Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the new CARICOM chairman has praised the regional bloc’s civil servants as critical frontline soldiers in the war for a better region for all its people. …
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As Guyana and Suriname strike it rich with massive oil and gas finds, the Prime Minister warned Monday morning that this fortune should not become an excuse to abandon green …
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Representatives of regional trade unions representing workers employed with the cash-strapped airline, LIAT, have held talks with management regarding plans for them to take over the pension scheme for the …
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The country’s central landfill burned for a second straight day as firefighters and Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) workers struggled to keep a blaze under control into the late evening. A …
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The Barbados economy is getting a major boost as local fast-food chain Chefette Restaurants embarks on two major construction projects over the next two years and hires hundreds. During a …
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Local fast-food brand Chefette could be introduced in other markets within the next ten years. An indication of this came on Tuesday as officials gathered on the grounds of the …
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As Government continues to beef up its security measures at ports of entry to be able to detect and quickly address any Coronavirus entering the island, tourism officials are keeping …
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“No matter where you come from, as long as you’re a black man, you’re an African” – Peter Tosh. The American observance of Black History Month which apparently has caught …
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Prime Minister Mia Mottley pays glowing tribute to Barbadian academic and poet Edward Kamau Brathwaite
Below is the full text of her statement Kamau Brathwaite was easily one of the titans of post-colonial literature and the Arts. His chronicling of our past through his …
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Acclaimed poet Edward Kamau Brathwaite, one of the godfathers of modern West Indian literature, who coined the term ” nation language” in championing creolisation in Caribbean culture and thought has …