“And leh we fight dem fight, together we can make the wrong things right, fight towards the betterment of this land” – Colin “Observer” Reid, 1983 This evening, we learned …
Editorial
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Make no mistake about it, Barbados’ judiciary is the laughing stock of criminal elements in this country. But every time criminals laugh, law-abiding citizens wail. The appeal court has already …
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On August 27, Minister of Culture John King, as he addressed the unveiling of a monument at the gravesite of late Barbadian musical pioneer Jackie Opel at the Westbury Cemetery, …
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Poet William Wordsworth reminds us “Life is divided into three terms – that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by …
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One of the former Democratic Labour Party administration’s biggest faults, and there were many, was its failure to effectively communicate with the Barbadian public. And while it undertook many programmes …
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Perhaps the greatest obstacle to successful law enforcement in Barbados is misguided and unwarranted political meddling in the Royal Barbados Police Force. Add to this a deviation from areas of …
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Back-to-school is foremost on the minds of parents, teachers, students and merchants, even more so as we contemplate the new meaning of school for the 2020-21 academic year in the …
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It is easy to be a cheerleader for a person one admires, whether they be a family member, a boss, a friend who will be your ride or die partner …
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Preserving lives and livelihoods has become the global mantra of the political and business classes as the impacts of COVID-19 appear not to be waning. Therefore, ensuring commerce continues at …
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Barbados made an important step last week to make justice more accessible to its citizens with the introduction of community mediation. Admittedly, the move did not grab headlines, but it …