Lashes to ‘ashes’ Barbados Today15/11/20190449 views Government intends to eventually abolish corporal punishment in favour of other alternative methods of discipline says Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw. While addressing the 14th Annual Child Research Conference at… Read more
Squeezing more from Barbados’ sugarcane Marlon Madden15/11/20190319 views One of Barbados’ main private sugarcane producers is calling for an urgent overhaul of the struggling industry and for greater focus to be placed on earning more from a variety… Read more
Forde: Crime plan needed Barbados Today15/11/20190360 views Barbados needs a comprehensive, integrated crime reduction strategy. And, says criminologist Yolande Forde in the absence of such a strategy, she is not surprised at the 42 murders that have… Read more
‘Plan’ to fix flood-damaged farms – Weir Barbados Today14/11/20190293 views With farmers in St Lucy still reeling from crop losses estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars from last Saturday’s floods, Government is working on an as-yet-undisclosed plan to… Read more
‘Two more months’ of loading restrictions at River terminal Randy Bennett14/11/20190498 views The Transport Authority’s time limits on public service vehicles loading passengers at the Constitution River Terminal (CRT) are to remain for the next two months so the authority can test… Read more
#BTEditorial – Treasure the gift of good health Barbados Today14/11/20190251 views As Barbados joined today’s observation of World Diabetes Day, there came powerful reminders that the quality of our health is heavily determined by our daily choices. The prevalence of diabetes… Read more
Bajans rock the boat . . . Ubersoca on the high seas Barbados Today14/11/20190492 views What do you call it when thousands of soca lovers converge on a boat for five days of unadulterated fun? This unmatched experience is the annual Ubersoca Cruise which, for… Read more
More than the classics . . . Keisha brings down the house at Frank Collymore Hall Barbados Today14/11/20190349 views Keisha Christian is no stranger to the stage. However, those who were in the Frank Collymore Hall for the sunset concert Sunday witnessed a different side of the songstress who… Read more
Newly crowned . . . Blackbirds, Ottley, Gibbs and White shine at Foundation Barbados Today14/11/20190450 views Two defending champs were dethroned and gave up their titles to new blood in the fourth annual Foundation’s Got Talent competition on Saturday at the school hall. Nathan Ottley, the… Read more
Talent ‘on the Hill’ . . . Best in music, drama, dance at Foundation School Barbados Today14/11/20190367 views Flying high aptly describes the feeling of members of the drama group Three Blackbirds after they won their fourth consecutive title in the Foundation’s Got Talent Competition. The sixth form… Read more