A chance of a lifetime – this is how Tara-Jane Herbert, Élevé founder and artistic director, has described the Élevé International Dance Exchange ‘And Still I Rise’ initiative, which ends …
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Barbados recorded 217 new COVID-19 cases, 95 males and 122 females, from the 721 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Thursday, July 14. Of the …
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The Caribbean is a diverse region where reliable connectivity is a critical resource in limited supply. Neptune Communications is a specialist telecommunications service provider tackling the challenges of providing reliable …
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The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) has announced the top 40 songs that have moved on to the second round of the Student Revolving Loan Fund and Sunshine Snacks People’s Choice …
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For some time now, there have been calls for Government to respond to the rising cost of living. The ability of some Caribbean countries, which face the same challenges as …
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Barbadians should start to feel some ease from spiralling food prices and electricity costs as early as next week when a slash in the Value Added Tax (VAT) on certain …
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Some of the major players in the agriculture supply chain have promised to keep prices down while a new project is in the works to encourage Barbadians to grow more …
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PM Mottley wants to take another look at impact on consumer costs
by Sandy Deaneby Sandy DeaneCentral Bank Governor Cleviston Haynes has been mandated by Prime Minister Mia Mottley to investigate the issue of bank fees, which are said to be among factors driving the rising …
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Hopes for a rebound in tourism arrivals this summer have been dealt a blow with airlift out of the United Kingdom (UK), one of the island’s main source markets, facing …
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By Shamar Blunt President of the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) Marilyn Rice-Bowen believes tax breaks for the elderly would go a long way in improving the financial situation …