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Home town candidate wants to represent The City in Parliament - Barbados Today
The newly-formed Alliance Party for Progress (APP) officially introduced its Bridgetown representative to City constituents on Wednesday seeking to drum up support over the coming days. First-timer Marva Lashley-Todd kicked off her canvassing in the Orleans, the community in which she has been
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#BTColumn – Choices: To vote or not to vote - Barbados Today
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Sean St. Clair Fields Political strategists have already forecast that there will be a low voter turnout this election. As I am not a political scientist nor do I possess
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DLP concerned about democracy - Barbados Today
Barbadians have been told they need to learn to “do a lot with a little bit” in the current economic climate. That warning came from President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Verla De Peiza at a virtual meeting held at the party’s George Street headquarters on Monday night. “The Democratic
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CTO hopeful of continued tourism recovery despite Omicron challenge - Barbados Today
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is still positive about the continued rebound of the tourism industry, despite the adverse impact the Omicron strain of the COVID-19 virus has been having on international travel. It said in a statement that the lessons learned in 2021 and the resilience
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Emergency work at St Peter Pumping Station completed, BWA says - Barbados Today
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) says it has completed emergency work carried out today at one of its pumping stations in St Peter. Residents of the affected areas in St Peter and St Andrew are advised that it may take some time for the water supply in their districts to return to normal. The
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Barbados records 516 new COVID-19 cases - Barbados Today
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 516 new COVID-19 cases - 243 males and 273 females – from the 2,403 tests carried out on Tuesday, January 11. The new cases consisted of 87 persons under the age of 18, and 429 who were 18 years and older. There were 106 people in isolation
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Symmonds says Gibson has “disqualified himself” from serving - Barbados Today
The ink was hardly dry on the nominations of Barbados Labour Party (BLP) candidate Kerrie Symmonds and Paul Gibson of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) on Monday, before clear signs emerged that the battle for St James Central was on Symmonds arrived at the Frederick Smith Secondary School at
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Veteran alumnus uses political science background for better understanding of international security operations, foreign affairs
USF alum Lance Guillory, retired Special Agent of the U.S. State Department and former Green Beret Safe, founded Safe Haven Risk Management. He brings more than 30 years of combined Army Special Operations, federal law enforcement, and global security experience. ST. PETERSBURG - Lance Guillory had
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Man to compensate officers for pushing and resisting them during arrest - Barbados Today
Pushing a police inspector and resisting a police constable on the job will cost a St Michael man. Not only did Renaldo Ricardo Jones, of 3rd Avenue Licorish Village have to spend 21 days on remand pending sentence but he now has until April to compensate the officers a total of $3 000 or spend
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#CaribbeanReview – Faced with changes and challenges - Barbados Today
Today we conclude this article on 2021 Caribbean in Review. The first part was published in our December 30 edition on Pages 12 & 13 while the second part appeared on Pages 14 & 15 of this edition. By Peter Richards By year end, Barbadians were being informed that they would be electing a new
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200 new COVID-19 cases - Barbados Today
​Two-hundred cases of COVID-19; 74 males and 126 females – were identified by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on January 2, from among the 896 tests conducted. ​The new cases comprise 23 individuals under the age of 18 and 177 who are 18 and older. ​There are 210 persons in isolation
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BWA conducing emergency work at St Peter Pumping Station - Barbados Today
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) advises residents of St Peter and St Andrew that today Sunday, January 2, it is carrying out emergency work on a pump at one of its pumping stations in St Peter. As a result, residents of Alleynedale, Bakers, Coral Cliff, Maynard's Development, Maynard's Housing
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Atherley says party plans to empower poor and foster democracy - Barbados Today
Empowering poor people and building out democracy through uplifting policies and governance will be the hallmark of a new Alliance Party for Progress (APP) government if successful in the January 19 polls. That was the assurance given by APP political leader Bishop Joseph Atherley at his
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Dad who took cutlass to fireworks outing, admits to assaulting daughters - Barbados Today
A presentencing report has been ordered on a father who pleaded guilty to three offences including assault. Earl Thomas, of McClean’s Gap Britton’s Hill, St Michael admitted to the Chief Magistrate that he committed the offence against his daughters, 16 and 13, on December 31 last year. The
