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Education officials meet at Charles F. Broome after teachers report sick
Officials from the Ministry of Educational Transformation visited the Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School this morning following the early closure of the school on Monday.
The school was dismissed early yesterday after several teachers reported sick.
More details as they come to hand.
‘Economy resilient but testing times loom’
As officials from the Central Bank of Barbados and Ministry of Finance join their counterparts in Washington DC this week for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings, the positive news from the IMF is that the global economy is performing “better than feared”.
However, IMF managing...
West Indies go down again, but captain Chase sees bright sparks
West Indies went down to India by seven wickets on Tuesday morning in the second Test match, therefore losing the series 2-0.
The result came in the first session on the fifth and final day at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Last week India also won –...
Blast kills three police officers trying to evict siblings from house...
Three police officers have been killed and at least 15 other people injured in an apparently deliberate gas explosion at a farmhouse in northern Italy.
The blast was triggered as police and firefighters went into the house near Verona to carry out an eviction order for two brothers and a...
Employers warned to get houses in order
Labour officer Sally-Ann King has warned employers to ‘get their houses in order’ before the Family Leave Bill becomes law, cautioning that those who breach its provisions could face fines of up to $50 000 or imprisonment for two years.
Addressing a session hosted by the Labour, Employment and Social...
Abrahams rejects Thorne’s charge
Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams yesterday sought to rubbish claims that legislation associated with full freedom of movement into Barbados was geared at padding voter registration in the county, or laying a platform that could lead to the purchase of Barbadian citizenship.
His comments came during debate on the...
Cyprian’s Boys, CP in thrilling displays
Dance performances dominated the second National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) Performing Arts Semi-finals with junior and senior groups aiming for a place in the finals where they will try to score a gold, silver or bronze award or one of the special awards being offered.
Although Pearls Dance...
West Indies fightback ‘sign of good things’, says Campbell
West Indies opener John Campbell on Monday said his and Shai Hope’s centuries in their fightback against India in the second Test were a good sign for struggling Caribbean cricket.
Campbell made 115 in his first Test ton and put on 177 runs with Hope, who hit 103, to revive...
Man charged with firearm and ammunition offences
The Barbados Police Service has arrested and charged 34-year-old Christopher Donald Graham of #35 Golden Acres, St. Stephen’s Hill, Black Rock, St. Michael.
Graham faces two counts of possession of a firearm and one count of possession of 241 rounds of ammunition, all alleged to have occurred on October 7,...
12 000 jobs under Compete Caribbean
Compete Caribbean, a private sector development programme based in Barbados, has assisted 2 000 businesses and helped to create more than 12 000 new jobs in the region.
The programme’s former executive director Dr Sylvia Dohnert reported this recently as she handed over the leadership reins to new executive director...
‘Go green or miss investment’
Go green or risk being gone from the investment map.
Shania Taylor, an economic analyst in First Citizens’ economic research unit, says this is the reality facing Caribbean countries if they want to remain viable players in the global economy.
She assessed the issue in a recent First Citizens commentary titled...
‘Long and painful nightmare finally over,’ Trump tells Israel’s parliament
US President Donald Trump has told cheering Israeli lawmakers that "the long and painful nightmare is finally over", after helping to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
During the first such address by a US president since 2008, Trump said the day would mark "the moment that...