Barbados and other countries in the region are being advised to start putting measures in place to allow for the accommodation of residents who have been displaced due to the …
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Barbadian athletes returned home on Tuesday from the Huntsman World Senior Games with lots to smile about – 31 medals to be exact. Their performance at the event held in …
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By Sheria Brathwaite Founder of the Ashley Lashley Foundation Ashley Lashley is calling on the government to implement a multi-sector approach to address the issue of climate change. At the …
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There is an even more urgent need to modernise the criminal justice system as crime in the Caribbean rises at an exponential rate, says Attorney General Dale Marshall. He was …
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Some 20 teachers of the Springer Memorial School called in sick on Tuesday – a week after the simulation fiasco that sparked mass panic and criticism of education authorities – …
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In a bid to ease the backlog of motor vehicles awaiting roadworthiness assessments, lawmakers on Tuesday changed the Road Traffic Act to allow privately operated garages to inspect certain vehicles …
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By Anesta Henry Scores of passengers, including secondary school children, were forced to break windows and clamber out of two Transport Board electric buses that crashed into each other on …
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Barbados is to sign the Petrocaribe II oil deal with Venezuela “in the near future”, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Jerome Walcott has confirmed. The move ends an 18-year-long diplomatic …
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Acting Director of the Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI) Haydn Rhynd is urging entrepreneurs owners to embrace high quality and standards as part of their business model. Speaking on Monday …
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Gov’t starts initiative encouraging Barbadians to grow own food By Sheria Brathwaite The government has launched an initiative aimed at encouraging Barbadians to grow some of the foods they eat. …