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The crowd at Music in the Square 2022 enjoying the Alleyne School Orchestra. (National Cultural Foundation) The much-anticipated National Independence Festi ...

The much-anticipated National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) Music in the Square series is back, and throughout the month of Independence will…

Tributes poured in for former calypsonian, teacher and long-time member of Sing Out Barbados, Keith ‘Mystic’ Squires, who died on Friday morning. President of the Barbados Association of Creatives and Artists (BACA), Colin Spencer, was among the entertainers who expressed his condolences to the singer’s family. “BACA would like to extend sincere condolences to his immediate family and close friends. As a member of the creative fraternity, his passing is …

Motorists and pedestrians are urged to pay attention to the new traffic signals at Combermere, Waterford , St. Michael. (Ministry of Transport Works and Wat ...

Controlled pedestrian traffic lights, which were recently installed outside The Combermere School, will be activated on October 23. Until then, the lights will remain on flash mode and motorists are asked to be aware when travelling through the area. When activated, pedestrians will be able to press the traffic signal’s button when they wish to cross the road. The light will then turn red for motorists to stop, and the walk …

Junior football coach Marlon Harte has officially commenced his journey to becoming an A-Licensed coach through the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). He is another example of Barbadian coaches making strides in advancing their coaching education and is the third Bajan coach to embark on the course this year after fellow junior coach, Renaldo “Peewee” Gilkes and women’s head coach, Mario Harte commenced their course in early January. Marlon, …

Minister of Labour and Social Security Colin Jordan has announced that the pensionable age of 67 will be increased to 67.5 years old in 2028 and then to 68 in 2034. Additionally, the number of contributions to qualify for a pension will also rise, as well as the first age for reduced pension. The Minister made this announcement during Friday’s morning session of the House of Assembly, where he gave …

Mr. Speaker, the 17th Actuarial Review of the National Insurance Fund, the Unemployment Fund and Severance Fund as of December 31, 2020 was laid in this Honourable House on August 9, 2022. I should remind Members that the National Insurance Scheme manages these three funds along with the Catastrophe Fund and the Sugar Workers’ Provident…

Minister of Labour, Social Security and the Third Sector, Colin Jordan. (FP) Ministerial Statement on the revitalisation of the National Insurance Scheme by ...

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