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....

Hair-raising fable on changing one’s looks

HERE IS A little fable that responds to what seems to me to be the attitude of the principal of Harrison College to non-conventional...

FAMILY FUSION: Be your brightest as a leader

There are seven things that will destroy us: wealth without work; pleasure without conscience; knowledge without character; religion without sacrifice; politics without principle; science...

IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: We need more Matlocks

I HAVE SOME advice for officials at the Ministry of Education: Find a new “Matlock” or bring the old one out of retirement.Our school...

EDITORIAL: Discussion needed on AG’s function

FROM THIS DISTANCE, the political intrigue which has unfolded in Trinidad and Tobago with a major cabinet reshuffle may seem at first glance to...

FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH: Don’t believe a word…

DON'T BANK on anything a politician tells you or you might find yourself in dire trouble. Those who had plans for their income tax...

THE NETTE EFFECT: A matter of life and death

A DISCUSSION in the newsroom recently about ageing turned up some interesting feelings.Some of us don’t want to die but can’t stand the idea...