Not so fast, PM
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has been cautioned not to be misled by an apparent lull in shooting deaths. She has been told that the recent decline is not enough to indicate success of her...
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Determined son laid to rest
An aspiring accountant, devoted father and loving friend who never got the chance to realise his dream. These were the sentiments from family members, colleagues and friends of 22-year-old Rahim Juwan...
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Archer laid to rest in small, quiet service
Stephen Ainsley Archer, a paraplegic who landed in the spotlight five months ago after pleading to be paid an overdue settlement by his lawyer, was remembered today at his funeral by a small gathering...
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Youth Senate weighs in on education reform
Reducing the number of children leaving school without qualifications is among a raft of recommendations to transform education as youth senators debated the subject at United Nations House. The...
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President of the Barbados Association of Principals of Public Secondary Schools (BAPPS) Juanita Wade believes that before some initiatives are rolled out dialogue between the relevant stakeholders is...
View ArticleUPP blasts state of water, sanitation services
The United Progressive Party (UPP) has slammed the management of both the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) and the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) for what it described as below par services to...
View ArticleUniversity must develop more leaders
Former Prime Minister Professor Owen Arthur has thrown out a challenge to the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus to develop more intellectual leaders to help Barbados emerge from its...
View ArticleJada workers walk out, head for talks
Management from the Jada Group and the Barbados Workers Union are set to meet on Monday to address concerns raised by the company’s construction workers following a walkout this morning. The workers...
View ArticleSelling out
Well-known businesswoman Asha Ms Ram Mirchandani appears to be liquidating a number of sizeable assets including a major piece of real estate in St Phillip, which has been placed on the market amid an...
View ArticleFair FTC decision, says BWA
General Manager of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) Keithroy Halliday believes that the decision by the Fair Trading Commission not to hold the authority responsible for compensatory payments to...
View ArticleBADMC ultimatum
With no end in sight to the almost year-long tensions at the Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC) over unresolved human resource issues, that organisation could be hit by...
View ArticleWorkplace discrimination laws coming
The days of employees waiting until the dismissal stage before their complaints of workplace discrimination can be legally addressed, will soon be a thing of the past. This is because Government is...
View ArticleConstitution River Terminal’s five-minute rule relaxed
A sense of normalcy has returned to the Constitution River Terminal (CRT), 48 hours after a rule instituted by the Transport Authority threatened to create chaos. On Wednesday, the Transport Authority...
View ArticleHope for flights from Condor
Tourism officials are holding out hope that a lifeline to the failed Thomas Cook Group’s subsidiary, the Germany-based Condor Airlines, would be approved so that some 200,000 tourists could still come...
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‘More talk?’
UNITED NATIONS - Prime Minister Mia Mottley has delivered a stinging rebuke to the world’s largest carbon emitters who continue talk but fail to take constructive action to halt climate change. She...
View ArticleWater-saving taps ‘may be mandatory’
With no end in sight to water woes linked to drought, Government is leaning towards the exclusive use of toilets and faucets that are built with water-conservation technology. This revelation was made...
View Article‘New world, new corporate boards’ – Minister
The role of boards of companies needs to change, Minister of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology Senator Kay McConney has suggested, owing to rapid technological advancements. Arguing that...
View ArticleInvest with BSE
Residents are being encouraged to take their savings from the commercial banking system and invest in companies listed on the Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE). This advice has come from BSE Chief...
View ArticleCDEMA hands over to Bahamas govt
Nearly four weeks after hurricane Dorian slammed the Bahamian islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is preparing to restore key...
View ArticleBREA backs new green power pay rates
The Fair Trading Commission’s (FTC) recent ruling on the feed-in-tariff (FIT) for renewable energy technologies up to and including one megawatt (MW), has been praised by the island’s largest renewable...
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