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Coordinator of the Caribbean Chapter of the International Network in Defense of Humanity, David Commissiong and Member of the Network, David Denny, at the press conference on Monday announcing the first Peace Conference in Barbados.

Barbados hosts Peace Conference

On October 6, the Anniversary of the 1976 Cubana Flight tragedy, Barbados will host the inaugural Pan Caribbean Peace Conference.

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Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Lashley, prior to leading off debate on the abandonment of a previously approved resolution to compulsorily acquire a parcel of land in Weston, St. James.

Raw deal

Minister of Transport and Works Michael Lashley expressed concern about the power of the state in acquiring the properties of landowners in this country.

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Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ronald Jones (right) alongside Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Senator Harry Husbands (left) and Chief Education Officer Karen Best, during yesterday’s church service at Abundant Life Assembly, to mark the start of Education Month 2017.

JONES: Continue to build on foundations already built

School leaders have been urged by Education Minister, Ronald Jones, to elicit the true potential of their students.

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High Commissioner of Canada to Barbados, Marie Legault, addresses local and regional participants gathered for the Caribbean Women Climate Change Negotiators Workshop at UN House, as David Bynoe, National Coordinator of the GEF Small Grants Programme, lends a listening ear.

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High Commissioner of Canada to Barbados, Marie Legault (2nd step, 2nd left) and David Bynoe (front step, 1st left), National Coordinator of the GEF Small Grants Programme, pose for a photograph with local and regional participants of the Caribbean Women Climate Change Negotiators Workshop, on the steps of UN House.

Caribbean women benefit from climate change workshop

Recognising that women are the most adversely affected by climate change, Environment Canada, in partnership with the Women’s Environment and Development Organisation (WEDO), held a Caribbean Women

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