Commentary

UB40 rolls back years

Ali Campbell’s still got it. The legendary lead singer of reggae band UB40 has been on stage for more than 45 years, and Sunday night he showed he hasn’t lost...

Let’s clean up for World Cup

LAST WEEK I spoke about the sad look of Fontabelle, St Michael. The week before that,  I highlighted a...

Atherley: Continue to seek new levels of achievement

Message by Leader of the Opposition Bishop Joseph J.S. Atherley on the occasion of Barbados’ 55th anniversary of Independence Fellow Barbadians,...

Atherley: Let’s work together

Following is an edited version of the New Year's Message by Leader Of The Opposition, Bishop Joseph J....

CTUSAB: Remain committed to a united labour front

New Year’s message by Dennis De Peiza, general secretary of CTUSAB “As the new year 2021 commences, the Congress...

‘Little irritations’ count

Mr PM, we have all heard of your intentions to “explain” the leader of the Barbados Labour Party.I scratch my head in perplexion at...

We must stop the slide

Sir Hilary Beckles’ erudite and logical treatise with the title We Must Stop the Slide in WI Cricket, which was published in the Weekend...

Democracy trumps Bible

This letter is in response to another in the last WEEKEND NATION by Daley Reece under the title Gay Rights And Morality.The author attempts...

Another sewage solution

The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) has a geologist on its board and would therefore be fully apprised of the geology of the country.However, the...

Beautiful Barbados, isn’t it?

Beautiful, beautiful Barbados, as the great Merrymen sang years ago. Emile Straker himself can tell you that what obtains today is in direct contradiction...

Windrush hypocrisy

Those immigrants arriving in the United Kingdom (UK) between 1948 and 1971 from Caribbean countries, have been labelled the “Windrush Generation”.This is a reference...