Rise & Rum breakfast party shines with flavour and fun
Rise & Rum The Breakfast Beach Party was the penultimate event of the ultimate Foodie Dream Weekend at the Barbados Food and Rum Festival and it did not disappoint. From as early as 4 a.m., the vibe was set for an epic breakfast party. Hundreds of partiers flocked to Harbour Lights Beach Club to […]
Public sector presents a big human resources challenge
There was a time when industrial upheaval in Barbados was centred around the actions of the private sector. Public officers were generally viewed as operating in a fairly hospitable environment with satisfactory terms and conditions. Even if there were disruptions, the general understanding was that people working in the local civil service enjoyed a […]
Vigilantes chase driver after accident, beat him to death
A St Joseph man is dead after reportedly being beaten to death after knocking down an elderly woman at Jackson, St Michael, on Monday morning. Pedro Caddle, 43, of Bissex Housing Area, was pronounced dead at the scene after being chased and beaten by several men following the collision at Jackson Tenantry Road around 9:10 […]
St Luke’s Brighton Primary teachers to get details on environmental report
St Luke’s Brighton Primary School will close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, to accommodate a planned meeting between teachers and the individual who conducted the recent environmental tests and submitted the report. The Ministry of Education said in a brief statement that it facilitated the meeting to allow for the results to be fully […]
Aid package to support small poultry producers amid challenges
Barbados is grappling with a significant chicken shortage after losing more than 156 000 cases of birds during the summer, Minister of Agriculture Indar Weir confirmed Monday, slamming the country’s leading farm association’s repeated denials of scarcity. The crisis, attributed to extreme heat conditions and a sharp increase in demand, has led to empty supermarket […]