Two years after he was dismissed as senior pastor of the People’s Cathedral, Pastor Andre Symmonds is cautioning church leaders to beware of the temptations they will encounter in the course of their work....
Sweet move
The Ministry of Education is stepping up efforts to reduce child obesity in Barbados.
The Sunday Sun has obtained a copy of a memo sent out earlier this month, with several guidelines that every school...
Workers ‘being exploited’
Barbadians who refuse to make National Insurance Scheme (NIS) payments under the guise of being self-employed run the risk of becoming destitute, say a construction magnate and a trade unionist.
Their...
Celestial storms away with feature
Celestial Storm bought some much needed sunshine to the hearts of the Parravicino family after she superbly won the feature Final Handicap over the top class sprinting 1 100 metres yesterday on a firm...
DLP statement on passing of Evelyn Greaves
The following is a statement from president of the Democratic Labour Party Verla De Peiza on the passing of Evelyn Greaves.
On behalf of the officers and members of the Democratic Labour Party...
Bishop condemns murder of young pastor in Jamaica
KINGSTON – The Administrative Bishop of the Church Of God of Prophecy, Winston Leith, has condemned the murder of one of the pastors of the church saying “the temple was desecrated by spineless men who...
Statement by PM Mottley on passing of Evelyn Greaves
The following is a statement by Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley on the passing of E. Evelyn Greaves.
It is with profound sadness that I learned of the passing of Mr. Evelyn Greaves this...
Survivor pulled from capsized Tanzanian ferry as death toll reaches 207
UKARA, Tanzania – Divers on Saturday rescued a man from the wreck of an overcrowded Tanzanian ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria on Thursday, killing at least 207 people.
Bodies continued to float...
Evelyn Greaves passes suddenly
Noted trade unionist and former Cabinet Minister Evelyn Greaves has died.
The 78-year-old, a former High Commissioner to Canada, died suddenly today at his home.
He leaves to mourn his wife Francillia...
Hundreds of thousands without power in Ottawa after tornado hits
OTTAWA – Hundreds of thousands of people were stranded without power in and around the Canadian capital Ottawa on Saturday after a tornado touched down twice, destroying some houses and ripping the roofs...
CDB officially opens office in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on September 21 officially opened its Country Office in Haiti, the first outside its headquarters in Barbados.
To commemorate the occasion, Dr...
Samuel Jackman Prescod memorial lecture next week
The 14th Samuel Jackman Prescod Memorial Lecture will be held on Thursday, September 27, in the auditorium of the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology, Wildey, St Michael, beginning at 7 p.m....
Tropical Depression #11 forms
The area of low pressure just east of the Lesser Antilles has become Tropical Depression #11.
At 5 a.m. Tropical Depression #11 was located near 13.0N 53.5W or about 405 miles (650 km) east of Barbados....
Maurice Byer men’s group to meet on Monday
When the Men’s Health Group at the Maurice Byer Polyclinic meets on Monday, September 24, the featured speaker will be the group’s vice president, Wayne Yearwood.
Yearwood, a former senior executive...
