(SOURCE: CNN) – More than a million people in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are waking up without power or running water again Thursday as crews work to repair critical utilities …
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A Government minister has asserted that despite the administration’s compact with the private sector that was aimed at reducing the high cost of living, the measure has not produced the …
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An international economic consultant is warning that Barbados and other Caribbean countries are at the tipping point of a serious debt crisis. “There is now a growing sense that the …
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Adjournment application dismissed on Day One of BL&P’S rate hearing
by Sasha Mehterby Sasha MehterBy Emmanuel Joseph The High Court will have to determine how the hearing into a review of electricity rates in Barbados goes forward following a dramatic start to the proceedings …
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Dodds Prison is aiming to boost its food security and maintain a high level of food self-sufficiency, farm manager Valiance Holder said on Tuesday. In addition to a plan to …
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Cooperation between ministries crucial to delivery of healthcare to elderly
by Anesta Henryby Anesta HenryA formal relationship between the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs should be established to ensure the effective delivery of health services …
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The Women in Action Network (WiAN) has called for a clean sweep of the Government Industrial School (GIS) that would involve the removal of everyone involved in the management of …
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The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) is upset that its members at Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School are being asked to report for duty in a construction zone. President Rudy Lovell …
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The Barbados Consumer Empowerment Network (BCEN) and the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) are adding their voices to a growing number of Barbadians who are incensed about the Barbados Light and …
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It is understandable the excitement within the Ministry of Finance following news that external investors are showing greater confidence in Government by snapping up some $140 million or US $70 …