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The East Indian community in Barbados has called on the Ministry of Education to include their history in the curriculum of a future educational transformation system. The appeal was made…

A 79-year-old Barbadian woman was killed in New York on Thursday evening after being struck by two different cars that did not stop, according to media reports. Police are now…

Entrants in this year’s NIFCA Culinary Arts Competition showed more creativity and innovation in the use of local ingredients in their dishes. And come Saturday, the public will get a…

Scores of young people are being prepared for the tourism industry through a new component of the government’s Job Start Plus programme. The Job Start Tourism, a collaboration between the…

By Shamar Blunt Farmers need a bigger slice of the renewable energy pie. This was the plea made by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) James…

The absence of clearly outlined terms and conditions, the small size of projects and weak implementation by governments, have been identified as some of the main obstacles to Barbados and…

Renowned historian takes officials to task for poor state of Parliament’s West Wing and museum theft By Anesta Henry Respected architectural historian Professor Emeritus Sir Henry Fraser has described the…

Motorists along the South Coast will get some relief when rehabilitation work is done within the next few weeks along some sections of Highway 7. Acting Prime Minister and Minister…

BHTA boss tells young people of huge potential for personal, career growth in tourism  By Anesta Henry Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Renee Coppin is calling…

By Anesta Henry Five additional doctors are being assigned to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in an effort to reduce wait times for…