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Call to modernise funeral laws

The Barbados Association of Funeral Directors (BAFD) has issued a forceful call for the complete modernisation of the legislation governing the island’s funeral industry, while expressing frustration over being...

Youth set for discount day Aug. 12

Young Barbadians between the ages of 16 and 35 will be able to access discounts from more than...

Some parents offset by fabric shortage

The lack of material for school uniforms is making some parents blue vex and seeing red. Retailers and tailors...

ZR driver eagerly pleads guilty

From the time Magistrate Jared Richards called Shaquille Ashane Scott’s name yesterday, the ZR driver jumped out of...

Dust haze advisory for Barbados

Barbadians with respiratory issues and allergies are being advised to take all of the necessary precautions as concentrations...

Progress report

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT is on the way up even as the Grantley Adams Memorial School looks to embrace the Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQs) come September.But,...

Call to banish child neglect

BARBADOS HAS LAUNCHED its celebration of Child Month with calls to reduce the incidence of abuse and neglect of children.“The prevention of child abuse...

MONDAY MAN: Master carver

HE LIKES TO PLAY with his food, but that in itself may not be a bad thing since he creates works of art.Food carver...

VIDEO: The rights of the child

IT’S CHILD MONTH and Faith Marshall-Harris, Barbados’ Children’s advocate, shows how the Rights of the Child are protected by the Child Care Board.  http://www.youtube.com/embed/6B74w9ERIXY

Visitor injured in accident

EMERGENCY SERVICES are on the scene of a two vehicle accident at the junction of Syndicate Lane and Bath Village, Christ Church, near Dover...

Blackett: Appreciate children

BARBADOS LAUNCHED its celebration of Child Month today, with Minister of Social Care Steve Blackett calling on Barbadians to “celebrate and appreciate our children”.Addressing...