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Govt finalising debt swap for health

Government is moving to finalise a debt-for-social swap targeting...

English decline ‘a concern’

Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn has expressed concern about...

Countdown for end of 11-Plus begins

The countdown has officially begun for the end of...

Dip in overall maths, English

St Gabriel’s Primary School dominated this year’s Barbados Secondary...

Walters slams Govt ‘secrecy’

Democratic Labour Party Spokesman on finance Senator Ryan Walters...

Still mum on BiMPay cost

Questions about the cost of Barbados’ new BiMPay platform...

Sutherland says housing company not facing lawsuit over $64m contract

Minister of Housing and Lands Dwight Sutherland is refuting claims that Home Ownership Providing Energy Inc. (HOPE Inc.) is facing a lawsuit over an...

Guild wants more financial autonomy

Newly elected president of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Guild of Students, Azzar Williams, is calling for restoration of the...

Call to educate public on MS

President of the Barbados Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Association, Terry Hope, has expressed concern that not enough is being done to educate Barbadians about the...

Trust Loans programme a success, says Cummins

Minister of Energy and Business Development Senator Lisa Cummins has lauded the Trust Loans programme as a resounding success, citing its effectiveness in both...

Concern over Chinese homes’ quality

A Government housing programme designed to provide shelter for Barbadians in need is under scrutiny after reports of severe structural deterioration in some of...

Cows output ‘will peak’ by mid-year

Barbadians should not expect an immediate surge in milk production despite the importation of nearly 200 heifers from Canada late last year.  President of the...

Call to build up nursing workforce

Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley, has underscored the pressing challenge of a dwindling nursing workforce, attributing the exodus to global demand and a failure...

Mottley reveals plans for health sector

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has outlined an ambitious vision for the future of Barbados’ health care sector, announcing plans to expand medical research,...

PSVs still waiting on promised $3m

Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport Roy Raphael has expressed frustration that public service vehicle (PSV) operators are yet to receive the...

Lane: Recent gun violence by gangs not in peace deal

A surge in gun violence recently may be linked to a new set of feuding gangs, says Minister of State in the Office of...