The use of the new Trident ID card by seniors for free travel on Transport Board buses is expected to bring an end to fraud and misuse of the old …
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Teachers and parents of students who attend St Silas Primary School are concerned about the lack of security there, following a nearby shooting, and are urging authorities to fix the …
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Ministry insists handling of temporary teachers in line with normal practice
The Ministry of Education is insisting there was no room in the island’s schools for teachers whose contracts have not been renewed, despite claims by the Barbados Union of Teachers …
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Companies urged to develop workplace policy on gender-based violence
by Anesta Henryby Anesta HenryMinister of Labour and Social Security Colin Jordan has called on employers to use a newly launched policy document to tackle gender-based violence in the workplace. He said it was …
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A Christ Church man admitted on Wednesday that he gave his former girlfriend a drug to cause an abortion over four years ago. Jon-Erik Kei Grason Thomas, a resident of …
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The Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) has made it clear that its decision in the recent unfair dismissal case of former Standard Distribution and Sales Inc. employee Keith Alleyne was unanimous …
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School teachers returning to classrooms across Barbados next week have our commiserations. They will be resuming work in hot, likely uncomfortable work environments. Under normal circumstances, our various school plants …
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Hinds, Tannis, Hickling among 14 to get honorary degrees from UWI
The Caribbean Soca Queen, a leading business executive and a biochemist will next month be recognised and honoured by the University of the West Indies (UWI) for their outstanding contributions …
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By Marlon Madden Some of Barbados’ most needy children could be forced to return to the classroom next week without back-to-school assistance from the Welfare Department and Minister of People …
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The Sidney Martin Library of The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus today received a donation of books through the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research’s READ JAPAN PROJECT. …