Family, friends and fellow students of the late Jamali Skakeel Kalani “Mali” Morgan gathered yesterday at the Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens in St Peter to bid him a tearful farewell. The life of the 16-year-old student of Alexandra School was cut tragically short on February 18 when he was fatally stabbed during the Holetown Festival. The sombre occasion featured songs, Scripture readings and various tributes. It was attended by Member …
The Farmers’ Empowerment and Enfranchisement Drive (FEED) programme continues to be a successful initiative for supporting local small farmers.
CEO of the state-owned Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC), Frederick Inniss said over 800 persons have so far been trained in the programme, despite a number of challenges still affecting the initiative.
Speaking in the Lower House on Friday during the
Four elderly people have been abandoned at the Harrison Point Isolation Facility in St Lucy by their families after going there for treatment for COVID-19 infections.
This was revealed by Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey, as he responded to questions about welfare services and care of the elderly from his colleague and Member of Parliament for St
The areas of concern remain the same for St Lucy residents – bad roads, brown water, poor public transportation. But in the same vein these services deteriorated over time, Government would also assess what was priority and fix the issues over time, says Prime Minister Mia Mottley. She was speaking on Monday night at Daryll Jordan Secondary School where officials engaged residents at the St Lucy Speaks town hall meeting. …
General Manager of the Transport Board Fabian Wharton, has revealed that road and bridge repairs in a number of rural areas has led to major disruptions in bus service on St Lucy routes.
During Monday’s Parish Speaks session held at the Daryll Jordan Secondary School in Trents, St Lucy Wharton said that along with the limited resources available to the Transport