Barbados News

By Sharon Austin BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Barbados' National Strategic Plan for Sports is close to completion.

Under the Microscope : Exactly what did she say? 3/18/2010 By Hartley Henry The phones were ringing off the hook and the text messages were coming through in a flurry on Monday.

By Sharon Austin BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Barbados' new Minister of Sports, Stephen Lashley, is insisting that sports is of invaluable importance to the island's economy and has promised that Government would redouble its efforts to collaborate with stakeholders in that area.

As A Matter of Fact : Is the light at the end of the tunnel dimming? 3/13/2010 By David 'Joey' Harper I had a thought-provoking encounter with a young man whom I met while transacting business in Christ Church.

By Lisa Bayley BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- 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 on the private market.

Parents and guardians are being urged to have their children or wards apply for a Barbados Identification Card, on reaching the age of 16.

Under the Microscope : How about Dame Billie returning? 3/4/2010 Were this duel between Owen Arthur and Mia Mottley not so dangerous and embarrassing for Barbados, it would be entertaining and even hilarious for those of us who enjoy good political drama.

BLP Column :The 'so what' IMF plan 3/5/2010 There is now no doubt that David Thompson is in the embrace of the IMF.

BARBADOS has long enjoyed an enviable reputation of having good fiscal and economic management.

By Andr Skeete BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Barbadian and Caribbean filmmakers have been encouraged to develop their own product to tell the story of the region and its contribution to the hemisphere.

Marcello Estevao, chief of an International Monetary Fund Mission to Barbados, issued the following statement today in Bridgetown, following a five-day staff visit: "Barbados has been severely affected by the global economic crisis.

ONE WEEK after Carnival, that question may sound like one of those double entendre calypsos that you may have missed in the wash of songs produced each season.

A Guyanese convict, who was able to re-enter Barbados after being deported and obtain Barbadian national identification and national insurance cards has pleaded guilty to fraud and will be sentenced next Wednesday.

DLP Column : 'She's Royal' 2/19/2010 This is clearly a week of recovery for the ailing Opposition Leader.

By Carol Gaskin BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Government is moving one-step closer to realising the Prime Minister's vision of making Barbados the Caribbean's most environmentally advanced Green Economy.

DLP Column : True colours showing 2/12/2010 'Mr. Craig, in both his ancient and modern versions, has typified the kind of tribalism and the politics of abuse and vilification that the BLP needs to put behind it.' - George Griffith, former BLP St Philip North Candidate, February 2010 Over the last week, Barbados has seen firsthand the true nature of ...

The main opposition Barbados Labour Party says it is opposed to any wage freeze in the public sector, as the David Thompson government considers ways to deal with a contraction in the local economy.

By Julie Wilson BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The government is still pursuing the option of liberalising the local wholesale and retail distribution sectors to provide cheaper goods for Barbadian consumers.

Bridgetown, Barbados, Feb 9 The creatively provocative Barbadian artist Annalee Davis, who has exhibited her work throughout the Caribbean and abroad for more than 20 years, will curate the first ever art exhibition for the venerable Caribbean Studies Association Annual Conference which takes place in Barbados from May 24 to 28, 2010.

By Gillian Applewhaite BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Some 126 Barbadian health care workers have offered to be a part of this country's medical response in Haiti.