The United Kingdom (UK) has signalled its intent to enhance its relationship with Barbados, starting this year. UK’s High Commissioner to Barbados Scott Furssedonn-Wood, spoke about the year-long initiative, aimed …
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Minster concerned about decline in membership in youth organisations
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntMinister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams has called for a resurgence of positive youth groups, as figures suggest only one in ten young people are Boys Scouts and Girl Guides. …
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Almost 50 years after returning to the skies under the ownership of Caribbean governments, the 67-year-old island-hopper LIAT is to wind up in its current form – LIAT (1974) Ltd …
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The District ‘A’ Criminal Court and the District ‘A’ Traffic Court will be relocated to the Henry Forde and David Simmons Judicial Complex, Coleridge Street, St Michael, with effect from …
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Financial donations by business interests have long bedevilled political parties and Barbados must therefore frankly examine its political culture, pollster and political scientist Peter Wickham suggested on Thursday. Weighing in …
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Motorists passing through Walkers, St George are growing increasingly concerned about this massive breakaway. They want to know when work to restore the road will be completed, as they express …
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Joy has turned to frustration for the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) as it waits for new rules to come into force that raise the age at which senior …
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General Secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union Toni Moore has blasted the “troubling” practice of businesses hiring foreign workers to fill positions which can be filled by Barbadians. And she …
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The Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) is conducting controlled burning at the Mangrove Landfill in St Thomas. The SSA’s Public Relations Officer Carl Alff Padmore has advised residents in surrounding …
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Swift action by the National Petroleum Corporation (NPC) to repair a leaking gas line on Tudor Street, The City is being praised by the area’s small business owners despite the …