Banro Provides Information for Holders of Series A Preference Shares of Banro...
Banro Corporation hereby notifies holders of Series A Preference Shares of Banro and holders of Preferred Shares of Banro Group Limited of the following information necessary to calculate the amount of...
View ArticleTurkey, Barbados push for McQuaid to stand as candidate on basis of incumbency
Federations from Barbados and Turkey are pushing for Pat McQuaid's right to stand for election on the basis of his incumbency alone. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com. Should Pat McQuaid be...
View ArticlePolicy not making Barbados an 'education island'
To create a Barbados which can be considered the education island across the globe is the vision held by David Commissiong, however, he asserted that implementing a policy to see Barbadians pay for...
View ArticleWhat's Trending: 200 LIME workers get walking papers
The Nation's Associate Editor, Sherie Holder-Olutayo takes a look at what's trending today in Barbados. Readers today are talking about the more than 200 Lime workers who received letters stating that...
View ArticleBarbados Museum and Historical Society Celebrates Its 80th Anniversary
Bridgetown, Barbados – The Barbados Museum and Historical Society (BMHS) is showcasing a commemorative exhibition to celebrate its 80th anniversary. The exhibition, running to the 29th of November,...
View Article'Saqlain's clinic crucial for spinners' growth'
Cave Hill (Barbados), Sep 14 (IANS/CMC) West Indies Head Coach Ottis Gibson says the spin bowling clinic being conducted by former Pakistan off-spin bowler Saqlain Mushtaq is crucial to the development...
View ArticleBajans get moving
This year, the Pan American Health Organisation and the World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) invited the Barbadian business community to show solidarity in the fight against NCDs such as heart disease,...
View ArticleLIME Pelican challenge kicks off today
Footballing action is set to return to the National Stadium as the island's first ever attempt at a semi-professional league gets under way in the 2013 edition of the LIME Pelican Football Challenge...
View ArticleGrowing pay gap
Jane Hodges, Director of the Gender Equality and Diversity Branch, International Labour Organisation (ILO), whose office is based in Geneva, explained during an interview with The Barbados Advocate,...
View ArticleJust Say It: Barrow's Social Contract and UWI fees
Our honorable Prime Minister has rightly called for an open dialogue on his government's decision to introduce into the UWI system a charge upon Barbadian students of 20 per cent of the cost of their...
View ArticleRegional governments hail inter-island ferry
The initiative by T&T’s Government to establish a regional fast ferry to improve transportation of cargo and persons has come in for high praise from some Caribbean governments. The initiative was...
View ArticleICT vital to regional disaster response: experts
Delegations from Antigua, Barbados, Jamaica, Montserrat and Trinidad and Tobago at the Caribbean disaster response management meeting, organised by UN ECLAC, at the Carlton Savannah, Port-of-Spain on...
View ArticleKids don’t die nearly as much as they did just 20 years ago
You've got to admit, it's getting better. It's getting better, all the time.
View ArticleBanro and Banro Group (Barbados) Limited Declare Dividends Payable on Series...
Banro Corporation hereby notifies holders of Series A Preference Shares of Banro and holders of Preferred Shares of Banro Group Limited that further to the Company's press release of September 13,...
View ArticleTop five off-peak destinations for fall 2013
Along with sweaters and pumpkin-spice lattes, fall brings travel deals galore. In select regions, a short-lived harmony of still-somewhat-summery weather and slashed shoulder-season prices creates the...
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This week is Bible Week in Barbados. Pope Benedict XVl’s Verbum Domini will be studied by the faithful during the week – which is part of Bible Month in the Diocese of Bridgetown.
View ArticleRihanna's selfie from Thailand leads to two men getting arrested
A selfie that Rihanna posted on Twitter has led to two arrests in Thailand. The Barbados-born singer visited the island of Phuket over the weekend while on a break from touring. read more
View ArticleVenter wins WBF cruiserweight belt
South Africa’s Danie Venter smashed Shawn Cox from Barbados to defeat after 1 minute 42 seconds into the first round to win the vacant World Boxing Federation cruiserweight belt at the Heartfelt Arena,...
View ArticleGovernment of Barbados Announces Private Offering of Amortising Notes due...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sept. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government of Barbados (the "Government") is offering to sell amortising notes due 2025 (the "New Notes") through a private ...
View ArticleBarbados Cox failed in WBF title bid
image Cox suffered a first round knock out against the veteran South African Danie Venter in a WBF triple-header. PRETORIA, South Africa, Monday September 23, 2013, CMC – Barbadian Shawn Cox failed in...
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