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Consumers to pay less for some petroleum products - Barbados Today
Barbadian consumers will be paying less for some petroleum products, effective midnight, Sunday, January 2. The price of gasoline remains unchanged at $3.99.  Diesel will cost $3.34 a litre, and kerosene, $1.43, a reduction of six cents and 12 cents, respectively. The adjusted price of the LPG
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‘Teachers ready for classrooms but in a safe environment’ - Barbados Today
Most teachers in Barbados are eager to return to the classroom but are not prepared to do so unless it is safe for them and the children, said Acting President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) Rudy Lovell on Tuesday as the new school term began online. He reported an “uneventful” resumption
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#BTColumn – Stabilising our minds - Barbados Today
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Basil Springer “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and
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St Lucy plant to close for maintenance - Barbados Today
The Arawak Cement plant is to be closed for a month from February 1, so that officials can install a special filter that would help to reduce the dust currently affecting residents in the area. Additionally, officials here will be reaching out to international public health agency – the Pan
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Constituents not all happy with Abrahams’ representation - Barbados Today
Three years after the people of Christ Church East overwhelmingly turned their backs on the Democratic Labour Party’s (DLP) Dr Denis Lowe in a massive show of support for his Barbados Labour Party (BLP) opponent Wilfred Abrahams,  it now appears the incumbent may have to do some convincing to hang
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Elderly man in storm-battered home seeks help - Barbados Today
An 81-year-old man has literally been left out in the cold since the passage of Hurricane Elsa last year. Charles Weekes, of #2 Charnocks, Christ Church, has been living in a roofless house that could collapse at any moment. When a Barbados TODAY team visited the area, the elderly man was resting
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Local economy expected to benefit from a winter tourism rebound to pre-pandemic levels by next year - Barbados Today
The Barbados economy is expected to record double-digit growth of about 14.2 per cent this year, according to the latest Central Bank of Barbados estimates, which puts the growth rate at a modest 1.6 per cent for 2021. This was reported by the Ministry of Finance in the pre-election Economic and
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#BTColumn – Scholarships and exhibitions 2021 - Barbados Today
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Adina Trim At last, the long-awaited list of Barbados Scholarship and Exhibitions awardees was announced on December 31, 2021, some three months after the release of the CAPE
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Revised vaccination schedule for January 13 - 16 - Barbados Today
The Immunisation Unit advises members of the public to take note of the revised vaccination schedule for the remainder of the week. Thursday, January 13 • Winston Scott Polyclinic, Jemmotts Lane, St. Michael – 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. • Christ Church Parish Church Hall, Church Hill, Christ Church
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#BTColumn – A ‘Blue’ new future - Barbados Today
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Nikola Simpson The word Blue has many connotations and may evoke a diversity of feelings, including sparkling blue waters promising relaxation in the Caribbean, but when we
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Democracy not safe in pandemic election, DLP says - Barbados Today
Democratic Labour Party President Verla De Peiza has accused the Barbados Labour Party of being uncaring. In a statement on Saturday, the De Peiza called on residents to put on their masks, walk with their sanitizer and go out in their numbers on January 19 and vote for change. Below is the full
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Haywood living the squash dream - Barbados Today
One of Barbados most gifted sportswomen, Amanda Haywood, is fulfilling her dreams as a student-athlete and is doing so at a time when the world battles the Coronavirus pandemic and with a philosophy that giving up is not an option.Currently based at the University of Virginia (UVA) since 2018 and
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Actuarial report calls for urgent reforms to keep scheme going - Barbados Today
Urgent reforms are needed to ensure the sustainability of Barbados’ pension scheme, according to the latest actuarial review which has made several recommendations, including paying pensions at a later age and increasing the number of contributions required to qualify for pension. The 16th
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ENTRIES FLOW IN FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS 2022 | The Bajan Reporter
Nearly 40 entries have been posted for Sol Rally Barbados 2022 since the on-line entry form went live last Monday (January 3). While two-thirds of those are from overseas, the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) is buoyed by the positive response from island competitors looking forward to some measure of
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#BTColumn – Multiverse of economic madness (Part 1) - Barbados Today
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Adrian Sobers “Why should we be so concerned with one good, money, among the many present in a modern economy? […] because of the centrality of money to the socioeconomic
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