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Coverage by the Nation teams from across Barbados as the year 2023 comes to a close and we greet the dawn of 2024. The vibes were building in Oistins, Christ Church, as the DJ got the crowd going near to the stage.(Video by Jonteau Coppin) https://youtu.be/42f8hmDIe Q In the back, it was a much quieter atmosphere for the older folk. (Video by Jonteau Coppin) https://youtu.be/fgECYGGZlXs At Emmanuel Baptist in Eagle Hall, …
The Premier League have confirmed the dates for the 2024-2025 season which will begin on Friday, August 17, 2024 and conclude on May 25, 2025. It will begin just 90 days after the conclusion of the 2023-2024 campaign which ends on May 19. The final round of matches for the 2024-2025 season will be played on May 25 when all of the matches will kick off simultaneously as normal. In …
Barbados have won 13 medals at the Caribbean Development Championships 2023 which concluded on Sunday, October 1 in Trinidad & Tobago. Competing at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, the group of 17 archers captured three gold medals, six silvers and four bronze medals having headed to Tobago prior to the competition which began on September 29. In the Recurve Senior Men category, Jordan Javier defeated fellow Barbadian R-James Holder 6-4 in …
Senior Agricultural Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Michael James, believes the conclusion of The Farm-Able Livelihoods Project for Persons with Disabilities proves that being disabled does not affect one’s ability to contribute to their nation. He was speaking at the graduation ceremony for the project which took place at the Derrick Smith School & Vocational Centre last Friday. “What this project has brought out is the fact that disability does …
West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach believes the lack of quality infrastructure in is an underlying factor for West Indies’ failure to qualify for next month’s World Cup in India. Roach was speaking from England during this week’s Wisden Cricket Podcast about the state of test cricket when he was asked about the region’s misfortune in white ball cricket after the West Indies failed to make it out of this summer’s World …
Jamaica Tallawahs will take their place in Qualifier Two of the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after they comfortably beat St Lucia Kings by five wickets last night. Tallawahs skipper Brandon King won the toss at the Providence Stadium in Guyana and chose to bowl first which proved to be an inspired decision. Up against a powerful batting line up, they held the St Lucia Kings to 125-9 on a slow …
While this blog highlights the NIS fund, the burgeoning pension liability of government for the public service, both central government and SOEs adds to the problems a future generation will have to wrestle.
The Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Charles Griffith hopes that instituting a community coaches programme will encourage more participation in sports among children. Speaking in Parliament yesterday during the Budget debate, Griffith said that the National Sports Council was a developmental programme focused on teaching the fundamentals, and as such, the coaches attached there cannot provide the same mentorship in neighbourhoods across Barbados. The solution, as he sees …
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced there would be no new taxes introduced in the 2023/2024 Fiscal Year. The general public will also be relieved to know there is no plan for massive layoffs in the public sector but there will be adjustments in the Stated-Owned Enterprises (SOE) sector. Wherever the SOE changes happen, there will be adjustments made by the Government to accommodate those people in every possible way. …