After an intense training regime, 42 new recruits joined the ranks of the Barbados Defence Force. Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams, who delivered the address at Saturday’s passing our parade at St Ann’s Fort, said this was just the foundation and they must be ready to protect Barbados “from all threats”. “This passing out parade is a culmination of 16 weeks of training, which is engineered to transform civilians …
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training is being is knocked for “the pedestrian pace in addressing much needed school repairs”. President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) Rudy Lovell said in an interview with The Nation, there were “a lot of schools” that really needed attention as most in the country were older than “40-odd years”. “There are a number of issues, and I don’t necessarily want …
Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced a major shake-up to her Cabinet that will take effect on Wednesday. During her address at the Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) 83rd Annual Conference on Sunday in Queen’s Park, The City, Mottley revealed the changes and who will be charting the country’s course in the immediate future. Ministers Kerrie Symmonds, Ian Gooding-Edghill, Lisa Cummins and The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott are among those being reassigned. …
The National United Society of the Blind Barbados is calling on Government to provide better facilities for people with disabilities who use the roads. Former president Rudyard Welch urged the adoption of international standards, not only for locals, but visitors who come to the island and are using canes or wheelchairs. “We have the right to walk the streets morning, noon or night and the cane is how we can …
Scores of parents and concerned members of the public gathered at Trevor’s Way, Princess Alice Highway, St Michael on Saturday morning to protest against the controversial pre-test questionnaire which was recently administered to 733 first form students across six secondary schools on the island. Amongst the protestors was attorney-at-law Corey Beckles, retired educator/trade unionist Undene Whittaker and social activists Felicia Dujon and Winston Clarke. The latter, wearing a shirt saying …