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Timely reminders

I was so blown away by the service I got from Amazon’s Kindle store this week that I had to write about it because it spoke to me at a number of different levels, not just about the service itself. Let me give you the back story first. In the past, I have used Amazon’s Createspace company to create and…
Maintaining independence

Except at a time of crisis, many countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) credit their foreign ministries and their embassies or high commissions abroad with little value. Yet, diplomacy, which is the work of foreign ministries and their overseas missions, is the only instrument available to Caribbean states to further their national interests in an international community that is increasingly…
The issue of reputation risk

Two separate developments, occurring within a fortnight of each other in the past month, powerfully highlight the need for major Barbadian entities -- from central government and its various agencies to the private sector and civil society organizations -- to pay serious attention to reputation management, a critical issue in the modern media-driven environment. I refer, in the first instance,…
Tribute to William Howard

The New York Caribbean Community is mourning the recent passing of William “Bill” Howard. The mentor and senior campaign staff member of Shirley Chisholm who was celebrated as an outstanding community member recently passed at his home in Brooklyn at age 75. William R. Howard, who grew up in Fredericksburg, Virginia, reportedly met Rep. Shirley Chisholm, America’s first black congresswoman,…
Cameras in the workplace

The use of cameras in the workplace has been a long-established practice. However, there is the sustained controversial debate on whether the use of this technology constitutes an invasion of workers’ privacy and there are several arguments supporting the pros and cons. Inasmuch as these may all have merit, the justification of the individual argument will depend on the purposes…
Prevent childhood obesity

“Breast is best” is an old adage passed down from generation to generation of mothers. It’s been backed up by the World Health Organization, UNICEF and countless other respected health bodies, which all say babies should be fed exclusively with breast milk for the first six months of their life because of the health advantages to both children and their…
The straight and the LGBT

The word “straight” and the acronym LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) seem to represent two different perspectives on preferred sexual expressions. But it runs much deeper than sex and how love is expressed or should be expressed. If one accepts the Judeo/Christian version on the origin of human beings on this planet, then one can’t be or should not…
Child support and access

The issue of access for fathers is again in the news. This is one outstanding matter that is yet to be addressed in Barbados. It is also highly charged because it’s seen as an action used by women to spite men. Any activity that a woman performs in a patriarchal society which can be construed as female power or choice…
Childhood memories

As I finished internship a few years ago, I found myself wondering which area of medicine I would delve into more deeply. I narrowed it down to haematology, the branch of medicine dealing with blood, and neurology which deals with the brain and nerves. I was fascinated with the brain and how it works and I am still in awe…
Credit ratings and the exchange rate

Sovereign credit ratings have become widely reported and quoted in Barbados and “ratings actions” are now a major news item. Over the years, whenever there is a credit rating “downgrade” I receive calls from a number of persons from a wide cross section of the society asking, “Is the dollar going to get devalued?” I was again bombarded with the…

Lifestyle

A personal touch

“... Let me hasten to add that in another email, the High Commissioner said that he treats all children as though they were his own. I also discovered other Barbadians that he has helped in other ways during his tenure. Everyone I speak to about him sings his praise. He has gone beyond the call of duty and has proven…
Campers on a ‘budget’

Twenty-six participants from the Diabetes Association of Barbados Camp Wellness enjoyed the last day of their summer camp with a consumerism shopping game at Carlton and A1 Supermarkets, Blackrock this afternoon. Speaking to Barbados TODAY Nicole Griffith said the inaugural camp arose because there was an overwhelming number of persons who registered for the diabetic camp, Camp Pride, although the…
Reading clinic says young men are poor readers

Coordinator of The Reading Clinic Dr Astra Babb is concerned about the worrying trend developing in Barbados where young males are unable to read adequately. During her address at the closing ceremony of The Reading Clinic, Babb said she realized it is becoming a national problem that needs to be immediately addressed. “This free reading clinic sought to address what…
Age and allegiance

Three of the island’s centenarians were honoured by Sagicor General Insurance (SGI) at the Chatters Tea Room in Bagatelle, St. Thomas, in appreciation of their achievement of the 100-year milestone and their loyalty to the company over a significant part of this tremendous journey. The centenarians, Mrs Iona Barrow, Miss Inez Millar and Mrs Icilma Marsh, have held property and/or…
Back-to-school woes

Impoverished members of society in Barbados are looking to various entities for help this back-to-school season. President of Eden Lodge Youth Charitable Trust told the media that despite the charity’s financial setbacks they have been seeing more persons coming to the organization in dire need of assistance. “Every day you get a call. Up to [yesterday] I got a call…
New pump

The Optimist Club of Barbados Central (OCBC) donated two Infusomat Space Pumps to the Department of Paediatrics at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital this morning. The pumps are valued at $10,400 and were purchased with funds raised by the OCBC. They will benefit hundreds of patients, particularly mothers, neonates, infants and children as they will be used to deliver fluids and…
Do as they do

