A tough-talking Chief Agricultural Officer told the House of Assembly on Wednesday that his department will do its job at the ports of entry without fear or favour, as he …
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Government is looking to finance a medicinal marijuana project with the Rastafarian community, growing and processing the product before turning over the entire business to the community. This was revealed …
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The Air Navigation Services Department is reminding the public that kite flying in low-flying aircraft districts is prohibited. Persons who fly kites are being reminded especially for the upcoming kite …
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Barbadians are expressing great interest in job opportunities in the cybersecurity field. Since the advent of the Cyber Nations Training Initiative in January last year, about 250 people have earned …
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The island’s first fully digital bank has copped about “ten per cent of the addressable market”, adding more than 1 000 customers a month in its first year, its head …
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As lifestyle illnesses climb, BAMP head urges more warning signs
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntEducation and accurate, easy-to-understand signage are needed to fight the non-communicable disease (NCD) “crisis” here, Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) president Dr Lynda Williams said on Wednesday as the …
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Vaccine hesitation appears to have remained a by-product of the coronavirus pandemic, touching on vaccines that have been part of this country’s health system for the last 60 years, with …
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The much-talked-about University College of Barbados (UCB) could help ensure that would-be technical students are not turned away due to a lack of space, the head of the nation’s leading …
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The Digicel cell tower at the centre of a storm of protest by the people of the small village of Olive Lodge, St James, will finally be removed by March …
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Jamaica Money Market Brokers International Ltd. (JMMB Ltd.) has officially launched its operation in Barbados. The JMMB Group celebrated the opening of the offices of its newest subsidiary, JMMB International …