Parent advocate recommends infrastructure committee to address problem-plagued school buildings
The sick building syndrome affecting a number of the island’s schools is troubling, says the Group of Concerned Parents of Barbados. And parent advocate and spokesperson of the group, Paula-Anne Moore on Wednesday urged education authorities to confront the vexing issue head-on. She proposed the creation of an infrastructure committee, including representatives of teachers, parents, […]
Foreign ministry in ‘careful thought’ on Guyana-Venezuela row
By Emmanuel Joseph Barbados appeared to be treading carefully on Wednesday while the row between sister CARICOM member state Guyana and Venezuela heated up yet another notch. After the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ordered Venezuela to refrain from taking any action that would alter the situation in the potentially oil-rich […]
Luther Thorne Memorial Primary School closed for the remainder of the week
The Ministry of Education Technological and Vocational Training is informing parents and guardians that there will be no school for the students of the Luther Thorne Memorial Primary School located at Wildey St Michael today Thursday December 7 and Friday December 8, 2023. Further Information will be sent concerning the way forward for next week. […]
Extensive infrastructure programme ‘set to start’
Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw has outlined an extensive programme to tackle several priority road issues across the island. Bradshaw, the Minister of Public Works, Transport, and Water Resources, revealed multiple ongoing and upcoming projects designed to improve the country’s infrastructure. A number of these initiatives, including the Thornbury Hill project, fall under the CAF […]
SMOOTH RIDE
Remedial work to the section of Highway 7 from Skeetes Hill to Marine Gardens has been completed, now offering a smoother ride and much relief to thousands of motorists who travel the south coast of the island daily. Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources Santa Bradshaw says work on other […]
Physical development plan must be centred on people in communities
The Parliamentary Representative for St Peter says people must be at the centre of any physical development plan for Barbados. Colin Jordan told Tuesday’s debate in the Lower House, on a resolution to approve the Barbados Physical Development Plan (PDP) as amended in 2023, that the content of the over 500-page document has to manifest […]
#BTEditorial – Path lit, shadows remain in the march to climate justice
The applause for the historic creation of the loss and damage fund at the United Nations Climate Change Summit – COP28 – reverberates across the globe – and rightly so. It is a testament to the tireless efforts of this tiny island nation, its prime minister, and the declaration that bears its capital’s name, the […]
Fisheries Division relocating temporarily
The Barbados Fisheries Division will be relocating for approximately 12 weeks, from Thursday, December 7, to facilitate roof repairs and interior painting. The temporary office will be in the Conference Room at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex, next door to Boating and Fishing Supplies. The Fisheries Services section will be closed on Friday, December 8, to […]
$2 000 cost for driving without licence, insurance
A 21-year-old car park attendant has been hit with $2 000 in fines for driving without a licence and insurance. Briarson Eurias Samuels of Gemswick, St Philip, pleaded guilty to driving a motor car along Bay Street, St Michael without a driver’s licence and car insurance on December 4, 2023. He also admitted to carrying […]
‘Family friend’
The husband of the complainant in a rape case testified on Wednesday that he knew the accused for more than three decades and their discussions often centred around God and the Bible. Giving evidence via Zoom, the man told the nine-member jury in the No. 4A Supreme Court that he had known the accused, Oliver […]