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July 17, 2019 12:50 am
#BTEditorial – Can a talent show empower the community?
Later this month, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Community Empowerment is scheduled to launch a new initiative aimed at …
July 16, 2019 12:36 am
#BTEditorial – Westward Ho! Guyana calling
The conference room at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last Friday was packed with entrepreneurs and workers anxious to hear …
July 13, 2019 12:23 am
#BTEditorial – Women’s rights are equal rights. So pay them equally.
“Women’s rights are equal rights.” Twenty-five years ago, Hillary Rodham Clinton famously uttered this simple statement and its impact reverberated …
July 12, 2019 12:02 am
#BTEditorial – Playing ‘chicken’ with LIAT
In economics game theory, the game of chicken typically involves two parties heading toward each other. The players continue on …
July 18, 2019 1:29 am ‘Stale’ tourism offerings in need of faceliftIf Barbados is to get a bigger slice of the multi-billion dollar international cruise industry, then this country’s tourism product …
July 18, 2019 1:24 am Adams warns against over-regulating financial industryThe Mia Mottley administration is being urged to reform old legislation while guarding against implementing new ones that could place …
July 18, 2019 1:19 am NSC starts move to GymnasiumThe state-run National Sports Council (NSC), which is currently experiencing environmental challenges at its Blenheim, St Michael headquarters, started to …
July 18, 2019 1:14 am Barbados ‘still not catering’ to disabled touristsA Government Senator is calling on his administration to do more to tap into the niche market of disabled tourists. …
July 18, 2019 1:09 am ‘Smart Bridgetown’A ‘Smart Bridgetown’, involving free Internet access, computer-controlled parking and a mobile guide for tourists, is “a few months away”, …
July 18, 2019 1:04 am Difficult plastics banGovernment’s decision to ban single-use plastics has been no easy journey, Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk …
July 18, 2019 12:59 am ‘No room’ for discrimination against tourists – JordanWorkers in the tourism industry have been told by Minister of Labour Colin Jordan that there is no room for …
July 18, 2019 12:54 am Senator to become envoy to SurinameSenator Althea Wiggins has been appointed envoy to Suriname, President of the Senate Sir Richard Cheltenham announced today to the …
July 18, 2019 12:49 am Concern over wellPeople living in a St Michael community are demanding urgent action from authorities at the National Housing Corporation (NHC) to …
July 18, 2019 12:44 am Tourism Minister to hotel bloc: ‘Don’t go it alone’Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds has advised the hotel umbrella brand, Intimate Hotels of Barbados, that it cannot compete against …
July 18, 2019 12:39 am Big battleWith tonnes of Sargassum seaweed still washing up on the northern and eastern coastlines, Minister of Maritime Affairs Kirk Humphrey …
July 18, 2019 12:34 am New ventureGovernment is exploring the possibility of rearing Barbados Black Belly Sheep in CARICOM’s two largest member states, Suriname and Guyana, …
July 17, 2019 9:50 pm Chase laments shoddy battingST JOHN’S, Antigua – Captain Roston Chase has lamented West Indies A’s batting woes, after they crashed to a disappointing …
July 17, 2019 8:32 pm Walcott talks about his challengesEDMONTON, Alberta – Champion jockey Rico Walcott said he feared he would never ride again, after undergoing brain surgery to …
July 16, 2019 10:43 pm Confident England eager for the AshesThere are few better reasons to bask in the glory of your success than winning your country’s first ever World …
July 16, 2019 10:35 pm Marsh wants new focusBarbados’ best power forward Akeem Marsh wants to see more being done for the development of basketball in the island. …
July 16, 2019 7:37 pm Brighter GemsBarbados’ woes at the 2019 Vitality Netball World Cup in Liverpool, England, continued today when they were soundly beaten 66-41 …
July 15, 2019 11:02 pm Mixed day for junior squash teamDefending champions Barbados got back to business with an impressive start on the first day of the 2019 Junior Caribbean …
July 15, 2019 9:34 pm Recovering Walcott in winners’ rowEDMONTON, Alberta – It was almost like he never left. Eight-time Northlands Park champion Rico Walcott, showed little signs of …
July 15, 2019 8:40 pm Bulls are backBurger King Clapham Bulls’ talented team that featured finals most valuable player Akeem Marsh hoisted the 2019 Co-operators General Insurance …
July 14, 2019 6:59 pm England beat New Zealand to lift trophy(SOURCE: ICC) – England are the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup champions for the first time after Jofra Archer held his …
- July 18, 2019 1:24 am Adams warns against over-regulating financial industry
