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Animal Rights Groups call for action on abuse

Animal Welfare Organisations from across Barbados gathered today at...

‘Strong turnout’ for Suarez Brothers Circus

The Suárez Brothers Circus will spend just one more...

Frustration over animal abuse ‘inaction’

President of the animal welfare organisation Be Their Voice,...

BUT rejects contractor ‘efforts’ at Alma Parris

The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) is bracing for...

Move to protect health records

As Barbados digitises its health records and hospital systems,...

NCSA tells parents to be alert as schools reopen

As students prepare to return to the classroom next...

Continuous assessment to account for half of marks

Barbados is on the way to moving away from its decades-old Common Entrance Examination to the two-year continuous assessment model that will account for...

BUT: Public schools have resource edge

Comparisons between public and private schools based on Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) results are unfair, says president of the Barbados Union of...

Ishmael wants food industry to help solve NCD crisis

Barbados has the size to solve its own health crisis of noncommunicable diseases, and the food industry is being called on to help make...

BUT supports schools’ closure

The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) has given its blessing to the early closure of 13 primary schools to make way for a major...

‘Joint effort’ on fuel prices

Geopolitical tensions between Iran and the United States have been a key driver behind recent fuel price increases hitting Barbados Light & Power Co...

Schools start to get summer upgrades

Thirty-five schools across Barbados are set to undergo major structural upgrades this summer as the Ministry of Education Transformation launches a wideranging school improvement...

‘Comply with fire safety protocols’

Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance Chris Gibbs is urging landlords to comply with fire safety requirements, while also pledging to reduce the dangerous...

Probation pressure

Nearly 300 young Barbadians, many of them teenagers, were under the care of the Probation Service last year, and more than half of those...

BLPC: Solar panel check a must

Barbados Light & Power Company (BLPC) is urging homeowners to take practical steps to protect themselves, beyond stocking water and tinned food for the...

Heritage Month launched with awards

Wherever Barbadians go in the world, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Pan African Affairs and Heritage Trevor Prescod says, there...