Bowled over . . . Julie and Simon start their ‘innings’ at Dover Barbados Today26/02/20202279 views After 45 time of visiting Barbados, English couple Julie Kippax and Simon Craig decided to tie the knot in a place they love the most. The cricket pitch at Dover… Read more
Forging stronger school-church ties . . . Students plant trees at St Leonards Anglican Anesta Henry25/02/20200331 views Students of the Westbury Primary planted trees in the St Leonard’s Anglican Church yard today, as the school seeks to strengthen the existing relationship between the two entities. Principal Rosalind… Read more
Planting a tree, marking a milestone . . . Republic Bank honours its Chairman Barbados Today24/02/20200306 views “A leader, true regionalist and the chief architect in the building of the Caribbean’s largest indigenous bank.” This is how retired Chairman of Republic Financial Holdings Limited, Mr Ronald Harford,… Read more
Foundation on top . . . School takes first place in US Embassy’s Black History Month Speech Competition Barbados Today22/02/20200267 views Six secondary schools from across Barbados participated in the US Embassy’s Black History Month Secondary School Speech Competition. Students delivered outstanding speeches on a variety of topics related to issues… Read more
Top honour . . . Square One founder celebrates his Cayman award Barbados Today22/02/20200357 views Founder of the Square One band, George Jones has received his Silver Star for Creativity. The award was bestowed on him by the Cayman National Cultural Foundation on Thursday night… Read more
Big winner . . . BTMI wins five tourism awards Barbados Today21/02/20200345 views Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) won five accolades at the Travvy Awards this month. The event is akin to the Academy Awards of the travel industry, with a black-tie gala… Read more
Kitchen garden upgrade . . . Sandals Foundation helps St Lucy school go green again Barbados Today21/02/20200358 views A group of 20 plus Sandals Foundation volunteers descended on the Half Moon Fort Primary School in St. Lucy recently, to plant over 100 seedlings in the school’s vegetable garden.… Read more
Collective teaching . . . Gatherin’ for the sake of the children Barbados Today17/02/20200319 views What do the crossing guard, lifeguards, the environmental health officer, and fire officers have in common? Ask students of the Arthur Smith Primary School and the answer you receive should… Read more
A $4.5 million dollar lifeline . . . Sandy Lane Charitable Trust raises funds for ongoing causes Barbados Today17/02/20200482 views Following another successful annual fundraising Golf Tournament and Dinner, The Trustees of the Sandy Lane Charitable Trust (SLCT) announced today that the organisation’s 2020 event held on Friday, January 17,… Read more
Less plastic, more wellness . . . Springer Memorial brings bottleless water on board Anesta Henry10/02/20200339 views Springer Memorial today welcomed a bottleless water station. The Barbados Public Workers’ Cooperative Credit Union (BPWCCUL) has partnered with Newport Systems Inc. to launch its ‘Hydrate Barbados’ campaign. The initiative,… Read more