Saturday, May 4, 2024

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...

Boyce joins sub-45 club to qualify for Worlds

Barbadian DeSean Boyce may have booked his ticket to Budapest, Hungary, for the 2023 World Athletics Championship. Boyce, 21,...

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....

EDITORIAL: Training must be ongoing for lifeguards

The work of lifeguardS can in no way be undervalued and today we praise and commend their service and commitment to monitoring and saving...

Heather-Lynn’s Habitat: ‘Branch out’ into flower markets

THERE ARE cut flower markets just waiting to be explored.And while it might be cheaper to import tropical flowers from Holland, the deputy mayor...

Entrusting the right leadership

Dr Ralph Gonsalves is the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines. He is not, my research tells me, an office-holder in the...

WHAT MATTERS MOST: Still seeing glass half-full

Last week’s article raised a few matters with respect to the implications of lower oil prices for the Barbados economy. It was noted that...

OUR CARIBBEAN: T&T’s pre-poll cabinet shake-up

WITH five national elections expected during 2015 – the first scheduled for St Kitts and Nevis this month – Trinidad and Tobago has apparently...

EVERYDAY LAW: Principal’s right must be upheld

In last week’s article, I mentioned that the decision of the Superior Court of Rhode Island in Russell Gorman Jr vs St Raphael Academy...