by Shamar Blunt Barbadians living with Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been become a major talking point of late, thanks in part to COVID-19 and its adverse effects on persons suffering …
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More people are seeking professional help for illegal drug use and emotional problems. The country’s lead agency responsible for drug education revealed Tuesday that there has been a slight hike …
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As students settle back into classrooms across the country, some have begun receiving promised support to better cope with the challenges triggered by the COVID 19 pandemic. Some schools are …
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Lawmakers voted Tuesday to repeal and replace the 1957 Liquor Licence Act that one of its drafters touted as Government’s latest step to implement modern approaches to business to encourage …
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The age limit to legally buy or consume alcohol is to be raised to 18 under a new Liquor Licences Bill, lawmakers in the House of Assembly agreed Tuesday. Minister …
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Former employees of the Accra Beach Hotel and Spa and the Hilton Barbados Resort are once again protesting broken promises from their ex-employers regarding the payment of severance, Barbados TODAY …
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Lawmakers on Tuesday approved sweeping changes to the liquor licence regime in a nod to business that streamlines the process of applying for permission to sell alcohol. Small Business Minister …
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As soon as a safe vaccination for children becomes available, Government will move towards vaccinating that section of the island’s population. While Prime Minister Mia Mottley has acknowledged that Barbados …
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Rastafarian squatter questions bulldozing of his home and destruction of full-grown fruit trees
A local member of the Rastafarian community is blasting an apparent Government move to bulldoze, without warning, the place he has called home for more than 30 years. And the …
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COVID-19 claims woman’s life as in-person schooling hits bump
by Sandy Deaneby Sandy DeaneThe death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rose by one Tuesday while health authorities closed yet another school after a student tested positive for the virus. The woman, a 66-year-old …