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Article by MP Toni Moore (left) and Minister of Sport Dwight Sutherland (right) in discussion with Superintendent of Works Nicholas Matthias. (Picture by Kenmore Bynoe.) Social Share Work will start next week on a $600 000 state-of-the art pavilion and multi-purpose sporting facility at The Glebe, St George. The long-time promise of a modern sports building and resource centre in the community is set to become a reality as construction of the 24-week project will begin on Monday. This was revealed yesterday by Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Dwight Sutherland during...

February 23, 2021 Government has “largely sidelined” small businesses and entrepreneurs struggling to survive during the current lockdown, the Democratic Labour Party shadow spokesman on business Ryan Walters has charged. In a statement on Monday, Walters, who insisted the small business community deserve “some level of respect”, pointed to the administration’s handling of the concerns of public service vehicle owners and operators as well as the treatment of small shops. He said: “It is not at all surprising that the plea for assistance from the Alliance of Owners of Pu...

Sutherland worried about youth unemployment Article by January 30, 2021 Joblessness has risen alarmingly high among the nation’s 60,000 young people, Minister of Youth Dwight Sutherland has acknowledged, as unemployment rises steadily during the COVID-19 pandemic. The minister admitted, that the high levels of youth unemployment were indeed a cause of concern for Government as he gave brief remarks on Friday before handing keys to newly built kiosks at Parkinson Field, The Pine, to five ‘blockpreneurs’ who were part of the Government’s Building Blocks project. He s...

Article by Minister of Youth Dwight Sutherland (right) and entrepreneur Anderson Knight who received the keys to a kiosk, January 28, 2021. (Picture by Jameel Springer) Social Share Three entrepreneurs now have kiosks from which to operate thanks to the Building Blocks Initiative. The Division of Youth programme involves building kiosks for small business people, training them and then handing over the keys. Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Dwight Sutherland said the initiative was a way to create economic prosperity among ordinary Barbadians and urged the public to ...

Retiring veteran likes NSC direction Article by December 17, 2020 Veteran coach Frank Holder has praised the development of the National Sports Council, saying he likes the direction the institution has taken, despite the current challenges being faced. The former national footballer was one of three coaches who recently retired from the NSC, former national netball player Sonia Banfield and cricket coach Raphael Atherley. “I am relatively happy but there are a lot of things in the way of hampering the development of the council, mainly finance,” Holder told Barbados ...