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Jamaica 50A working party as it began a five-day meeting at Headquarters House to work out matters in connection with the proposed amendment of the West Indies Federal Constitution.
topix.net | 08-Feb-2012 10:04
Road Heat
THE CONTROVERSIAL Warrens Roundabout was the source of heated debate in the House of Assembly yesterday, with Government describing it as a positive part of its traffic safety improvement plan and the Opposition calling it a reflection of the current chaos and confusion on the roads.
nationnews.com | 08-Feb-2012 05:12
Cuban safe!
Raul T. Garcia’s life is not in danger. His future, however, remains quite uncertain.
nationnews.com | 08-Feb-2012 05:11
Suki escapes drowning
What was meant to be a relaxing swim almost turned tragic for champion draughts player Ronald “Suki” King just before 9 a.m. yesterday.
nationnews.com | 08-Feb-2012 05:10
NEB workers being shifted
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT BUREAU (NEB) workers will be temporarily operating from the Labour Department in the Warrens office complex, St Michael, for the rest of the week.
nationnews.com | 08-Feb-2012 05:09
Trading jump due to takeovers
The board of directors of the Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) is hailing the 25 per cent jump in trading activity it registered last year.
nationnews.com | 08-Feb-2012 05:08
Judge ‘on jury duty’
EMPLOYERS WHO SEND employees to check on other employees serving as jurors have been strongly rebuked by a High Court judge.
nationnews.com | 08-Feb-2012 05:07
Team up for it
D-DAY is less than two days away. For Haydn Lewis, Darian King, Anthony Marshall and Seanon Williams, it couldn’t possibly come any sooner.
nationnews.com | 08-Feb-2012 05:05
Living off the earth
FRANCIS JOSEPH (right) is a jack-of-all-produce. Or most of them anyway.
nationnews.com | 08-Feb-2012 05:04
Skeete’s crown at last
Eleven records fell as Skeete House ended a 16-year drought to win the Foundation School Inter-House Track and Field Championships for the first time since 1996.
nationnews.com | 08-Feb-2012 05:04
St Leonard’s old boys spring surprise
Newcomers St Leonard’s Old Scholars stunned last year’s runners-up Alleyne Alumni with an eight-wicket victory in the Christ Church Foundation School Joel Garner Twenty20 tapeball cricket tournament at Briar Hall on Monday night.
nationnews.com | 08-Feb-2012 05:03
Attorney General challenges David Comissiong: You don’t really care about Raul Garcia
“Just sign for the prisoner here, Mr. Comissiong” In the language of poker Barbados Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite just told David Comissiong and the Peoples Empowerment Party to “Put up or shut up.” Responding to Comissiong’s criticism about the government … Continue reading →
barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com | 08-Feb-2012 04:32
Close call for Suki
Champion Draughtsman Ronald “Suki” King had a close call this morning, which left him floundering out of his depth.
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 21:45
What’s Trending:Raul Garcia’s plight
Debate among online readers today is about the plight of Cuban Raul Garcia who has been on a hunger strike at Her Majesty’s Prisons
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 21:39
Prince Harry to visit Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A day after Queen Elizabeth began celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of her reign, the third in line to the throne
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 20:52
Petro Vista Completes Sale of Interest in Morichito Block, Colombia
Petro Vista Energy Colombia (Barbados) Corp. ("PTV Barbados"), has completed the sale (the "Transaction") of all of the issued capital of Petropuli Ltda. ("Petropuli"), ...
barbadosnews.net | 07-Feb-2012 20:04
Muslim supremacists take down Maldives government – Great news for Barbados tourism!
Democracy and Western Tourism ending in The Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns, announces Maldives “unable to maintain peace and security.” The President of The Maldives was forced to resign today (February 7, 2012) as the Islamist vision for the country … Continue reading →
barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com | 07-Feb-2012 15:08
Check out pictures from school sports at the National Stadium on the Nation’s Facebook page
We are bringing you the highlights of school sports - the thrills, the spills and the hairstyles.
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 13:13
Barbados Labour Party and abortions front man… Now there’s a combination!
“It was nice to see Raquel Gilkes behaving professionally for a change instead of cussing opposing views as she does on Barbados Underground or Facebook, but the next time they use George Griffith as a Results Announcer? Make sure he … Continue reading →
barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com | 07-Feb-2012 12:38
Better BWA on the way
Better BWA on the way 2/7/2012 By Regina Selman Moore The Barbadian public can look forward to significant improvements in the delivery of services from the Barbados Water Authority (BWA), ...
barbadosnews.net | 07-Feb-2012 05:21
Investment in value-added products urged
Investment in value-added products urged 2/7/2012 By Janelle Riley-Thornhill More emphasis needs to be placed on food processing in this country and Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados ...
