Squatters to miss Louis Lynch

A major clean-up is taking place at the abandoned Louis Lynch Secondary School to make way for its demolition, but some people who have been living there for the past five years say they will have nowhere to go. A memo from the Ministry of Housing and …

Women in care work ‘undervalued’

In the Caribbean, women are the backbone of health care and social systems, yet they remain critically undervalued and marginalised across multiple dimensions of care and policy. At a recent panel during the Contributions to the XVI Regional Conference on …

UWI repeat double crown queens

UWI Blackbirds are the repeat double crown queens of senior volleyball. On Wednesday night, the Blackbirds shockingly held on to their league title after KFC Deacons were upset by Burger King Clapham Toners at the Wildey Gymnasium to squander what looked …

House fire in Brittons Hill

Rubio: US revokes 300 visas over links to pro-Palestinian protests

The State Department has revoked at least 300 visas, mostly over pro-Palestinian protests, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, as the United States cracks down on the activism of foreign-born residents. “At some point, I hope we run out because we’ve …

BCCI pushing women in business

Determined to move beyond talk and into tangible action, executive director of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Misha Lobban-Clarke, has outlined a series of initiatives aimed at accelerating the empowerment of women in business. …

Author changed his life behind bars

It was while on remand in prison that D.D. Armstrong wrote his first book. Today he is an accomplished author, playwright and international educator, who holds a master of arts degree in stage and screenwriting after earning a scholarship from Regents …

Work at Preconco still on pause

Operations at Preconco Ltd at Lears Road, Jackmans, St Michael, are still on pause after workers walked off the job on Tuesday dissatisfied over several long-standing grievances. Around 9 a.m. yesterday, some workers were seen in chairs and others on the …

Call for deeper ties to ease trade fears

Ambassador in Geneva, Switzerland, engaged in interactive discussions surrounding global issues at a meeting last Thursday with the Africa Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group in Geneva, and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). As coordinator of the Africa …

Push to expose youth to spouge

Students could soon be exposed to Barbadian spouge and jazz in a big way, allowing the musical genres, particularly spouge, to become part of their national consciousness. It’s a step that has the support of the Barbados Association of Creatives and …