Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Duo praised for cleaning mission

Two young men rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty when they saw the unkempt state of the hardcourt in their neighbourhood of Deacons, St Michael. Danico Watson,...

Debt sustainable, says Governor

Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge is maintaining that Barbados debt “remains quite sustainable," but he says...

Flood watch discontinued

The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has discontinued the flash-flood watch it issued earlier, with immediate effect. A press release...

Flash flood watch in effect

A flash flood watch is in effect for today and will be terminated at 6 p.m. or sooner...

Mallalieu: Bosses need protection

GOVERNMENT SHOULD COME out and support employers who are being vilified after following the COVID-19 directives issued during...

‘Numbers low but quality high’

THE NUMBERS MAY NOT BE large, but the quality of work from students in the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic’s (SJPP) agricultural produce and livestock...

Primary care ‘key’ to fixing QEH

GOVERNMENT HAS been advised to invest more in primary health care as one means of improving service at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH).In fact,...

No war zones

THERE ARE NO “war zones” in Barbadian schools.While noting this was not to deny the existence of violence in schools, president of the Barbados...

Not the same

THE CONCESSIONS granted to Sandals International did not result from the same process as those to the rest of the hotel sector and therefore...

Smarter meters

SMART ELECTRIC METERS that can read customer usage and connect and disconnect services remotely may become a reality for the Barbados Light & Power...

Nut cracker

SOME secondary school students were surprised to learn yesterday that peanuts grow in Barbados.The students made the “discovery” when they visited the Samuel Jackman...