Although the flying fish season has officially started, there has been a noticeable lack of the national delicacy available on the market. Fisherfolk at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex in Bridgetown say they have been unable to keep up with the demand for fish and have been seeing smaller catches during the season which usually runs from December to June. Processor Angel Spratt, who has been in the industry for over …
Four student nurses training at the Barbados Community College (BCC) received scholarships for their outstanding academic performance and community involvement.Second-year student Mark Yearwood and third-year students Lian Clarke and Shakera Layne received the Eunice Coppin Award while second-year student Aldaro Blackman was the recipient of the Lydia Bedford Award.To qualify for the scholarships, students were required to have a high grade point average, be involved in a school and community activity, and write a compelling essay about why they were deserving of the scholarship.They received$1 000 each, a Barbados Nurses Association of America (BNAA) journal to commemorate the organisation’s 55th anniversary, and a special token, all compliments of the BNAA.
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