The discipline and excellence displayed by the Barbados Cadet Corps (BCC) should be replicated throughout the educational system. Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw, emphasized that point this morning as she delivered the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 31st Caribbean Commandants’ Conference at the Headquarters of the Barbados Defence Force, St. Ann’s Fort, Garrison, St.…
Cook local

The Caribbean Junior Culinary Conference is now celebrating its fifth year and students are being reminded to say true to their heritage. The comments came from Anton Doos, co-producer of the Caribbean Junior Culinary Conference, who told students assembled at The Dining Club this morning that they must stay true to their roots. “We have things at home that are…
Barbados Panama Day

Panama Day Message 2018 by Minister Of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Dr Jerome Walcott August 15 is the day that Barbados commemorates the inauguration of the Panama Canal. This day, called Panama Day, serves as a tribute to the many Barbadians who travelled to Panama to provide the much-needed labour required to facilitate the construction of the engineering marvel that connects the Atlantic…
To Violet with love

Family and friends as well as the Governor General Dame Sandra Mason showered Violet Gilkes with gifts and held a small luncheon in her honour as she celebrated her 100th birthday at Maynard’s House, St George this morning. Gilkes who was born on August 14, 1918, in Bayfield St Philip worked as a domestic worker at Dacosta and Mussons Ltd.…

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WORLD - Flood kills hundreds

NEW DELHI — Rescuers used helicopters and boats on Friday to evacuate thousands of people stranded on their rooftops following unprecedented flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala that killed more than 320 people, officials said. “Kerala state is facing its worst flood in 100 years,” the top state elected official, Pinarayi Vijayan’s office tweeted. With heavy rains stopping…
The Queen of Soul passes away

SOURCE:AP: Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul” who sang with matchless style on such classics as Think, I Say a Little Prayer and her signature song, Respect, and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, has died at age 76 from advanced pancreatic cancer. Publicist Gwendolyn Quinn tells The Associated Press through a family statement that Franklin died Thursday at…
WORLD - Suicide bomber targets Shiite students, killing 48

KABUL — A suicide bomber struck a private education center in a Shiite neighborhood of Kabul on Wednesday where high school graduates were preparing for university entrance exams, killing 48 young men and women and leaving behind a scene of devastation and tragedy. The bombing, blamed on the Islamic State group, was the latest assault on Afghanistan’s Shiite community, which…
ITALY - Bridge collapse . . . at least 26 dead, Search on for survivors

GENOA – Firefighters searched into the night on Tuesday for survivors and bodies amid the rubble of a motorway bridge that collapsed in the northern Italian port city of Genoa, killing at least 26. While that remained the official death toll, prime minister Giuseppe Conte said from Genoa that the number would rise. The ANSA news agency reported that it…
U.S. airline worker steals plane before crashing

(Reuters) - Federal authorities were searching on Saturday for what drove an airline worker to steal an empty airplane from Seattle’s airport and crashing it into a nearby sparsely populated island, sparking a security scare that saw U.S. fighter jets scrambled. An Horizon Air ground service agent took the controls of a Bombardier Q400 turboprop airplane in a maintenance area…
WORLD - Two police officers among dead in Canada shooting

FREDERICTON – Four people, including two police officers, were killed in a shooting in eastern Canada on Friday in the latest eruption of gun violence across the country that has led to calls for weapons bans in cities. Police in Fredericton, a city of about 56,000 that is the capital of the province of New Brunswick, said a suspect was…
WORLD - YEMEN - Saudi-led air strike on bus kills 43, including children

ADEN (Reuters) - Saudi-led coalition air strikes on Thursday killed dozens of people, including children traveling on a bus through a market, in Yemen’s Saada province, a Yemeni health official and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said. The Western-backed alliance fighting the Iranian-aligned Houthi group in Yemen said in a statement that the air strikes targeted missile…
GERMANY - Couple convicted of rape, online sale of son

BERLIN — A German mother and her partner were convicted and jailed Tuesday for repeatedly raping the woman’s young son and selling him to pedophiles on the internet, abusing him for more than two years in a case that has horrified the country. The Freiburg state court in southwestern Germany convicted the couple of serious sexual abuse of children, 21…
Deadly quake rocks Indonesia island

Source: BBC NEWS: At least 22 people have died after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Lombok, officials said. The 7.0 magnitude quake damaged buildings, triggered power cuts and was felt in neighbouring Bali. A tsunami warning was issued in its aftermath but it was lifted several hours later. It comes a week after another quake hit the…
USA - Florida paramedics ‘racially profiled’ dying woman

TAMPA – Four US paramedics accused of racially profiling and failing to provide medical care to a dying woman face a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday. Crystle Galloway’s mother says medics assumed the Tampa, Florida, family could not afford the ambulance cost. The 30-year-old’s mother drove her to hospital instead. Galloway slipped in to a coma after suffering a presumed stroke,…