For many of us who were wishing for the year 2020 to reach its end, and were brimming with optimism that 2021 would bring some respite from the brutal effects …
Editorial
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After a relatively normal first term, albeit one that started later than usual, the significant increase in COVID-19 cases at the start of this month has led to yet another …
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The tenacity of spirit which has long exemplified Barbadians at home and abroad, is arguably needed now more than ever. In the face of a crisis the likes of which …
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With the weight of the pandemic pushing citizens into a collective state of near panic, we fear that despite attempts to put on a brave face, the stress of the …
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There will be those who because of blind, naïve allegiance will seek to excuse aspects of Government’s management of the recent COVID-19 crisis. But Barbados is not merely about blue, …
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Political pundits will tell you, the easiest place from which political parties can govern is from the opposition corridors. From the sidelines, it is easier to hold the ruling administration’s …
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The long-held maxim that might makes right, unfortunately, appears to be playing out on the global stage as a world beset by COVID fatigue races to stop this seemingly unstoppable …
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It may serve the leadership of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) well to begin paying greater attention to Senator Caswell Franklyn’s Unity Workers’ Union (UWU). From our position in the …
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One of the biggest fallouts from the period of frolic in Barbados over the Christmas holiday has been the dangerously rapid spread of COVID-19 in the community. Whether our health …
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We have heard repeatedly that COVID-19 presents unprecedented challenges in these unprecedented times. We get it. The fallout of the pandemic socially and economically is all too apparent. That is …