Tourism is witnessing a significant upturn in its fortunes, thanks to a strategic decision to advance the island’s winter marketing efforts, Minister of Tourism and International Transport Ian Gooding-Edghill has …
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Amid ongoing discussion of proposed changes to the Constitution of Barbados, a Canadian constitutional scholar has acknowledged that the Westminster form of parliamentary government inherited from Britain will likely endure …
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BMCLA to host annual Open House and BAJCAN Connect Licensee-focused event
by Sandy Deaneby Sandy DeaneThe Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA) is celebrating its third anniversary on January 18, 2024 with its annual Community Giveback Informational Open House. As part of the anniversary celebrations, …
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December has swept through, with its days earmarked by many faiths for festivity and fellowship. The imported Christmas firs in Bridgetown blinked out over the Careenage, and shops were decorated …
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A woman is assisting police with investigations into a house fire at River Land, St Philip this morning. According to police, the one-bedroom wooden house owned and occupied by Keith …
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by Emmanuel Joseph Just 24 hours after the Barbados Police Service launched an investigation into the alleged unprofessional conduct of a female constable, another allegation of police misconduct has been …
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Reports of an increase in insurance premiums are not surprising. What is surprising is the call for “buy-in” from the public for a proposed safe driving campaign. The General Insurance …
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Director of Constitutional Studies at the University of Texas, Austin, Professor Richard Albert has hailed as a defining moment in Barbados’ history, the country’s move toward a significant overhaul of …
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Union agrees with judge on ‘fired juror’, offers help to penalised workers
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntThe Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) on Tuesday expressed “deep shock and concern” that a worker was fired for sitting on a jury, as reported by a High Court judge. And …
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Hundreds of people have been hired by the National Conservation Commission (NCC) to scale up its national cleaning programme to help in the fight against the dengue fever outbreak. NCC …