15 from Barbados for XIX Youth Chess Barbados Today03/08/202401.4K views A 15-player contingent comprising the who’s who of Barbados National Age Group Champions has departed for Central America, to participate in the XIX Central American & Caribbean (CAC) Youth Chess… Read more
Barbados Derby Countdown Part 2 Barbados Today03/08/202401K views In Part 1, I covered the key contenders going into the Barbados Derby: Guineas winner Mercedes; Breeders Stakes and Midsummer Classic winner Show Time; Marvel; and Delicia’s Angel. In Part… Read more
Forty years on, Rasta artisans to shift a third time – ‘for now’ Aguinaldo Belgrave03/08/202401K views Shut out of a promised upgrade for June’s Cricket World Cup, Temple Yard Craft Market’s artisans are to be temporarily relocated to Pelican Village by Christmas, paving the way for… Read more
Workplace Politics Aguinaldo Belgrave03/08/202401.1K views In an imperfect world, it can be expected that workplaces will at some time be impacted by workplace politics. For what it is worth, the point is to be made… Read more
Pages of possibility: GEL donates books to St Mary’s Primary Barbados Today03/08/202401.1K views St Mary’s Primary pupils are in for a literary surprise when they return from their summer break, as their school library has received a substantial donation of books from a… Read more
Former NUPW General Secretary Dennis Clarke dies Stefon Jordan03/08/202401.4K views The trade union movement was on Friday mourning the loss of Dennis Clarke, former general secretary of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), who died on Thursday. Clarke, a… Read more
Former deputy Senate president Greenidge dies at 77 Barbados Today03/08/202401.9K views Rudolph Nathaniel Cappy Greenidge, a former deputy President of the Senate and Cabinet minister in the Owen Arthur administration, died on Friday at his home in Marley Vale, St Philip.… Read more
BCC confirms new Deputy Principal Barbados Today03/08/202402.3K views Samuel Bowen, a veteran educator with over two decades of experience, has been confirmed as the new deputy principal of Barbados Community College (BCC), a position he has acted in… Read more
As Crop Over peaks, business is booming Sheria Brathwaite03/08/202401.5K views Retailers are experiencing a surge in profits as the 50th Crop Over season reaches its climax, with many anticipating a final rush of customers ahead of Grand Kadooment on Monday.… Read more
Jury to get case in St Andrew man’s murder trial Fernella Wedderburn03/08/202401.5K views Justice Christopher Birch is to deliver his summation in the trial of murder accused Kevin Andrew Haynes next Wednesday before handing the case over to the jury. The judge set… Read more