Workers at the School Meals Department at the Harbour Industrial Estate, St Michael are off the job. They are currently meeting with the General Secretary of the NUPW Richard Greene …
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Teachers’ union pleads with landowners to clear lots near schools of vines
by Anesta Henryby Anesta HenryBy Anesta Henry Cow-itch vines growing on empty lots have been creating major headaches for some schools across the island and President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) Rudy …
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By Marlon Madden ON ASSIGNMENT Global Tourism Resilience Conference – Jamaica While admitting that Barbados was “late out of the blocks” when it came to the full resumption of travel …
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More than 5 700 vehicles, almost half of them privately owned, have been tagged in the pilot phase of the Barbados Licensing Authority’s (BLA) Electronic Vehicle Registration (EVR) programme. Acting …
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Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Thursday led a delegation to meet with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the 44th Regular Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s Conference of Heads of …
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By Shamar Blunt Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) James Paul says the increase in feed prices was inevitable. However, he has suggested that boosting food production, …
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The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) is still awaiting a meeting with government officials to discuss the new taxi rates. The BHTA had requested a meeting after the rate …
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Barbados’ tourism industry is moving further along the road of recovery, with arrivals and occupancy levels last quarter surpassing numbers recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairman of the Barbados Hotel …
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One of the most vocal intervenors in the last electricity rate hearing is suggesting that the Barbados Light and Power Company’s (BLPC) controversial removal of the nearly $100 million from …
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The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training advises that the Graydon Sealy Secondary School, at Paddock Road, St. Michael, will be closed tomorrow, Friday, February 17, due to recurring …