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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (centre) looking into the wide hole at Pothouse St. John, alongside St John M.P. Charles Griffith and Minister of Water Resources and Energy Wilfred Abrahams.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (centre) looking into the wide hole at Pothouse St. John, alongside St John M.P. Charles Griffith and Minister of Water Resources and Energy Wilfred Abrahams.

Fix coming soon

In two to three months’ time the badly damaged road at Pothouse, St. John should be repaired.

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Governor General, Dame Sandra Mason, as she congratulated Chesterfield Brewster for being a 2018 National honouree.

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Governor General, Dame Sandra Mason, as she pinned the insignia to 2018 National honouree, Susan Magnier, for her philanthropic work.

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Governor General of Barbados, Dame Sandra Mason, as she pinned the insignia to 2018 National honouree, Derrick Smith.

Three receive honour

THE Honourable Chesterfield Nathaniel Brewster, Susan Magnier and Derrick Alexander Smith were each presented with insignias from Governor General of Barbados, Dame Sandra Mason.

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BARJAM’s President, Emmanuel Joseph speaking at the organisation’s pre-Christmas meeting held at the Embassy of Argentina.

LOCAL MEDIA PUSH in 2020

Barbados Association of Journalists and Media Workers (BARJAM) plans to partner with several entities next year to make more training opportunities available for members of the local media fraterni

Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce, the Hon. Dwight Sutherland in discussion with Member of the Co-operative Societies Appeals Tribunal,  Davidson Ishmael (left); Chairman, Anthony Reece; and Deputy Chairman, Hally Haynes.

Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce, the Hon. Dwight Sutherland in discussion with Member of the Co-operative Societies Appeals Tribunal, Davidson Ishmael (left); Chairman, Anthony Reece; and Deputy Chairman, Hally Haynes.

Co-operative Societies Appeals Tribunal launched

Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Registrar of Cooperatives and Friendly Societies, under the Co-operatives Societies Act CAP 378A, or the regulations, may appeal.

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This vendor’s local cassava caught the interest of these customers on Saturday in the BARVEN temporary market.

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Many vendors prefer to sell their produce on the outskirts of the Cheapside Market.

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Fairchild Street Market is a mere shell of its former self. The number of vendors has dwindled over the years. Here, one vendor’s tray is packed to the brim with herbs, fruits and vegetables, yet she has reported slow sales over the months and into the Christmas season.

Life in the market

FOR the past two weeks, The Barbados Advocate visited local markets in the City of Bridgetown.

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