As Barbados intensifies its COVID-19 vaccination programme, two economists from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) strongly suggest that the region’s economic recovery will depend heavily on countries’ ability to test …
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by Marlon Madden Workers in the tourism industry are being encouraged to take better care of their mental, financial, physical and emotional health as they continue to cope with the …
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The coronavirus pandemic could provide an opportunity for farmers, wholesalers and other agricultural investors to rebuild farming and food production into a modern and sustainable industry, a senior CARICOM official …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has hit children and adolescents in the Americas hard, disrupting their physical and mental health, Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Director, Dr Carissa F Etienne, said Wednesday. …
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President of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) Edwin O’Neal is expressing concern about what he said was a “worrying trend” in the appointment of …
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Olivier Cox, the founder and long-time principal of the Metropolitan High School, was remembered Wednesday morning as an “insightful educator who was well ahead of his time”, and a “humble …
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A Barbados Defence Force (BDF) soldier Wednesday testified that he attended an interview with Private Raheem Reeves during which they reported to a superior officer that they did not eat …
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Research centre to support education development launched
by Anesta Henryby Anesta HenryMinister of Education Santia Bradshaw has welcomed the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus’ Caribbean Educational Research Centre which she said is especially needed in the midst …
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As the COVID-19 death toll in Barbados increased by one Wednesday, daily new infections surpassed 100 as the virus continues to sicken and kill largely unvaccinated Barbadians, according to the …
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The top brass of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations (CTUSAB) is pleading with lawmakers to stop commercial banks from “exploiting” residents through a range of bank fees, …