On December 15, the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) celebrated 56 years since it began broadcasting as Radio Barbados in 1963. A year later, it launched its television station and since …
Editorial
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The effect of American events and personalities on these tiny isles in the Caribbean is as dramatic as it is sobering. For better and for worse, our economies are inextricably …
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The West Indies might not have come out as winners in the just-ended T20 International series against heavyweights India, but their performances should nonetheless be applauded. The regional team put …
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At the height of the season of goodwill and cheer, Barbados certainly got some early Christmas gifts to boost its confidence and entice potential investors. After suffering about two dozen …
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They left their classrooms at Frederick Smith Secondary, The Lodge School, The St Michael School, The Bridgetown Seventh Day Adventist Secondary, The Alleyne School and Coleridge and Parry, Christ Church …
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Over the past few years, we have heard a lot about “sick buildings”, primarily in the public sector, including schools. In most cases, action is only taken to resolve the …
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One of the early, more remarkable features of Caribbean integration at work during the era of the nascent West Indies Federation, and well before the Caribbean Community’s creation, has been …
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The unhealthy use of alcohol is a touchy subject especially now as we get ready to indulge in the joys of the Christmas season where wines, spirits and rum are …
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For some unimaginable reason, Barbadians no longer fear contracting HIV/AIDS or any other sexually transmitted disease (STD) for that matter. It is mind-boggling, to say the least, how people could …
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In a world where more than half of the world’s population lives under autocratic rule, denied full civil liberties we daily take for granted, free and fair elections are paramount. …