawing board
Rayside Construction Limited has embarked on a new business model.This, said Herbert Harewood, director of operations and human resources, was in response to the current economic climate as well as new...
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Assert yourself
History has shown that the trade union movement worldwide has asserted itself on behalf of the working class in the class struggle between capital and labour.Parliamentary representative for St Michael...
View ArticleGovernment ‘victimized’ Transport Board workers
The Transport Board has become the “poster child of victimization” of the Democratic Labour Party’s retrenchment programme.Parliamentary representative for St George South Dwight Sutherland levelled...
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Forde: Probe infections at QEH
Carry out a proper investigation at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital aimed at minimising infections there.The call was made this afternoon by Opposition MP for Thomas, Cynthia Forde, while making her...
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‘Let’s deal with predators’
Government has signalled its intention to deal with persons who exploit the nations young boys and girls for their own gain.Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs Adriel Brathwaite told...
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Beaches plan still on
Although the recently reopened Almond Beach Village Resort is reporting favourable performance, the plan for Beaches Resort to replace it is still a go ahead.Regional public relations manager at...
View ArticlePot fisher makes big catch
On Sunday, when 30-year-old Verdon Pierre went to empty his fish pots as he usually does twice a week, he got the shock of his life. A 4 foot, ten-inch green conga and a few others were among his...
View ArticleMen charged for arcade burglary
Police have charged two St Michael men for the aggravated burglary at the Play Fair Arcade in Rockley last Wednesday.Jamar Antonio Headley, 33, of Ivy Main Road and Adrian Romario Mottley, 19, of...
View ArticleAnother missing girl
A Christ Church teenager is the latest person to be added to the Royal Barbados Police Force’s missing persons list.Abbygale Joseph left her Vauxhall Gardens home last Saturday night and lawmen say she...
View ArticleAPD victory for the Caribbean
The pleas of Barbadian and Caribbean tourism officials have been heard: the United Kingdom is reforming its Air Passenger Duty (APD).British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced today...
View ArticleSURE BLOW
At least two locally based foreign companies have shut down or shifted operations from Barbados so far, as tax measures in Canada begin affecting the country’s lucrative international business sector,...
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