Barbadians are likely to soon face increased prices despite Government’s effort to shield them from higher costs by capping taxation on petroleum products and shipped goods. Economist Professor Winston Moore and some senior members of the business community gave this assessment yesterday in response to Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s Budget proposals intended to give consumers a cost of living ease. Moore, Professor of economics and deputy principal, University of …
Members of the disabled community were able to relax and enjoy themselves yesterday courtesy of Special Envoy for Persons with Disabilities, Roslyn Hurley. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hurley was able to again host her outdoor event, this year on the grounds of the National Botanical Gardens, Waterford, St Michael. She thanked everyone involved as she said it was a team effort. “This is a very …
The St George Secondary School is saying no to bullying. The Constant, St George school is the latest to adopt the Olweus Bullying Prevention Programme, an international initiative designed to improve peer relations and make schools safer and more positive places for students to learn and develop. The programme is being implemented by Supreme Counselling for Personal Development as part of its Project Rescue and funded by the Maria Holder …
Residents in Goddings Road, Station Hill, St Michael, are calling on authorities to fix the hill leading to their homes because they no longer have the resources to patch the road themselves. Shurland Bryan, who had been living in the area for about 40 years, said about nine people in the area purchased land at the end of Goddings Road and were promised that the road would be completed, but …
Former Democratic Labour Party candidate Dawn-Marie Armstrong had four charges under the COVID-19 Directive dismissed earlier today in the District “C” Magistrates’ Court, St Matthias, Christ Church. Queen’s Counsel Michael Lashley and Sade Harris successfully argued that the charges contained a fundamental defect. Lashley said afterwards that Armstrong felt harassed. Armstrong, who contested the January 19 General Election in St George South, was charged twice that she did contravene Section …