There is a growing fear among students of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus as the dates for assessment draw near. Several concerned students who wished …
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The People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP) today urged Government to test all frontline workers for COVID-19 regularly and provide testing kits at the lone prison, HMP Dodds. The …
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Government must provide a “rescue package” for small businesses as they continue to buckle under the COVID-19 pandemic, the Democratic Labour Party’s spokesman on business Ryan Walters has urged. But …
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Teachers in the public service in Barbados still do not know when the next school term will begin. But while informed sources told Barbados TODAY this afternoon that a meeting …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a near 50 per cent increase in cold storage business for Barbados’ leading ice-cream company BICO Limited, but at the same time, it has …
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The Minister of Home Affairs has apologized for two chaotic days of delays and long queues at post offices as thousands sought to redeem National Insurance Scheme pension and benefit …
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Ex-principal, unveiling online tests, urges ‘11-Plus’ go on
by Anesta Henryby Anesta HenryVeteran educator Jeff Broomes is appealing to Government not to postpone this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Detailing a project which would allow …
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Farmer Selvin Kingsley Maynard who was discovered growing illegal herb at his residence has been placed on a bond for the next six months. If the 56-year-old first-time offender from …
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Legal counsel Arthur Holder has described as “malicious” a 2016 indictable charge leveled against a 30-year-old man, saying that the complainant in the matter had informed police that his client …
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Robert DaCosta Walker today tried to convince a Bridgetown magistrate to grant him bail because he “ain’t went nowhere and rob nobody,” and was the “most perfect husband”. His application …