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Barbados · BarbadosDear Christine, FOR WHATEVER REASON, I seem to draw the attention of men who are either married or in serious relationships. The problem is that it doesn’t bother me that much. I have been the other woman to a married man (very shortterm – as I ended things as soon as I found out he had children), an engaged man (this was longer, and I was very much in love with him – needless to say he broke my heart) right up until he got married, and currentl…See the Story
How to stop being the other woman?
Barbados · BarbadosThe Central Bank of Barbados will be issuing new guidelines to commercial banks. It will include information regarding the fees they charge customers. Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge says the objective is to spur economic development and growth in the country in a way that individuals, micro and small businesses will benefit. Central Bank officials met with commercial banks to discuss the way forward and Greenidge says the parties are e…See the Story
New guidelines on commercial bank fees coming soon
Agriculture · BarbadosLocal agriculture is feeling the heat from climate change. Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge says this can negatively impact the sector’s economic contribution this year. Speaking during the bank’s first quarter economic review he said “adverse weather throughout 2023 harmed local crop yields and milk production, pushing domestic food prices higher”. The Governor says based on information from the Ministry of Agriculture “we all should be…See the Story
Governor fears impact of bad weather on food crop
Agriculture · BarbadosIn a landmark hearing at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, legal experts and campaigners argued that businesses, such as the fossil fuel and agriculture industries, have legal duties to stop climate-related human-rights breaches. A panel of six judges met starting April 23 in Barbados at the University of West Indies for the hearing, which was dubbed “The climate emergency and human rights.” It opened with statements from Chile and Colum…See the Story
Top Human Rights Court Urged to Tackle Corporate Climate Crimes
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Barbados · BarbadosAli Campbell’s still got it. The legendary lead singer of reggae band UB40 has been on stage for more than 45 years, and Sunday night he showed he hasn’t lost a step since he and his four unemployed friends from Birmingham, England decided to make the genre their career path. UB40 was not the headline act at the Reggae On The Gardens show, the marquee event of the Barbados Reggae Weekend, at the National Botanical Gardens, but they certainly bro…See the Story
UB40 rolls back years
European Commission · BarbadosBrussels – The European Commission said on Tuesday that it has opened an investigation into Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram, for suspected violations of the Digital Services Act over deceptive advertising and political content on its services. The commission said in a statement it was also concerned about the non-availability of effective third-party real-time civic discourse and election monitoring tools to the European Parliament be…See the Story
EU probing Meta’s alleged advertising, political content violations
Bridgetown, Barbados · BridgetownBRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Tuesday said 2024 is shaping up to be a year of climate extremes in the Caribbean. In its latest Caribbean Climate Outlooks bulletin, CariCOF said for the...See the Story
CariCOF says 2024 is a year of climate extremes in the Caribbean
Barbados · BarbadosThere should be one umbrella under which secondary school sports are governed in this country. That is the personal view of Andrew Brathwaite, co-chair of the Barbados Secondary Schools Athletic Championship (BSSAC) as he delivered opening remarks during the annual BSSAC awards ceremony last Saturday evening at Queen’s College School where Combermere School were rewarded for winning both the boys’ and girls’ titles. As he thanked the athletes an…See the Story