By Marlon Madden Auditor General Leigh Trotman is calling for action to be taken to get state entities to complete annual audited financial reports as required by law, as he …
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The St Peter branch of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) will defy headquarters’ instructions and use former Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn as its next guest speaker on Sunday if the …
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Police are investigating two separate drowning incidents which claimed the lives of an 80-year-old man and 42-year-old woman on Monday morning. The body of Keith Evelyn Beckles of #3 Bluebell …
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Prime Minister Mia Mottley has reiterated her call for a restructuring of the international financial architecture, stressing that it is required for developing countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals …
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BSTU, BUT, BAPPSS complain principals, deputies informed of transfers less than 24 hours before school began
By Emmanuel Joseph and Sheria Brathwaite Describing the last-minute reassignment and transfer of school principals and deputy principals as disruptive and creating confusion and dislocation, the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union …
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Barbados’ slowly recovering tourism product is in need of an estimated 60 000 visitors per month consistently to ensure “healthy” occupancy levels for the island’s expanding accommodation sector. This assessment …
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The first day of school started on a high note for secondary schools on Monday, according to principals. Several of them told Barbados TODAY that things got off to a …
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A recent report out of Canada could also foretell an ominous outlook for young people not only in that cosmopolitan nation but for us in Barbados. The Toronto Star, in …
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Education ministry allows ease in dress code among measures to help students, teachers beat heat
The Ministry of Education has put a new policy in place to help students and teachers feel more comfortable at school as the island continues to be affected by extremely …
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The Office of the Auditor General has uncovered a string of weaknesses in procurement practices at the National Conservation Commission (NCC) and a case in which a senior official there …