Hindsbury Primary School in Hamlet Gap, St. Michael, saw a green and educational transformation on Friday as students came together to observe National Arbour Day. Led by Art and Composition …
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Juvenile Liaison Scheme participants plant trees in initiative aimed at character building
Fifteen members of the Juvenile Liaison Scheme recently joined an initiative to plant between 5 000 to 10 000 trees along the popular multi-purpose Barbados Trailway Project. According to Sergeant …
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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Sir Ron Sanders On September 11 in Hamburg, Germany, a significant …
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The sea egg season remains closed as authorities urge the public to refrain from placing orders or harvesting the sea eggs, which are still in their juvenile stage. In a …
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By Marlon Madden President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Dr Ronnie Yearwood is taking the Government to task for leaving bridge and roadworks projects in St Lucy and St …
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By Sheria Brathwaite The Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) is calling on Barbadians to join them in the next few weeks to rid 16 of the island’s beaches of waste. …
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BEPPA to propose volume discount to get cheaper feed for farmers
By Sheria Brathwaite The Barbados Egg and Poultry Producers Association (BEPPA) will soon be putting forward a proposal to Pinnacle Feeds to help 100 small farmers grapple with feed costs. …
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By Marlon Madden Barbados and other countries in the region are facing a serious threat to food security as a result of dry spells, and officials are being urged to …
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Cummins pushing for country to make decision on front of package warning labels by year-end
by Sasha Mehterby Sasha MehterBy Marlon Madden With a final decision yet to be made at the level of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the much-touted octagonal front-of-package warning labels (FOPWL), Minister of Energy …
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Clean-up at Cheapside terminal after Transport Authority boss finds conditions filthy
By Emmanuel Joseph Intervention by the state-run Transport Authority on Tuesday led to the clean-up of what director Ruth Holder described as disgusting and filthy conditions at the Cheapside van …