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(Stock Photo) One Community: United in Action is the theme for the Month of the Disabled which will be celebrated in March. The month of activities is being ...

By Anesta Henry  Attorney-at-law Janeil Odle has vowed to promote the rights of persons living with disabilities and to help Barbados become a more inclusive society. Before a packed audience at the Courtney Blackman Grand Salle, Tom Adams Financial Centre in The City on Wednesday evening, Odle, who is blind, declared that no matter where her career takes her, she will work

By Andwele Boyce- The dictionary defines politics as the “activities associated with the governance of a country especially debate or conflict among people and parties to achieve power”. My exposure to politics began when I was ten years old. The year was 1999 – an election year – perhaps the perfect time to understand conflict between parties competing to achieve power. The competing parties, the Democratic Labour Party and the …

Education access and systems in Barbados must remain on the cutting edge in this digital age, says Senator Andwele Boyce.Speaking in the Upper House on a resolution to approve the guarantee by the Government of $2 million of a $12 million-loan to be granted to the University of the West Indies (UWI) from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to finance the Regional Digital Transformation Project, he said it was the duty of the educational institution to remain on the cutting edge of the services they deliver to students.“The context and climate of education demand that we do things differentl...

Independent Senator Dr Kristina Hinds says the Safety and Health at Work (Amendment) Bill 2022 falls short of addressing the changing nature of the workplace, even as she expressed broad support for the legislation.She told the sitting of the Senate on Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that the workplace is no longer just brick and mortar establishments and the legislation should therefore have acknowledged that it can be a private residence and address critical issues related to that.“I believe that we need amendments to acknowledge occupational health and safety when persons�...