THE NEED FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION REFORM IN BARBADOS By...
Successive Governments of Independent Barbados have consistently and correctly allocated the highest percentage of its annual revenues to the Ministry of Education. Only allocations towards the...
View ArticleTrinidad backs Sanders: Tewarie removed from Commonwealth bid
TRINIDAD and Tobago has withdrawn its candidature for the Office of Secretary General for the Commonwealth, ending any chance Dr Bhoe Tewarie had of securing the coveted post. Tewarie (right), who was...
View Article2015 Independence Message from Leader of the Opposition, Mia Amor Mottley
One year shy of celebrating 50 years as an independent nation, I asked myself what this means to the average Barbadian today. For while I consider myself a ‘child of Independence‘, having been born in...
View ArticleCHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM FREUNDEL J. STUART, Q.C., M.P., PRIME MINISTER OF...
Fellow Barbadians, I am always pleased to greet you at Christmas time as we all reflect upon and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ about two thousand years ago. Old and familiar though the Christmas...
View ArticleArise, Ser Limegrove? PAUL ALTMAN KNIGHTED
Well-known realtor, Paul Bernard Altman, has been awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Queen’s New Year Honours List. He has been honoured for service to the preservation of historic buildings and real...
View ArticleCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wraps up memorable family vacation in...
As he flew back to the cold climes of Canada, Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has returned with the warmth of the people of St. Kitts and Nevis and the memorable experiences of a wonderful...
View ArticleUK expats – Don’t miss out, you may be able to vote in the EU Referendum
The UK Electoral Commission launched a day of dedicated activity to encourage British citizens living overseas to register to vote ahead of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union....
View Article“Can Sanders trump Trump?” By Sir Ronald Sanders
In the United States, particularly in Washington DC the nation’s capital, it is impossible to escape the current elections by the Republican and Democratic parties to choose a candidate to represent...
View Article“Calling All Responsible Employers” by Grenville Phillips II
Approximately once every 5 years, Barbadians select persons to manage their national affairs. At the time of our independence, we received a debt-free island with well-maintained pubic infrastructure....
View ArticleSigning on to a more secure & stable world: COP 21
The signing of the Paris Agreement in New York on 22 April will be a historic event and an important step towards implementing the world’s first global climate deal. A record number of countries is...
View ArticlePROCUREMENT LEGISLATION COMING
The process leading to the passing of an act for the regulation and control of Public Procurement in Barbados is well under way. This disclosure came from Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs,...
View ArticleBarbadian Entrepreneurs Attended 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Summit
The U.S. Embassy to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS is pleased to announce that Dale Trotman of Barbados, Malikca Cummings of Barbados, and Anastasha Elliott of St. Kitts and Nevis...
View ArticleBurt chosen as new Opposition Leader of Bermuda’s PLP
Deputy leader of Bermuda’s Progressive Labour Party, David Burt has been voted in as Leader of the Opposition at the delegates conference held at Devonshire Recreational Club last night. The former...
View Article‘Until Victory for Ever, Commander in Chief’– The first statement made by...
The first statement made by Havana’s President Raul Castro: “Today November 25, at 10:29 p.m., the Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro Ruz died. In compliance with the expressed...
View ArticleTRIBUTE TO FORMER CUBAN PRESIDENT, FIDEL CASTRO: BY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION...
(Friday) night the world lost one of the most iconic leaders of the 20th century. Fidel Castro was a great man who exhibited courage against decades of efforts to remove him by any means necessary. To...
View ArticleBRITISH PRIME MINISTER SENDS A MESSAGE TO BARBADOS ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF...
I am delighted to congratulate Barbados on the occasion of its 50th anniversary of independence. Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, gave a statement of congratulations and best wishes...
View ArticleLabour Minister urges Bajans to focus on goals not circumstances
A local Cabinet Minister is urging her fellow Barbadians to never lose sight of the goals they use to advance their mindsets and capabilities. Speaking at the National Insurance Scheme’s Awards...
View ArticleBARBADIAN DEFINITION OF “OXYMORON” (COMEDY, OPINION)
#freundelstuart #Barbados #humor #idiocy #oxymoron A photo posted by Ian Douglas Bourne (@airbourne_bds) on Jan 21, 2017 at 8:00pm PST (ATTN, OBSERVATION: NO ASSIGNATION OF CHARACTERS REAL, LIVING,...
View Article‘How The Economy Works’– Monday 30th Jan, 6:00 p.m. Queens College
#Barbados #economy #financialliteracy #opposition A photo posted by Ian Douglas Bourne (@airbourne_bds) on Jan 29, 2017 at 4:59am PST Ms. Sandra Husbands, BLP Candidate for the Constituency of St....
View ArticleIndependence for St. Martin Foundation submits petition for new referendum on...
The petition for a new referendum on the constitutional future of St. Martin (South) was presented here to the Parliament of Sint Maarten on January 31, 2017, said Joseph H. Lake, Jr., president of the...
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