Friday, March 29, 2024

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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...

BDF to conduct simulation exercise on April 2 & 3

The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) will conduct a Mass Casualty Simulation Exercise from Tuesday, April 2, to Wednesday,...

Barbadians reminded to file taxes online as filing season starts

The Barbados Revenue Authority (the BRA) is advising that tax filing season for 2023 begins on April 1 this...

Minister Abrahams’ statement on Ismail Patel’s passing

Below is the full statement by Minister of Home Affairs and Information, Wilfred Abrahams: I was saddened to...

Lester Vaughan update coming

One month after the closure of Lester Vaughan School, teachers and concerned parents will have a chance to...

Dems fall in every sector but tourism

WHILE THE HIGH cost of living remains the No. 1 area of concern to Barbadians, as shown in the most recent Caribbean Development Research...

Supermarket food price war is on

BASIC FOOD ITEMS in Barbados should soon cost less.The price cuts will follow as the major supermarket chains seek to compete with Massy Stores’...

Poll reflects ‘desire for change’

The following is the response from the Barbados Labour Party to the Cadres mid-term poll.THE BARBADOS LABOUR PARTY is bouyed by the high level...

Students told be aware of warning signs

TSUNAMIS ARE FOREIGN to this part of the world, but schoolchildren are still being readied in case one of them visits these regional shores.One...

60 years of amateur radio

AMATEUR RADIO OPERATION may be a “grand and glorious hobby” as one operator described it, but the passion ham radio operators in the Amateur...

‘Control panic’ during a tsunami

PANIC IS NOT a “useful” response when a natural disaster like a tsunami or earthquake strikes.That early caution is coming from seismologist at the...