Extreme weather conditions have resulted in shortages of local produce and a hike in prices, but Chief Agricultural Officer Keeley Holder is optimistic farmers’ yields will rebound and be able …
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For the second consecutive day, workers at the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) took part in a sick-out sanctioned by the Unity Workers’ Union (UWU). General Secretary Caswell Franklyn confirmed the …
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The inability to pay for housing is now the main precursor to people ending up on the streets, says the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness (BAEH). And the charity’s president …
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By Marlon Madden The General Insurance Association of Barbados (GAIB) and the Barbados Estate Agents and Valuers Association (BEAVA) Inc. have welcomed news that the government plans to introduce new …
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Despite its general stance against importations, the Barbados Egg and Poultry Producers’ Association (BEPPA) is supporting the move by the government to import 1.9 million eggs as it concedes there …
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The newly introduced National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) Arrangers and Music Performers Challenges have been lauded as a vehicle for the continuity of Barbados’ strength of the musical …
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Minister in the Office of the Attorney General with Responsibility for Crime Prevention, Corey Lane is urging the island’s youth to choose peace over violence. Lane, who spoke briefly at …
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The National Petroleum Corporation (NPC) has advised that road work, which may occasionally result in restricted road access, is currently being conducted in St Michael and Christ Church. Night work …
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More has to be done to level the playing field for those wanting to enter the ever-expanding technological sphere. This was the brief message delivered by Resident Representative of the …
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Barbados-based renewable energy developer Blue Circle Energy is partnering with a company from Germany to build 50 solar projects, generating 60 MW of energy, across the island’s 11 parishes, starting …