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In celebrating the bond they share with listeners, the announcers of Starcom Network’s Voice of Barbados (VOB) joined avid fans on a scenic bus ride yesterday. More than 900 enthusiastic listeners booked their spot for the Across VOB Country scenic bus ride which offered an opportunity to meet and chat with their favourite radio personalities from the 92.9 FM station, such as Carol Toppin, Larry Mayers and Ken Husbands among …

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#BTEditorial - Littering and plastics still a major problem

The revelation by the Caribbean Youth Environmental Network (CYEN) that the bulk of plastic waste it collected from clean-up campaigns around the island came from areas most frequented by tourists, is a worrying disclosure.Rhonda Ward, the Integrated management systems coordinator of Barbados Bottling Company, who is a part of CYEN, made the disclosure to members of the media, though it did not grab the public’s attention in the way such an important development should have garnered.We suggest it also reflects an apparent diminishing concern for our physical environment.The group said it collected some 10,000 pieces of plastic from south coast beaches. This was twice as many removed from collections on the east, north and west coasts of the island combined.Though Ward chose not to ascribe blame to visitors to the island, we know that where the visitors congregate usually results in commercial activity occurring in those areas as locals hustle for precious income during these challeng

Prescod criticises Gov't for double standard in land use

Government backbencher Trevor Prescod has taken the administration to task for what he sees as a double standard when it comes to housing projects in the island.Speaking in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, during the debate on the Crown Lands (Vesting and Disposal) Act, the St Michael East MP questioned why the use of land could be changed for some projects while it was not done to provide housing for low-income earners.Making reference to the proposed construction of a new Geriatric Hospital in the area of the National Botanical Gardens in Waterford, Prescod acknowledged the importance of that project but questioned the change in policy that prevented large-scale construction in the area of the Belle, given its importance to the island’s water supply.“How can you change the use of the land to build a geriatric hospital and you can’t change the use also to accommodate these people even on the borders?” he said.Prescod suggested that changes could be made to use former plantati