A fledgling cricket team at the Vauxhall Primary School received some refreshing support from CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank this week, when the financial services provider presented the team with its first water coolers. Principal, Lionel Stoute, said that with the coolers, water and other beverages would be directly on hand to hydrate the boys and […]

Trinidad and Tobago-based hit production house Simply Natural Family (SNF) makes a splash with their special brand of soca music to satisfy carnival-lovers year round. Inking an exclusive worldwide digital distribution deal with FOX FUSE, the SNF catalog is now available to the global audience for very the first time. SNF was established five years […]

The Hope Sanctuary now has additional support providing life-saving necessities to rescue cats under its care. Red Cat wine, a cocktail wine distributed by local company Stansfeld Scott & Co. Ltd, has become a sponsor of the local charity, assisting with providing clean water, daily food, medical care and safe shelter for cats currently living […]

The St. Lucia Zouks will be looking to have an improved showing in this season’s Limacol CPL after a disappointing 2013 season. Zouks mentor and West Indies legend, Sir Andy Roberts, spoke exclusively to www.cplt20.com about his plans to make this a successful season for the Zouks. “I feel the same way I felt last […]

‘Excited’, ‘Very proud’, ‘Thrilled’, ‘Optimistic’, ‘Exhilarated by the possibilities’, ‘Proud and accomplished‘, all words to describe the feelings of the thirteen local exhibitors on the opening day of the 60th Summer Fancy Food Show (SFFS), which runs from Sunday 29 June on to Tuesday 1 July, 2014 at the Jacob Javits Center, New York, USA. There […]

24 corrections officers from the Eastern Caribbean attended a mock riot prison event at the West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia. The delegates, hailing from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, gained valuable professional training by participating in real-life prison riot scenarios […]

Dear Editor: I forward below the speech given in support of a revitalised ACP (Africa Caribbean and the Pacific) given at the 39th anniversay of the ACP in Brussels. I hope you find it possible to publish it given your publication of the support for another speech given on that occasion by Dr Geert Laport […]

In a brutally frank yet user friendly explanation, a leading banker of the region gave a stark analysis of Barbados when compared with other territories of the Caribbean. The review, at sharp odds with a recent assessment given by the Central Bank of Barbados, is more in line with one given by the Caribbean Development […]

Kevin Jeffers is the first recipient of the Jean Christian Aviation Scholarship, which was just launched by the Princess Juliana International Airport, St Maarten. Jeffers was obviously overcome with joy, as he dabbed his face with a handkerchief and was made to repeat a statement he made in his brief remarks when he said an […]

Sagicor Life, The Caribbean Science Foundation and the Caribbean Examinations Council teamed up for the 2nd Annual Sagicor Visionaries Challenge. At this event, a key educator praised the Caribbean Examinations Council for its methods of cultivating the skills of future scientists and mathematicians, but there is still room for further development… Dr. Cardinal Warde, Professor Electrical […]

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The Barbados and Eastern Caribbean Jobs Opportunities for Business Scale-Up (JOBS) stems from a USAID worldwide initiative to promote post-secondary skills training and capacity building for the tertiary institutions. Many technical/vocational community colleges and higher education institutions in the United States and abroad have business schools and centers that are actively linked to industry and […]

Conceptualized and developed by Silicon Valley’s Steve Blank, the Lean Launchpad Programme, prepared six innovative groups on product development and design, while assisting them to locate the market for their products. These are visual souvenirs of a celebratory evening held at The Cave Hill School of Business-UWI to applaud the achievements of the Lean Launchpad […]

The Cave Hill School of Business (CHSB) is results driven and delivers high-quality, cost effective and competitive training as well as organisational development opportunities to companies in Barbados and across the OECS. This is achieved by drawing on experts from both the private and public sectors, management training institutions and universities – regionally and internationally […]

The Cave Hill School of Business (CHSB) is a leading executive education institution operating in Barbados, the six (6) member countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Guyana, Tortola, Anguilla and Belize. One of three business schools operating in the region, CHSB prides itself on its commitment to the dissemination of relevant business […]

For nearly 90 years, the KSB School has prepared students to lead organizations, start companies, develop new products and services, and shape business knowledge and policy. Founded in 1920 as the Indiana University School of Commerce and Finance, the KSB School has grown into one of the most respected business schools in the world. Its […]

There are many positives which can be gained from this nation’s youth being involved in mentorship programmes and other forms of positive interaction. This was the message delivered to five of West Indies’ young cricketers learnt recently, when visiting the Nightengale Children’s Home just prior to the start of the 3rd test match versus New […]

Shakespeare said, “All the world’s a stage, and we all players in it.” Shakespeare also said, “Bajans is kill me though.” He didn’t say that? Well, he could have, and it would have the same resonance as it currently does, plus reflect the first thing of many that took and held my attention in the […]

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Currently attending University of California San Diego for Structural Engineering he creates costumes as a hobby for both fun and profit. Starting cosplay in 2011 with few tools and resources he was given the chance to work on a team to create a promotional piece for Bioware’s Mass Effect 2 at San Diego Comic Con […]

The government of Barbados has delivered on a promise to implement the municipal solid waste tax on an already overtaxed Barbadian. The tax is introduced in the Municipal Solid Waste Tax Bill, 2014 as, “There shall be charged, levied and collected on the site value of improved lands“. There has been a lot of discussion […]

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