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Prominent youth activist Roger Husbands says some of the members of violent gangs are among the island’s school population.He has therefore called on law enforcement officials and the Ministry of Education to ensure the bloodshed recently seen on the streets does not make its way into educational institutions when the new term begins in another two weeks.“One of my fears now is that school is about to start back and you have young gangsters and you have young guys who are actually running gangs who will be going back into the school system, and I want to encourage the Minister of Education...

There could be a chartered flight between Bridgetown and at least one African nation in the coming months, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced.At the same time, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Professor Benedict Oramah, who said there could also be a routine service within the next five years, pledged financial support for the establishment of a regular air link between the two regions and indicated that the region could become home to African-based commercial banks.These were among the areas for concrete action coming out of the first ever AfriCaribbean Trade an...

Pine Hill Dairy (PHD) is negotiating a subsidy with Government in an effort to revive the local dairy industry which has been plagued with several challenges for years.Shafia London, country manager of Banks Holding Limited, the parent company of PHD, told Barbados TODAY in an interview that Government’s intervention in the industry was urgently needed to pull the sector out of hot water.Although London did not disclose any details about what PHD had proposed, she said she was satisfied with the progress of the meetings and had faith that a positive outcome would be realised.“We have been ...

Barbadians will have a say on the route Grand Kadooment revellers will take for Crop Over 2023.Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Senator Dr Shantal Munro-Knight today announced that all stakeholders in the Crop Over Festival would be given an opportunity, through the use of a survey, to share their views on the new route.Her announcement has garnered some general support from key stakeholders, though president of the Entertainment Association of Barbados (EAB) Rudy Maloney said he hopes the views of those with a stake in the festival are not overshadowed by the views of those who have...

United States (US) representative Mark Green has warned Barbados and other Caribbean countries that accepting investment opportunities from economic powerhouse China would come at a price.He issued the warning on Thursday as he promised a deepening of security links between the US and the region to transform island economies.Green’s advice came amidst rising tensions between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as a Beijing invasion of Taiwan looms.It also came against the background of Chinese investment and aid here. Almost completed is the multi-million-dollar Wyn...