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Deadline for Springer Memorial Tertiary Programme Article by July 20, 2021 Adult education centre, Springer Memorial Tertiary, is reminding the public that the deadline for registration for its Continuing Education Programme is Friday, August 6. The subjects being offered for the 2021-2022 academic year at the Caribbean Examinations Council Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate level include English, Mathematics and Information Technology. Persons also have the opportun...

Invitation to register as electors Article by July 17, 2021 As part of the continuing process of updating the Register of Electors, a call is going out for all registered electors whose registered addresses have been changed to complete the Change of Residence Forms and submit them to the Electoral Department. The call is also aimed at qualified persons who have not yet been photographed for a Barbados Identification Card and/or who have not yet applied to be registered as a...

Road fatality on ABC Highway Article by July 10, 2021 Police are at the scene of a road traffic collision, which occurred around 3:30 pm Saturday along the Adams section of the ABC Highway between the area of Henry Forde roundabout and Bannatyne Road junction. Police said the collission involved two vehicles — a truck and a car. Both vehicles were travelling in opposite directions when the collision occurred. The driver of the car, a man believed to be in his 40s, died on ...

Spain advance, favourites France ousted Article by June 28, 2021 Spain reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 in dramatic fashion by beating Croatia 5-3 in extra time after an eight-goal thriller. Luis Enrique’s side were rocked when Croatia substitutes Mislav Orsic and Mario Pasalic scored twice in the final five minutes to come back from 3-1 down and force extra time, but Spain rallied as the added 30 minutes produced yet more drama. Striker Alvaro Morata, who revealed ...

Childhood immunisations at Brandford Taitt on Saturday Article by June 22, 2021 The Branford Taitt Polyclinic, at Black Rock, St. Michael, will open on Saturday, June 26, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to bring children within the catchment area up to date with their immunisations.  Senior Health Sister, Julyette Serrano, said parents may bring children from two months old and up for their routine vaccinations. Secondary school children who are due the second dose of the Human...

Clean and Green initiative begins in St James Article by Access to green spaces is important in maintaining a high quality of life. This was the message delivered by Member of Parliament for St James Central, Kerrie Symmonds, at the start of Friday’s Clean and Green initiative in his constituency. The initiative will see a plot of land, which is located near the Good Shepherd Primary School in Fitts Village, and which was used as a playpark before being abandoned several decades ago...

Almost a year to the day that West Indies became one of the first two international cricket sides to take a knee in support of Black Lives Matter, their former captain Jason Holder has urged athletes to do more for anti-racism. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo ahead of West Indies’ series against South Africa, Holder said he wants the taking a knee to be given meaning again through greater awareness and action.“I had a few discussions about it and I feel as though some people feel it’s now a water...

Renewed call for new funding model Article by June 9, 2021 The call for some of the world’s richest nations to do more to help vulnerable countries mitigate against climate change continues to grow, with Minister in the MInistry of Investment Marsha Caddle calling for a new funding model. In fact, she suggested that they look to Barbados as an example of how to provide new financial instruments to help more exposed countries deal with the effects of natural disasters broug...

We’re going the wrong way, says UPP Article by May 29, 2021 Barbados is lurching from one crisis to another with an opposition party slamming the Mottley administration for hedging most of its bets on hundreds of millions in borrowed money that plunges the country further into indebtedness. Lynette Eastmond, the vice-chairman of the United Progressive Party (UPP), said in a statement Friday that the administration had not created a cohesive economic policy prescription tha...

Repairs completed to ruptured main in Porters, St James Article by May 29, 2021 The Barbados Water Authority says repairs to a 16-inch main in Porters, St James were completed late Friday night. Pumping also resumed from the authority’s facilities taken offline earlier in the day to facilitate the repair. Water supply to the areas affected by low water pressure or outages is expected to gradually return to normal. The authority apologizes for the inconvenience caused by th...