Lifestyle

Be better prepared

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde has called for a “shift in paradigm” in the Caribbean, aimed at placing greater emphasis on investing in ex-ante resilience…

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Progress depends on it

If Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce Dwight Sutherland had his way, entrepreneurship would be added as a programme to the secondary school curricula. He made this point today…

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Giving poetry its due

by Carol Williams Poet laureate Esther Phillips is unapologetic about her love and passion for Barbados. Those feelings were evident on Friday evening as she took the diverse audience present…

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Operators beware

The days of Public Service Vehicle (PSV) drivers running from bus to bus after racking up offences are numbered, as the PSV operators take on a different approach to hiring.…

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Race and gender

Following what could be regarded as a slow movement of the Anglican Church in Barbados towards a leadership that represents the racial majority of devotees that largest denomination on the…

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Front and centre

As the Caribbean region continues to battle with non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, CARICOM will be introducing new food labelling standards to help consumers make healthier choices. Speaking…

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Give it a higher place

While praising music teachers for the tremendous job they have been doing in schools with limited resources available to them, Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw is saying it is time…

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Shared heritage

Africa has had a strong influence in the shaping of Venezuela’s social landscape. As Barbados celebrates Black History Month, some public schools will see a display of Afro-Venezuelan Heroes who…

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More than sewerage

If ever there is a sewerage spill in two years from now and onwards, the main concern of Barbadians will be that a valuable resource is going to waste rather…

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