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Suzette Armoogam – Shah, Managing Director, Scotiabank Barbados

SCOTIABANK Barbados has been recognized as one of the Best WorkplacesTM in the Caribbean 2022 by Great Place to Work®.This year’s awards were given to companies who have been able maintain an environment and culture of trust and sound practices to... more
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The Barbados senior Netball team pose after their series victory over St. Vincent on Sunday.

THE THIRD and final game of the Barbados Netball Invitational series between St. Vincent and Barbados saw Barbados winning a hard fought third and final game at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex 55-46 and win the series 3- 0.For the final game on... more
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Japan’s Ambassador to Barbados Kayoko Fukushima presenting Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ryan Straughn with a gift from her homeland after the
meeting at Government Headquarters.

BARBADOS and Japan have identified additional areas of cooperation that can lead to a deepening of the existing bilateral ties. Japan’s Ambassador to Barbados, Kayoko Fukushima, and Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ryan... more
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Springer Memorial School student, Nya Bowen, providing Senior Health Sister at the Winston Scott Polyclinic, Rosenette Cooke, with a manicure in celebration of Public Health Nurses Appreciation Week July 3-9 and the launch of a partnership between the METVT and the Ministry of Health and Wellness.

THE pampering of nurses throughout this week is being seen as an opportunity for students to learn in many ways.This was highlighted on Monday at the Springer Memorial School, Government Hill, St. Michael, when Chief Education Officer, Dr. Ramona... more
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Ashley Lashley, Founder of The Ashley Lashley Foundation. The Foundation will be hosting the Barbados Youth Climate Action Summit and Expo over the next three days, which will see youth taking the lead to call attention to various climate change matters.

THE Barbados Youth Climate Action Summit and Expo, which gets underway today, will see young people in Barbados shining the spotlight on a number of climate change-related issues, whilst signalling to policymakers the need to take greater action to... more
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Queen's College A claimed the Under-19 Boys final of the National Sports Council 3x3 Schools Basketball Competition. (From left) Ethan Ellis, Khaleb Gaskin and Khairi Thorpe.

THOUGH the final started slow, Queen’s College A slammed Harrison College B, 11-4 in the Under-19 Boys final of the National Sports Council 3x3 Schools Basketball Competition yesterday at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex.Queen's College had just... more

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Suzette Armoogam – Shah, Managing Director, Scotiabank Barbados

SCOTIABANK Barbados has been recognized as one of the Best WorkplacesTM in the Caribbean 2022 by Great Place to Work®.

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Japan’s Ambassador to Barbados Kayoko Fukushima presenting Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ryan Straughn with a gift from her homeland after the
meeting at Government Headquarters.

BARBADOS and Japan have identified additional areas of cooperation that can lead to a deepening of the existing bilateral ties.

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Springer Memorial School student, Nya Bowen, providing Senior Health Sister at the Winston Scott Polyclinic, Rosenette Cooke, with a manicure in celebration of Public Health Nurses Appreciation Week July 3-9 and the launch of a partnership between the METVT and the Ministry of Health and Wellness.

THE pampering of nurses throughout this week is being seen as an opportunity for students to learn in many ways.

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The Barbados senior Netball team pose after their series victory over St. Vincent on Sunday.

THE THIRD and final game of the Barbados Netball Invitational series between St.

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Queen's College A claimed the Under-19 Boys final of the National Sports Council 3x3 Schools Basketball Competition. (From left) Ethan Ellis, Khaleb Gaskin and Khairi Thorpe.

THOUGH the final started slow, Queen’s College A slammed Harrison College B, 11-4 in the Under-19 Boys final of the National Sports Council 3x3 Schools Basketball Competition yesterday at the Garfi

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From left: Alissa Kinch, Rebecca Simpson and Rheanna Griffin of Harrison College secured the honours of the 2022 NSC Schools 3x3 Open Girls title, taking down The St. Michael School, 8-0.

IT WAS evident from the moment the team stepped on the court, that Harrison College (HC) came to win and that is exactly what they did, claiming the 2022 National Sports Council (NSC) Schools 3x3 O

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GLOBAL attention will focus later this week on the Scottish capital city of Glasgow, where officials representing close to 200 countries will assemble for the highly touted COP26 conference.

THIS week the Caribbean is recognising Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Week, putting the spotlight on this problem that is ruining the lives of many young girls.

There was no choice during peak periods of the Covid-19 pandemic other than to allow staff to work from home.

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