Thursday, April 25, 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...

FAMILY FUSION: Be your brightest as a leader

There are seven things that will destroy us: wealth without work; pleasure without conscience; knowledge without character; religion without sacrifice; politics without principle; science...

IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: We need more Matlocks

I HAVE SOME advice for officials at the Ministry of Education: Find a new “Matlock” or bring the old one out of retirement.Our school...

EDITORIAL: Discussion needed on AG’s function

FROM THIS DISTANCE, the political intrigue which has unfolded in Trinidad and Tobago with a major cabinet reshuffle may seem at first glance to...

FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH: Don’t believe a word…

DON'T BANK on anything a politician tells you or you might find yourself in dire trouble. Those who had plans for their income tax...

THE NETTE EFFECT: A matter of life and death

A DISCUSSION in the newsroom recently about ageing turned up some interesting feelings.Some of us don’t want to die but can’t stand the idea...

Case for concern about plastics

WITH ALL THE health problems that we are facing in Barbados, I wonder if any research has ever been done on the usage of...