barbadosnews.net | 07-Feb-2012 05:21
Project ushers in third level of CSME implementation
Project ushers in third level of CSME implementation 2/7/2012 THE CARICOM Trade and Competitiveness Project will usher in the third phase of implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and ...
barbadosnews.net | 07-Feb-2012 05:21
Remember the courageous youth
Remember the courageous youth 2/7/2012 By Amanda Nieves WHILE consultants and important stakeholders meet to discuss the CARICOM Trade and Competitiveness Project in Barbados, they are ...
barbadosnews.net | 07-Feb-2012 05:21
Better intra-regional cargo transport could boost agricultural sector
Better intra-regional cargo transport could boost agricultural sector 2/7/2012 By Janelle Riley-Thornhill A local agricultural official is of the firm belief that a greater effort needs to ...
barbadosnews.net | 07-Feb-2012 05:21
FTC giving assistance to neighbouring countries
FTC giving assistance to neighbouring countries 2/7/2012 The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has been lending its technical know-how to its regional neighbours. According to the FTC 2011 ...
barbadosnews.net | 07-Feb-2012 05:21
Sourcing water for housing developments poses a challenge
Sourcing water for housing developments poses a challenge 2/7/2012 By Regina Selman Moore THE development of water infrastructure mainly in the south and south-eastern quadrant of the ...
barbadosnews.net | 07-Feb-2012 05:21
Non-revenue water costing the Water Authority
Non-revenue water costing the Water Authority 2/7/2012 BETTER management of non-revenue water will be a priority for Dr. David Estwick, Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water ...
barbadosnews.net | 07-Feb-2012 05:21
UN on the case
THE UNITED NATIONS is officially on the case of Cuban Raul T. Garcia,
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 05:10
So be it!
HE HAS BEEN REPLACED as the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) candidate for the constituency he represented for 21 years,
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 05:08
Walkout at NEB
WORKERS AT THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT BUREAU (NEB) – a branch of the Labour Department
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 05:07
Fire forces school closure
A BUSH FIRE close to Foundation School yesterday caused it to be closed early.
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 05:06
UN on the case
THE UNITED NATIONS is officially on the case of Cuban Raul T. Garcia,
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 05:00
Outside child coming home
Dear Christine,
I have been married for the past 20 years and my wife now has a boyfriend off the island.
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 05:00
So be it!
HE HAS BEEN REPLACED as the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) candidate for the constituency he represented for 21 years,
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 05:00
Manning flown to US for treatment
PORT OF SPAIN – Former Trinidad and Tobago prime minister Patrick Manning was airlifted to the Walter Reed Memorial Hospital in the United States
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 05:00
Bajans ‘proud people’
BARBADIANS ARE PROUD of their culture and visitors to the island must respect that.
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 05:00
SLICE OF LIFE: Bringing life to Westbury
IN AN AREA WELL KNOWN for being the resting place of the dead, two siblings yearned to create life.
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 05:00
Tightening noose around Syria’s Assad
THE FARCE that the United Nations (UN) Security Council has become was painfully obvious last week during the vote on the resolution concerning Syria.
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 05:00
Growing pains
The recent tensions which have emerged in the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) over the insistence by the Leader
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 05:00
Fire forces school closure
A BUSH FIRE close to Foundation School yesterday caused it to be closed early.
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 05:00
Learning from Aesop
RECENTLY while going through the seasonal ritual of “decluttering”, I came across a copy of Aesop’s Fables,
nationnews.com | 07-Feb-2012 05:00
Canadian & US authorities targeting offshore banking again
HSBC, PayPal, American Express latest accused Barbados again called ‘tax haven’ by passin thru Concern about the use of offshore banking in the Caribbean and other areas ebbs and flows like the tide depending upon the moods of government, notable … Continue reading →
barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com | 07-Feb-2012 01:40
St James North Run Off: Edmund Hinkson wins Barbados Labour Party riding
Many times have I said here on this website how Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results - so is changing from Bees to DEM's going to solve anything? Is it not time a new answer was formulated? Be it Independent, if not a new 3rd Party?? Ex-Agriculture Minister Anthony Wood clapping the shoulder of a beaming Edmund Hinkson ... (more)
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 23:53
Barbados Labour Party told to Heal yet no Surgery nor Prescription Offered
The school was burst! Now, Rawle Eastmond claimed there DEM's among the new list for the Run Off, which is why he didn't run - if you see any DLP rank & file in this photo, then you should email the Bajan Reporter ASAP! Politics requires a strength known to a select few, imagine chumming up with a rival whose supporters would think NOTHING of ... (more)
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 23:53
Comissiong:Move Garcia from prison
Government is being urged to remove Raul Garcia from prison immediately and house him elsewhere.
nationnews.com | 06-Feb-2012 19:27
Sealy lauds Spirit venture
Maritime offerings are under utilized in Barbados and have been so for far too long.
nationnews.com | 06-Feb-2012 17:50