Shamar Blunt

Marketing that encourages children to consume unhealthy food and drink must be a central target in the national response to rising childhood obesity, a prevention campaigner has said. Speaking during …

Prime Minister Mia Mottley is pressing the giant Massy supermarket chain to make contract buy-in a formal part of its operations, arguing that farmers need guaranteed markets and greater financial …

Plans are being developed for one of the region’s largest supermarket chains to use its extensive supply and logistics network to help Caribbean producers reach international markets, Massy Group President …

Prime Minister Mia Mottley is again urging large regional grocery chains to follow Barbados’ lead by limiting markups on essential goods, proposing that the island’s Price Compact be used as …

A literacy expert has urged the Ministry of Education Transformation to begin collecting meaningful assessment data from Class 1, arguing that decisions on secondary school placement should be based on …

Enterprise Beach, a popular and peaceful spot known to residents as Miami Beach, is being choked by a thick, impassable carpet of sargassum seaweed, with the murky waters keeping most …

The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) is aiming to raise at least $50 000 to support schools across Barbados through its Adopt-A-School Futsal Tournament. The tournament, which kicked off …

Nearly 300 children are receiving health screenings, vaccinations and other services as part of a back-to-school community outreach initiative hosted by the Church of God in Christ at its Layne’s …

A Barbados Sea Cadets team is on its way to Hong Kong for a 10-day international camp to train alongside counterparts from Asia and Africa while showcasing Barbadian culture abroad. …