Friday, March 29, 2024

Editors Pick

No decision yet on Lester Vaughan School

A firm decision has not yet been made regarding when the Lester Vaughan School will be reopened. Following a tour of the Cane Garden, St Thomas Plant, on Thursday, Chief...

Duo praised for cleaning mission

Two young men rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty when they saw the unkempt state...

Taking time to reflect

In this week’s On Point column, Editor in Chief Carol Martindale highlighted Bridgetown and the “miserable” state it...

Rowe’s heart ‘for business and family’

NEVILLE ROWE was celebrated on Tuesday as a trailblazer in the supermarket business in Barbados and a person...

Dems ‘out of touch with reality’

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) and its political leader Ralph Thorne are out of touch with economic reality...

Close race for BSSAC crowns

Either The St Michael School or Springer Memorial will be crowned girls’ champions of the Dasani-Powerade Barbados Secondary Schools Athletics Championships (BSSAC) when the...

United States to increase cost of visas

Washington – The United States Department of State on Tuesday published a Final Rule regarding increases to certain non-immigrant visa application (NIV) processing fees...

Chapel Street reverts to two-way system

Chapel Street in Speightstown, St Peter, will revert to a two-way system. This about turn from the Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) comes exactly...

UCAL workers get salary increase and back pay

Staff at the United Commercial Autoworks Limited (UCAL) have received a 10 per cent salary increase after the conclusion of negotiations with the Barbados...

ERT rejects claims of unfair dismissal

The Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) today unanimously rejected claims of unfair dismissal of former National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) general secretary, Roslyn Smith. In...

Straughn: $1 500 available

Between yesterday and the end of today all public servants who are eligible should be seeing that payment of $1 500 promised to them...