Barbados

Barbadians are urged to insure their homes and plan for the likelihood of disaster with an above-average hurricane season, which formally runs from June 1 to November 30

Back for the first time since the start of the pandemic, the charity event in aid of Aunty Olga's Needy Children's Fund "Chefette Fun Run" saw 4000 people raise funds that will be used to purchase school supplies and other necessities for children in need

Roland Lowe, the new president of the Barbados Road Safety Association, said his mission will be to focus on changing the mindset of road users to prevent negative behaviours

After having been repeteadly called to minor incidents, the Barbados Fire Brigade had to issue an appeal to contact the service only in the event of a real emergency

Unionist Caswell Franklyn strongly opposes authorities requiring teachers to monitor what students eat, under the National School Nutrition Policy that came into effect on Tuesday

The country has been praised by a United Nations official for making significant strides in ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Interest in Barbados' medical cannabis industry is high and the island's first medical facility is poised to open in the coming year, the head of the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority training has revealed

An initiative to create science parks has been promoted by the Barbados government to attract companies dedicated to biotechnology, among other specialities

Citizens are urged to present only authentic documents to the Barbados Licensing Authorities, after a recent fraudulent episode that required the intervention of police

"Only Coconuts", a Guyana-owned company that produces a range of coconut products, will now be distributed in Barbados by Armstrong Agencies Ltd

School Nutrition Policy to be launched today; given the concern about great increase in obesity among school children, it was developed as a guide for school administrators, teachers, canteen concessionaires and vendors to plan healthy meals and snacks

The new child protection bill provides for the establishment of a new child protection agency

Face-to-face classes have resumed at Parkinson Memorial School, the Ministry of Education, Technology and Vocational Training has announced, after it was closed due to student and teacher illnesses last week