Tribute

Family, friends, and former colleagues gathered on Thursday to pay respects to trailblazing politician and women’s rights advocate Dame Maizie Barker-Welch who died on August 28 at the age of …

Renowned women’s rights advocate and former parliamentarian Dame Maizie Barker-Welch is to be accorded an official funeral, the government has announced. The service will take place next Friday.   Dame …

The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), grappling with the loss of two successive general secretaries, on Thursday paid tribute to former leader Joseph Goddard who died just weeks after …

Former General Secretary of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) and Barbados’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Joseph Goddard, has died, just weeks after the passing of his …

Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal, born on October 3, 1928, died on August 30, 2024, was one of the most distinguished persons to have come from our Caribbean.  He was born …

Former Jamaican prime minister and head of the Patterson Institute of Advocacy for the Caribbean and Africa, PJ Patterson is expressing sadness at the loss of Sir Shridath “Sonny” Ramphal, …

Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles responded to news of Sir Shridath “Sonny” Ramphal’s passing. Sir Hilary expressed his condolences on behalf of the …

If ever there was one who walked among us who truly deserved the title of Caribbean Man, it was Sir Shridath Ramphal. At the same time, if ever we needed …

Dame Maizie was previously the chairperson of the Royal Commonwealth Society (Barbados) branch.  Additionally, she served as a council member of the society. Later, on stepping down from the RCS …