By Sheria Brathwaite As large poultry producers partner with the government to sell chicken at discounted prices, one businessman has devised a strategy to help shield small farmers from any …
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By Shamar Blunt Amid mounting concerns over the deteriorating environmental conditions in several public buildings, the administration’s infrastructure and building works enforcer has announced a government-wide maintenance programme. Senior Minister …
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By Emmanuel Joseph The island’s umbrella trade union body, the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations (CTUSAB) has accused the government of sidelining the social partner in the divestiture …
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Nakhuda wants East Indian history in school curriculum
by Dawne Parrisby Dawne ParrisThe East Indian community in Barbados has called on the Ministry of Education to include their history in the curriculum of a future educational transformation system. The appeal was made …
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A 79-year-old Barbadian woman was killed in New York on Thursday evening after being struck by two different cars that did not stop, according to media reports. Police are now …
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Entrants in this year’s NIFCA Culinary Arts Competition showed more creativity and innovation in the use of local ingredients in their dishes. And come Saturday, the public will get a …
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Scores of young people are being prepared for the tourism industry through a new component of the government’s Job Start Plus programme. The Job Start Tourism, a collaboration between the …
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Paul wants farmers to get preference in renewable energy options
by Shamar Bluntby Shamar BluntBy Shamar Blunt Farmers need a bigger slice of the renewable energy pie. This was the plea made by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) James …
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The absence of clearly outlined terms and conditions, the small size of projects and weak implementation by governments, have been identified as some of the main obstacles to Barbados and …
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Renowned historian takes officials to task for poor state of Parliament’s West Wing and museum theft By Anesta Henry Respected architectural historian Professor Emeritus Sir Henry Fraser has described the …