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Promoters, be warned!
The Royal Barbados Police Force is taking a no-nonsense stance this Crop Over season on noise pollution. That is, if they have to come and warn you about music levels and you half-heartedly do as...
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No mass conversion of agriculture land
There will be no mass conversion of agricultural land in the districts stretching from St David’s, Christ Church, to Six Cross Roads, St Philip, where information is currently being gathered as part of...
View ArticleEmergency personnel signal readiness for hurricane season
Emergency personnel and other key Government agencies have all signalled their readiness for the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season.Agencies outlined their levels of preparedness during the annual...
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Money threat
The Barbados dollar is not in danger of devaluation at this stage, says a leading economist.But, Dr Don Marshall warned today, it will go in that direction if the ongoing currency speculation does not...
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Too much incompetence, complains Marshall
Government agencies, businesses and other institutions in Barbados are plagued by incompetent persons.That charge was made this afternoon by acting director of the Institute of Social and Economic...
View ArticleNo ease on terrorist financing
Government won’t be letting up on its fight against crime –– or cracking down on people who benefit financially from illegal activities –– despite its economic challenges. That assurance was given...
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Moody’s downgrade just a confirmation
Economist Dr Justin Robinson says the recent triple-notch downgrade by Moody’s Investor Services merely confirms that the island’s financing is in bad shape.Economist Dr Justin RobinsonAnd he is...
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Freedom road
A third convict will make an early exit from Dodds Prisons on Monday, after two others walked free this morning ahead of time. Well placed prison sources have told Barbados TODAY that Arleigh Hector...
View ArticleBELOW BAR
by Romario Barker Delinquent lawyers who have failed to pay their annual subscriptions to the Barbados Bar Association stand to be penalized.Barbados TODAY has obtained a letter issued by Chief Justice...
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BCC workers protest late pay
Workers at the Barbados Community College were off the job today protesting the late payment of salaries, a problem which they say has been plaguing them for over a year and a half.BCC staff gathered...
View ArticleNoise cry
Residents of Seclusion Road, Black Rock, St Michael, are once again crying out to the authorities for relief from what they describe as three years of mental torture that has led to repeated complaints...
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Model prisoners
The early release of two former rape and robbery convicts this morning and the planned release of a third, who’s been behind bars at Her Majesty’s pleasure for manslaughter, could see the “floodgates”...
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Bright future ahead for luxury properties
The future rental and sales of luxury properties in Barbados is looking positive.At least for Eoin Sullivan, general manager of Unna Luxury Resorts And Residences –– operators of the upscale West Coast...
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Ingredients for a bright future
Guard yourself against a slave mentality that would keep you from progressing in life.This was the message of educator and public figure MacDonald Fingall as he delivered the feature address today at...
View ArticleNO APOLOGY!
When the new school year resumes in September, “famous” principal Matthew Farley, who enters retirement next week, will not be sitting in his office of 11 years at Graydon Sealy Secondary School.But he...
View ArticleLeave no child behind
Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ronald Jones is concerned that too many of this country’s vulnerable children are being left on the sidelines.Addressing a gathering of young...
View ArticleShopping trip
The Barbados Government is on an international shopping trip seeking to woo foreign investors, but its two leading economic officials have denied that major foreign borrowing is immediately in...
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Beating the recession
Geomatic engineering! What is that?Is it even practised in Barbados?While engineering is varied, and perhaps ranks among the most popular career choices for many young men and women across the island,...
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Too adversarial
A 21st century Barbados requires a governance structure that is capable of moving beyond slavish adherence to the adversarial Westminister model.Leader of the Opposition, Mia Mottley, levelled this...
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Get tested!
Are you positive, or are you are negative?Barbadians are being urged to get tested and see.Speaking at the launch of the Seventh Annual Regional Testing Day, Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Elizabeth...
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