Thursday, April 18, 2024

Commentary

Let’s clean up for World Cup

LAST WEEK I spoke about the sad look of Fontabelle, St Michael. The week before that,  I highlighted a sorry, “pop down”-looking Bridgetown which is in dire need  of a...

Boyce joins sub-45 club to qualify for Worlds

Barbadian DeSean Boyce may have booked his ticket to Budapest, Hungary, for the 2023 World Athletics Championship. Boyce, 21,...

Atherley: Continue to seek new levels of achievement

Message by Leader of the Opposition Bishop Joseph J.S. Atherley on the occasion of Barbados’ 55th anniversary of Independence Fellow Barbadians,...

Atherley: Let’s work together

Following is an edited version of the New Year's Message by Leader Of The Opposition, Bishop Joseph J....

CTUSAB: Remain committed to a united labour front

New Year’s message by Dennis De Peiza, general secretary of CTUSAB “As the new year 2021 commences, the Congress...

ALL AH WE IS ONE: Gals ‘n’ guns

THE RELATIVE FREQUENCY of the involvement of young women in criminal behaviour provides telling evidence of the negative impact of the post-2008 economic downturn...

EDITORIAL: Silence on Cahill smacks of disrespect

SHOULD THE VOICES of the people matter  in a democracy? Do the voices of Barbadians matter in our democracy?We find these questions important as...

DEAR CHRISTINE: Twice bitten but willing to try again

Dear Christine,I AM A REGULAR reader of your column, in which you give people some sound advice and help them with their problems. I...

Make it a family festival

SOME TIME ago the present Minister of Education inveighed against excessive nudity in the dances, parades and jump-ups connected with Crop-Over. I wish...

WILD COOT: FATCA and BRA

FEEDBACK FROM MY LAST ARTICLE, From The Frying Pan, was encouraging. Our past Prime Minister Errol Barrow asked us, “What is your mirror image...

EDITORIAL: Time to fix the imbalance in education

THE PRAISE SHOWERED on the winners of this year’s Barbados Scholarships and Exhibitions is thoroughly deserved. And the joy surrounding those who have excelled...