The Barbados Trust Fund Limited (BTFL) has disbursed $22 million in loans over the last five years as it continues on a mission to introduce more locally produced goods to …
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As the government goes about transforming the education system, former minister of education Ronald Jones has suggested that it should adopt an approach in which technology is fully integrated into …
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An agriculture official is pleading with coconut vendors not to illegally dump shells which have significant value, while a university academic has suggested that Barbados is missing out on the …
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By Emmanuel Joseph A potential major disruption to the public transport system has been averted, following the intervention of Chairman of the Transport Authority Maria Theodore. The island’s largest privately-run …
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The arbiter for competitions produced by the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) is backing the agency in its decision to disqualify a National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) entry by …
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By Emmanuel Joseph A group of St Clement’s Anglican Church members is demanding the resignation of their priest-in-charge, Reverend Graveney Bannister, and is so adamant he must go that they …
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A task force to examine deficits in reading in schools is to be established by Government, says Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw. “Reading is indeed a problem,” she told …
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The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) says it has a long-term plan to fix the discoloured water issues and outages impacting customers in St John, St George and St Philip, but …
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The headquarters of the Ministry of Education was transformed into a battleground on Thursday as several frustrated Lester Vaughan School teachers boldly confronted education officials about persistent environmental issues plaguing …
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The youth will be a key part of this year’s National Independence Thanksgiving Service. And the National Planning Committee announced Thursday that they will come from various religions. Speaking at …