There are two hospitals on Martindale’s Road on the edge of The City. They are both in the name of Queen Elizabeth. Depending on who you are, and particularly on …
Editorial
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Yet another school in Barbados has been forced to close its doors owing to unhealthy conditions. The latest is Vauxhall Primary. Yesterday, a decision was taken by the Ministry of …
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One of the more peculiar and disturbing aspects of our so-called information age is the extent to which, despite having access to data of higher quality and quantity than at …
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There is nothing new about the unwelcomed drought the country is now enduring. It pretty much follows the pattern of hot days and little to no rainfall that we have …
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It It It It is not It is not It is not enough to be free of the whips, principalities and powers Kamau Brathwaite, The Arrivants: A New World Trilogy …
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The Prime Minister’s frank revelation yesterday that she could not give Barbadians any guarantees that there won’t be more layoffs or rises in taxes and fees has stirred up much …
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“No matter where you come from, as long as you’re a black man, you’re an African” – Peter Tosh. The American observance of Black History Month which apparently has caught …
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It has been five days since basketball star Kobe Bryant perished in a helicopter crash. Also onboard the ill-fated flight was Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others, who all …
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The revelation from Home Affairs Minister Edmund Hinkson last Friday that it costs taxpayers $32,000 to house a single prisoner at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds per year is sobering A …
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Since the big 2:10 p.m. event that was located northwest of Lucea, Hanover, the United States Geological Survey has reported two other quakes in Jamaica, a 4.7 magnitude that occurred …