How Barbados is enhancing its health-care system
Barbados is taking significant steps to enhance its health-care system by advancing the training of nurse practitioners and addressing long-standing nursing shortages. One of the most notable developments is the progress in nurse practitioner training, a critical step for the advancement of nursing in Barbados. According to the President of the Barbados Nurses Association (BNA), […]
Centenarian’s accomplishments highlighted
Josephine Bailey celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday, marking a century of life that saw her move from Dominica to Barbados in the 1940s before embarking on a 25-year career as a nurse in the UK’s National Health Service. The centenarian, who now lives in Dalkeith Village, St Michael, was honoured for her trailblazing achievements […]
Suki seventh after 8th round of World Qualifiers
International Grand Master Ronald ‘Suki’ King is sitting in seventh place after eight rounds of play at the World Checkers Draughts Federation (WCDF) Checkers Festival in Korbach, Germany on Friday. King is one of three Bajans in the Three-Move Restriction World Championship Qualifier. King was held to a draw by fifth-placed Lubabalo Kondlo of South […]
Richard Alexander Alleyne now in custody
Richard Alexander Alleyne, alias ‘Gunny‘ of Gilkes Land, Hindsbury Road, St Michael, who was the subject of a ‘Wanted Man’ bulletin issued on July 29, in connection with serious criminal matters, is now in custody. On Saturday Alleyne was arrested and brought into custody and is currently assisting police personnel with their investigations. The Barbados […]
Tourism workers showcase talents
O2 Beach Club & Spa employees got the opportunity to showcase their entrepreneurial ventures on Friday during an exhibition to commemorate World Tourism Day, internationally recognised on September 27. Chief people development strategist Brittany Brathwaite said it was a fitting day to highlight the talent of the workers. “Considering that we are celebrating World Tourism […]
Atkins: Evaluation exercise won’t put public sector workers on breadline
Government is conducting a public sector job evaluation exercise to ensure that the public sector keeps pace with rapid developments in the global arena. The exercise, being conducted by the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management, is designed to develop and implement a modernised, harmonised, and equitable job-grading structure for civil servants and […]
God, not gun
Gun crimes in Barbados are at an all-time high. This beautiful island of ours that we all love so dearly is seeing the ugliness of death due to the bullet becoming almost a weekly occurrence. Most will agree that this level of violent crime is foreign to the Barbadian way of life. So, what has […]
Gearing up for inaugural CARIFTA Gymnastics
The stage is all but set for the first-ever CARIFTA Gymnastics, which will be hosted at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingson, Jamaica, from November 29-30. Barbados will be represented by a 15-member team, led by long time coach Alison Jackson of Flip Gym. Whereas she has been providing training in gymnastics in […]
Change is possible with love
As Senior Scouts, we were allowed to have a knife as part of our uniform. I had a sheath knife. Scouts were able to camp on any open ground with the permission of the owner. Communities would, generally speaking, look out for the boys in camp. My first camp was at school property – then […]
PM targets US assault weapons in global crackdown call
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for urgent international action to stem the tide of American-manufactured assault weapons flowing into the Caribbean and Latin America, blaming the high-powered military-grade firearms for a surge in violent crime across the region. Addressing the 79th annual United Nations General Assembly, Mottley condemned the easy availability of automatic weapons. […]