Tuesday 9th March, 2010
Affordable land ownership programme to be launched in Barbados
Caribbean Net NewsBy Lisa BayleyBRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Conveyances will be delivered shortly as part of Government's $5.00 per sq ft land programme, aimed at first time homeowners who cannot afford to buy land ...
Women challenged to take on non-traditional roles
Barbados AdvocateWomen challenged to take on non-traditional roles3/10/2010By Allison Ramsay THERE is a need for more women to be involved the technical, vocational, science and technology sectors. President of ...
US$30m for modern BWA
CaribseekBRIDGETOWN - The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) is $60 million closer to modernisation. Word of this has come from Minister of the Environment Dr Denis Lowe, who revealed yesterday that Government ...
'Bond together' to guard against crime
CaribseekBRIDGETOWN - It is not enough to simply form neighbourhood watches; it is important to forge community relationships to keep them relevant. Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin, in addressing the l...
'If you feel the earth shake, run'
CaribseekBRIDGETOWN - If you feel the earth shaking, see the sea receding or hear an unnaturally loud roaring, run as far inland as you can. Don't wait for official word because if these signs portend a tsu...
CDEMA head: Learn from Haiti, Chile
CaribseekBRIDGETOWN - The lessons learnt from the disasters in Haiti and Chile are too precious to waste, said the head of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). What they meant, said e...
Hindus want to spread the word
CaribseekBRIDGETOWN - Hindus in Barbados want to spread their religion and customs throughout the country to the point of convincing Government to grant national holidays for the observance of Hindu festivals....
Former UN co-ordinator appointed to CARICOM post
Barbados AdvocateFormer UN co-ordinator appointed to CARICOM post3/9/2010CARICOM has appointed the former Resident Co-ordinator of the United Nations Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr. Rosina Wiltshire...
Barbados getting ready for ICC Twenty20
Caribbean Net NewsBy Cathy LashleyBRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados is 80-90 percent ready to stage the local leg of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Twenty20, West Indies, tournament. Word of this has c...
New energy legislation in Barbados
Caribbean Net NewsBy Julie WilsonBRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- The Barbados government is expanding its energy platform to introduce new legislation that would allow the Barbados Light and Power Company Limited to pur...
A Slice of LIfe - Beach life
Daily NationBY WENDELL CALLENDER THE LONG SANDY STRETCH of Browne's Beach - from which one could see the Hilton Barbados at the south-eastern end, the towering Central Bank at the northwestern end, and the...
Hindus want to spread the word
Daily NationHINDUS IN BARBADOS want to spread their religion and customs throughout the country to the point of convincing Government to grant national holidays for the observance of Hindu festivals. On Sunday...
CDEMA head: Learn from Haiti, Chile
Daily NationStories by HEATHER-LYNN EVANSONTHE LESSONS learnt from the disasters in Haiti and Chile are too precious to waste, said the head of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA).What they...
'If you feel the earth shake, run'
Daily NationIF YOU FEEL the earth shaking, see the sea receding or hear an unnaturally loud roaring, run as far inland as you can.Don't wait for official word because if these signs portend a tsunami, the time to...
No legal status for drug offender
Daily NationNILES STEPHEN came to Barbados from St Lucia with his mother when he was one year old, attended both primary and secondary school, but never got his status regularised.When he appeared before Magistra...
Nine months for lad 'who won't listen'
Daily NationTHE MOTHER of a drug accused yesterday told the court that her son wouldn't listen, so go ahead and "do what you have to do. I have nothing to say".In the end, Magistrate Pamela Beckles, presiding in ...
'Bond together' to guard against crime
Daily NationIT IS NOT ENOUGH to simply form neighbourhood watches; it is important to forge community relationships to keep them relevant.Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin, in addressing the launch of the Newb...
US$30m for modern BWA
Daily NationTHE BARBADOS WATER AUTHORITY (BWA) is $60 million closer to modernisation.Word of this has come from Minister of the Environment Dr Denis Lowe, who revealed yesterday that Government had successfully ...
Forde king of the road
Daily NationMARIO FORDE has put an end to Simon Clarke's Fontabelle reign. The once dominant junior continued his fine start to the 2010 Barbados Cycling Union (BCU) season, capturing his second road race in t...
Record times close junior meet
Daily NationRECORD RUN: Shakera Hall (right) of Elite Distance set a new record in the Under-17 Girls' 300 metres hurdles with her best time ever of 44.06 seconds. At left is Jessica Theobalds of Quantum Leap.
Vegas, Lyons team up for theme song
Daily NationCASTRIES - Popular Jamaican dancehall artiste Mr Vegas and Trinidadian soca star Fay Ann Lyons have teamed up to produce the tournament song for the upcoming ICC World Twenty20. The song, entitled Bri...
. . . Junior track results . . . Junior track results . . .
Daily NationRESULTS OF EVENTS completed on the third and final day of the 2010 National Junior Track and Field Championships at the National Stadium.AX - Alexandra School, BAMSAC - Barbados Association of Masters...
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