Barbados News
BLP COLUMN: The big sell-out
The horror of the details surrounding the contractual arrangements between the National Housing Corporation and Housing Concepts SRL for construction of the Villages at Coverley ...
89, but she keeps going and going
“Where social life and different lectures are concerned, I go to all of them. I don’t particularly miss anything,” says Vivian Sealy, a familiar face ...
Trying time on the cutting edge
For one, the status of her business reflects the trying times of the current economic climate; for the other, knowledge and versatility have helped him ...
Two back on peace track
WASHINGTON – Israelis and Palestinians yesterday opened their first direct peace negotiations in 20 months, a long-shot attempt to end the conflict that host Secretary ...
Back to school
Springdale Elementary School first grade teacher Magaret Miller welcoming Abbey Vitola and other students on their first day of school yesterday. ...
Bajan back after jailing
JULIA Yvonne Elliott, the Barbadian woman who was accused of murdering her Canadian lover more than 15 years ago, is back in Barbados. ...
Tourism push for heritage list
Barbados’ tourism could get a significant boost if the island succeeds in having Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison placed on UNESCO’s prestigious World Heritage List. ...
Back to the road jams
BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIME is just around the corner, and with it will come the usual hustle and bustle on our roadways. ...
Fire damages hotel in The Gap
INVESTIGATIONS ARE continuing into a fire yesterday at a St Lawrence hotel complex still under construction. ...
Dottin wants vending solution
VENDING IN THE City, particularly along the busy shopping area of Swan Street, is again causingconcern for the Police Force. ...
Top cops to face off
A simmering row between Barbados two top cops has now burst open on the public scene with Commissioner Darwin Dottin vowing to vigorously defend himself ...
EDITORIAL: Zooming in on Canada
As almost every Barbadian must know by now, our economy is built around tourism and the provision of services, particularly services in the international financial ...
Carlyn brings back memories
LOCAL SONGBIRD Carlyn Leacock was the toast of the first edition of the Ford Back-In Time Series at the Savannah Hotel last Sunday night. ...
PEP COLUMN: Crawford’s 100th gone unnoticed
Sunday, August 29, was the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great Barbadian statesman – Wynter Algernon Crawford. And to our collective shame as ...
WHAT MATTERS MOST: Fiscal urgency
Regardless of when or how the Barbados economy comes out of the current recession, the self-imposed fiscal position of the Government is so bad, that ...
GUEST COLUMN: BLP at Haggatt Hall
ON SUNDAY August 29 the Barbados Labour Party held a meeting at Haggatt Hall at which I was present. In keeping with a long-established habit, ...
Two new faces at Pampalam
Rehearsals continue weekly for the October opening of Pampalam, one of Barbados’ well loved and long-standing theatrical productions. ...
Gaston quiets down
The system that became a tropical depression Wednesday morning and a tropical storm later the same day, then dropped back down to a depression has ...
SECRETS CORNER QUESTION: Possessive and jealous over friends
lease help a fellow reader by answering the following: How can I convince my partner that there is no need for her to be so ...
Caribbean visitors tour Florida National Guard
Jacksonville, Florida – The spirit of cooperation between the United States and Caribbean nations was strengthened recently as the Florida National Guard hosted representatives from ...
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