By Ryan Gilkes Nearly a year after the Barbados School Nutrition Policy was introduced, the head of the committee overseeing its rollout said vendors operating on the fringe of school …
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The Government Printing Department (GPD) advises members of the public that, due to environmental issues, its office at Bay Street, St Michael, is closed for the remainder of the week. …
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The number of issues this country is confronting requires that citizens and policymakers think outside the box. Traditional thought and long-tested policies that represent the safe route to addressing the …
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The latest air quality and environmental tests at the Lester Vaughan School have revealed that the air quality and environmental health of the campus are not at risk. But parents, …
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Taitt: Employment Rights Tribunal needs more money
by Sandy Deaneby Sandy DeaneIndependent Senator Monique Taitt wants to know where is the financial allocation in the national budget for the Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) to get on with its work. “I don’t …
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A press release from the Ministry of Education regarding the Lester Vaughan School has angered some parents. After multiple parents complained about the lack of communication from the ministry and …
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A flash-flood watch is in effect central, eastern & north eastern districts of Barbados. This Flash Flood Watch was issued at 12:30PM today and will be terminated at 6:00PM or …
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Patterson Orlando Ifill has been found guilty of having sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 14. A nine-member jury delivered the unanimous verdict on Tuesday afternoon in …
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Two St Michael men were acquitted of aggravated burglary charges in the High Court on Tuesday. Dennis Rudolph Lythcott of Chapman Street and Gabriel O’Neil Greene of Greene, Mount Friendship, …
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Declaring that “sometimes witchcraft works and sometimes it doesn’t”, Petular Henry on Tuesday claimed that the woman accusing her of theft had readily handed over money for her to “provide …