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May 6, 2021 The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has lowered the volcanic alert level at La Soufrière to ORANGE based on a recommendation from The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC). UWI-SRC/MVO Volcano-seismologist and current Scientific Team Lead, Roderick Stewart made the recommendation to cabinet on Tuesday May 4, during his update on the current activity at the volcano.  Mr. Stewart indicated that the recommendation was being made given that there have been no explosions at the volcano since April 22 and the number of�...

Man arrested, 10 hurt in bizarre rampage Article by May 6, 2021 A man was arrested and ten people were injured after a bizarre rampage in Worthing, Christ Church, Wednesday morning. Police said that around 10:15, they received reports that a man who was acting strangely had assaulted an individual while at a business. They later received several other reports of more people being attacked by a man matching his description. In all, six visitors and four residents were hurt, either by scissors in some cases or by being punched in the barrage of assaults, police said. An eyew...

It is ironic that World Press Freedom Day on Monday passed in Barbados with barely a whisper from leaders of the media fraternity in Barbados. No messages of encouragement to young practitioners in the field; no caution to political and business leaders about abuse of power or limits to Press freedom; and certainly, no word from the Ministry of Information that a much-touted Freedom of Information Act may be on the horizon. Like most failings that occurred in 2020 and 2021, we are likely to apportion blame to the COVID-19 pandemic. We certainly will allow the recently elected president and ...

May 4, 2021 A vocal critic of the Common Entrance Examination has declared that the time has come for schools to introduce a form of continuous assessment, particularly to help students with learning difficulties get the help they need earlier on in their school life. Sandie Field-Kellman, an early childhood education specialist with over 30 years of teaching experience, again called for education reform, as authorities mull over this year’s 11-Plus examination which has been delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Early last year, Government had outlined its intention to...

May 3, 2021 In advance of May 3, World Press Freedom Day, U.S. Embassy Bridgetown partnered with Barbados journalists and the Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (CIJN) to celebrate the importance of a free press as an indispensable component of any free society.  To mark the occasion, the Embassy hosted a three-day virtual investigative journalism workshop for over fifty Caribbean journalists. Recently-elected President of the Barbados Association of Journalists and Media Workers (BARJAM) Keith Goddard, who participated in the program, said, “The training provided very us...