The Mia Mottley administration is being urged to reform old legislation while guarding against implementing new ones that could place …
- July 18, 2019 1:14 am Barbados ‘still not catering’ to disabled tourists
A Government Senator is calling on his administration to do more to tap into the niche market of disabled tourists. …
- July 18, 2019 1:09 am ‘Smart Bridgetown’
A ‘Smart Bridgetown’, involving free Internet access, computer-controlled parking and a mobile guide for tourists, is “a few months away”, …
- July 18, 2019 12:54 am Senator to become envoy to Suriname
Senator Althea Wiggins has been appointed envoy to Suriname, President of the Senate Sir Richard Cheltenham announced today to the …
July 17, 2019 1:08 am Training, social media Customs ‘priorities’Finance Minister Ryan Straughn has identified training and communications as priorities for Customs. He told the Lower House during debate …
July 17, 2019 1:03 am Cyber security a real threat, says BosticThe security of our borders is critical in order for Government to keep its citizens safe. Now, special focus has …
July 17, 2019 12:58 am ‘Govt needs to up game against crooks’Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley has called on law enforcement authorities to address the threat posed by criminals, as lawmakers …
July 17, 2019 12:28 am Gov’t looking to fill Customs jobsGovernment is looking to appoint a Comptroller of Customs along with three deputies. Word of this came from Minister in …
July 16, 2019 12:07 am UWI students to ‘give back’ – MinisterCabinet has approved the Give Back Programme for students of the University of the West Indies to repay with service …
July 18, 2019 12:24 am Lavine re-arrestedMoments after being released on $2,000 bail a drug accused left the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court the same way he …
July 18, 2019 12:19 am Argentinian remandedOther suspects are being sought in connection with an alleged ATM scam in Barbados and there are fears that an …
July 17, 2019 12:41 am Judge to make decision on bail tomorrowBail conditions for three convicted manslayers will be regularised when they return to the No. 2 Supreme Court tomorrow before …
July 17, 2019 12:13 am Another adjournment in drug caseChris Rogers will have to wait a little bit longer to find out if he will have to answer four …
- July 16, 2019 11:43 pm St Philip man ‘takes risk’ on herb law, loses
Convinced of the eventual decriminalisation of marijuana, a St Philip man found himself before the Law for trying to get …
- July 16, 2019 11:38 pm Bourne to ‘cool off’ in prison on remand
The remand block at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds will be home for a 31-year-old general worker who admitted that he …
July 16, 2019 11:33 pm Pile’s reportWhen Ainsley King complained to the police and took lawyer Vonda Pile to court to reclaim his money he did …
- July 15, 2019 11:13 pm Music tutor guilty of assaulting student
A music lessons teacher who resides in St Philip has been found guilty of indecently assaulting one of his male …
- July 15, 2019 11:08 pm Bag grabber jailed
In the wee hours of July 12 when “all law-abiding people who were not on duty” were asleep a 57-year-old …
July 17, 2019 12:08 am Scotiabank ‘repaying customers’As Scotiabank moves to repay its customers who were robbed by ATM hackers, the bank has announced a new online …
July 13, 2019 12:33 am ‘Gassing up’Rubis Caribbean’s multi-million dollar investment in Barbados is paying dividends, as it now controls almost half of the fuel market. …
- July 13, 2019 12:28 am Plastics alternative offered
Days after a revelation that plastic replacement containers have tested positive for high levels of a potentially dangerous chemical, officials …
July 13, 2019 12:23 am Eyes still on BNTCLRubis Caribbean is still very much interested in purchasing the state-owned Barbados National Terminal Company Oil Limited (BNTCL). However, the …
July 12, 2019 12:03 am South coast hotels need improvementsBarbados’ South coast hotels are in need of a serious upgrade. That is the view of managing director of developers …
July 11, 2019 11:53 pm Business trust loan’s directors, minister metThe Government unit that was set up to lend seed money to micro and small businesses last year has held …
- July 11, 2019 11:48 pm Nothing to fear from hotel project – Tempro
Residents of Rockley, Christ Church, have nothing to fear regarding the proposed redevelopment of the Blue Horizon Hotel. That assurance …
July 7, 2019 7:59 pm MedRegis wins Barbados leg of Entrepreneurship World CupFounder and CEO of digital system, MedRegis, Dale Trotman has emerged winner of the first ever Entrepreneurship World Cup to …
July 7, 2019 9:10 am More than 20 join Green Leaders summer internship programmeMore than 20 students from the University of the West Indies, the Barbados Community College and other schools have joined …
