‘No politics’ in assemblies
After starting in July this year, The Thorne Commission on Local Governance has been working, says chairman Ralph Thorne QC. He made this point at the first town hall meeting to canvass views from…
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Pride looking to win again
BASSETERRE – Barbados Pride will be hunting their second straight win in Colonial Medical Insurance Super50 Cup today when they meet defending champions Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners. The…
‘Top up’ kettle
As demand for the Salvation Army’s services grows, its management is appealing to Government to increase financial support to the organisation. Chairman of the Army’s advisory board, Paul Bernstein,…
Anti-doping challenge
The local National Anti-Doping Commission is finding it difficult to comply with the modified World Anti-Doping Code. While supporting the changes to the code, National Anti-Doping Commission chairman…
Funding let-down
Organisers of this week’s international surfing tournament at the Soup Bowl in Bathsheba, St Joseph, are “disheartened” by the limited funding given to it by the private sector and Government. Luiz…
Honours to QC and Alleyne
Queen’s College, with victories among the seniors and Under-15s, were overall boys’ champions, while Alleyne gained girls’ glory during yesterday’s North Zone Secondary Schools’ Cross Country…
Eden Lodge crime worry
Eden Lodge in St Michael appears to be one of the more crime-filled areas of Barbados, with fearful residents reporting of hearing gunshots almost daily and of hiding in their homes. That’s according…
Banks Breweries ‘not sold’
Banks Holdings Limited (BHL) says its subsidiary Banks (Barbados) Breweries Ltd has not been sold. BHL yesterday said a “rumour” claiming that the brewery, now owned by AMBEV, had a new buyer, was…
Country on track, says Mottley
Barbados’ economy is on track, said Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. This was after Mottley and deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Tao Zhang, met yesterday to discuss…
Poor implementation retarding regional growth
Poor rates of implementation and week implementation strategy are hampering growth in the region, says president of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Warren Smith. Speaking at the opening of…