Top News (5/24/2013)
Major issues to tackle
Head of Research for First Citizens Investments Service Group. Vangie Bhagoo-Ramrattan.
   
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5/24/2013: End the 11-Plus examination
Any serious attempt to stimulate educational reform in Barbados has to include the abolition of the ...
5/24/2013: Reward excellence, don’t penalise
I was totally shocked and truly disappointed by the recent announcement by The Barbados Cricket Asso...
5/24/2013: Put natural remedies to the test
I read with interest an article in the other local newspaper which sought to extol the medicinal pro...
5/22/2013: Let common sense prevail
While I understand the importance of having drivers not use cellular phones to make or take calls, o...
5/22/2013: 3D printing and traditional manufacturing
Recently, the United States government ordered a website to be taken down. This site was displaying ...
5/22/2013: Same-sex unions not God’s plan
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as...
5/19/2013: Contractors, builders should follow Building Code
This year is the 20th anniversary of the publication of the Barbados National Building Code (BNBC) f...
5/19/2013: Reminder to motorists
I am of the opinion that Barbadian motorists need to be reminded of a few things, because clearly th...
5/17/2013: Pensioners being taxed twice?
Pension: A regular payment to a person of a specified sum of money which is not wages. Often...
5/17/2013: Women need protection
How long must the women of this society suffer before something is done by the authorities in Barbad...
5/17/2013: Things need to change
While reading about the sad case of Brenda Belle, I’m looking at the picture of the crime scene wher...
5/17/2013: Concerned about working conditions
Is it true that persons who work at shops are so disadvantaged despite the pittance increase given t...
5/17/2013: And we do nothing…
We sit on the streets next to our taxis and watch the harassment of our visitors – and we do nothing...
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