Disability advocates share hopes as ‘historic’ legislation debuts
In a landmark move towards inclusivity, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill was brought before lawmakers on Tuesday, with several campaigners marking a key moment in the nation’s approach to disability rights by witnessing the bill’s introduction from the public gallery of the House of Assembly on Tuesday. The bill, which has been […]
ANSA McAL continues to support prison rehab programme
ANSA McAL Barbados, along with its subsidiaries – ANSA Motors, ANSA Merchant Bank, Berger Paints, Bryden Stokes Ltd, Brydens Xpress and Retail, Standard Distribution, and Trident Insurance – has unveiled its 2025 calendar featuring artwork created by prison inmates. Titled Inspiring Better Choices for a Better World, the calendar is part of a longstanding […]
Nine of ten disabled Barbadians unemployed as landmark rights bill passes
As many as nine out of ten people living with disabilities in Barbados are unemployed, according to Edmund Hinkson, chairman of the Advisory Committee for Improving the Lives of People with Disabilities. But he cautioned that the passage of landmark disability rights legislation which he described as a “tremendously historic piece of social policy”, should […]
As House mulls disability rights bill, insurance concerns raised
Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has proposed a government-backed reinsurance fund to address potential gaps in insurance coverage for people with disabilities. But the Chairman of the Advisory Committee for Improving the Lives of People with Disabilities, Edmund Hinkson MP, assured that the proposed fund already exists within the framework of the Rights of Persons with […]
Sir Hilary new chairman/chancellor of the United Nations University
Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles has been appointed chairman/chancellor of the United Nations University. His appointment, which takes effect in May, was unanimously approved by the university’s Governance Council at their December 7, 2024 meeting in Tokyo, Japan. The position is honorary, with […]
Classes resume at Grantley Adams Memorial after environmental closure
In a bid to make up for months of lost learning, Grantley Adams Memorial Secondary School has launched an intensive recovery programme as students return to face-to-face classes. Following an extended closure due to environmental issues – and air quality and mould remediation that cost almost half a million dollars – the school’s leadership is […]
LIV Golf unveils 2025 schedule
The 2025 LIV Golf schedule, announced Tuesday, will take the circuit to nine countries and six new venues, including a first-time location for the season-ending team championship. The final four events of the 14-tournament schedule were revealed Tuesday and will be played at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City on April 25-27, Robert […]
Two-tier cricket would be “greedy”
Introducing a two-tier system to the World Test Championship would be “greedy” and would “sully the game,” says former England fast bowler Steven Finn. A report by the Melbourne Age, external said International Cricket Council (ICC) chair Jay Shah is set to meet his Cricket Australia counterpart Mike Baird and England and Wales Cricket […]
No cause for alarm, says CMO amid reports of outbreak in China
Abarmid growing concerns over reports of a respiratory illness outbreak in China, Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George said Tuesday that there is no need to panic. He said the Ministry of Health and Wellness has received no reports from the Pan American Health Organisation or the World Health Organisation confirming any unusual surge in […]
Barbados to provide technical support, not troops to Haiti
The government has reversed its decision to send troops to Haiti, citing escalating dangers and insufficient strategic planning at the global level, Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister Kerrie Symmonds announced. Barbados will now only offer technical assistance, marking a significant shift in its approach to the crisis in a fellow CARICOM member state. Expressing concerns […]