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Eggs ‘static’
There are not enough sea eggs to meet the overwhelming demand from the first open season in almost three years, seafarers have reported.However, at least one rural community in the east of the country...
View ArticleBSTU praises ministry’s school repair efforts
Despite 20 schools opening a week late this new school year, and with another closed for an additional week just hours after opening yesterday, one of the two teachers’ unions has praised the Ministry...
View ArticleSchools failing grade
The government could soon be forced to add another two schools to the growing list of institutions riddled with environmental and maintenance problems, Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) President Sean...
View ArticleStation Hill teen goes missing
Police appealed tonight for the public’s help to find a missing teenage girl.Chakita Amor Medford, 16, of 3rd Avenue, Goddings Road, Station Hill, St Michael, has been missing since Sunday afternoon...
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‘One more week’ to fix Belmont Primary
With parents and teachers voicing frustration over the Belmont Primary school’s state of readiness for the new school year, the Ministry of Education has delayed the school’s opening by an extra...
View ArticleSchool canteens told ‘get healthy’
The Ministry of Education is making it mandatory for all school cafeterias to serve only healthy meals or risk not having their contracts renewed - after it was found most high school menus consisted...
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Beijing ‘road’
Invest Barbados, the state industrial promoter is to set up an office in Beijing “within the next six weeks” to serve all of China, Prime Minister Mia Mottley disclosed last night.She told reception to...
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‘Kenyan garden’ takes shape
Kenya has moved to make good on its president’s promise to contribute a themed garden to the National Botanical Gardens, sending two forestry scientists here.The arrival of two researchers from the...
View ArticleCDB chief makes case for MSMEs
Investment in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is the key to unlocking economic growth in Barbados and the Caribbean, the president of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. Warren Smith, has...
View ArticleMaria Holder Nursery School closed this week
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training informs parents and guardians that the Maria Holder Nursery School will remain closed for the rest of the week due to an environmental...
View Article‘Bad to worse’
Regional cash-strapped airline LIAT may be on the verge of collapse, again.With negotiations between majority shareholder Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda having completely broken down, there are...
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Crop thieves deal BADMC farmer a heavy blow
With water scarcity and intense heat already taking a toll on agriculture, one farmer at the Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC) is reporting that he has lost close to...
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Empty gardens
One of Barbados’ national treasures has been hit by a substantial fall-off in visitors and its management is blaming a “conspiracy” by unknown persons for the growing belief that the site is closed to...
View ArticleNot just yet on cannabis, says Opposition
Hold the medicinal cannabis for now!With sufficient drugs on the medical formulary that treat to a wide variety of sicknesses and ailments, pharmacist Paul Gibson does not believe there is a need for...
View ArticleFormer AG questions ‘weed rush’
The last Attorney General in the Democratic Labour Party administration has questioned how the Government intends to shield the country from likely negative social impacts of medical cannabis,...
View ArticleBelleplaine infant struck by police car
A five-year-old girl is said to be in critical but stable condition after being struck by a police car along Belmont Road, Belleplaine, St Andrew this evening.According to police, the infant was...
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Bounce back
POINTE MICHEL, Dominica - In the southwestern community of Pointe Michel the anniversary of Hurricane Maria is a milestone Patrick Lendor is unlikely to miss for as long as he lives.[caption...
View ArticleSBA head: Take extra care with ‘Amazon Tax’
As the Government seeks to implement Value Added Tax (VAT) on online transactions, a key small business representative has urged authorities to carefully consider its likely effect on...
View Article‘Too many cooks spoiling Customs broth’
A second political party has added its voice of protest over delays in the upgrade of the Customs and Excise Department automation system, ASYCUDA.The United Progressive Party (UPP), one of the new...
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Steps being taken to address learning difficulties
The government has taken measures to diagnose literacy gaps and improve functional literacy levels in schools, says Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education Senator Dr. Romel...
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