BARBADOS WILL continue to benefit from Britain’s international development aid, though that country has effected major spending cuts in its recent budget. feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 6:51 PM

OLDWICK, N.J.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Bank of Montreal Insurance (Barbados) Limited (BOMI... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 4:31 PM

V1 Document Management is the sister company to Version One, a successful UK-based global provider of document management and imaging software. V1 Document Management’s systems enable the electronic... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 4:31 PM

Beloved grandfather gunned down in home We are terribly saddened by the news that Stevenson Blackett was shot to death early this morning in his Brooklyn home. The 60-year old grandfather moved to the USA from Barbados in 1972 and founded Stevenson Maintenance Inc., a plumbing company in the Bronx, 32 years ago. Two men [...] barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com | 7/29/10 3:18 PM

BRIDGETOWN - A teacher who was growing marijuana in her front yard will have to fork out $25 000 to avoid a 12-month stay at HMP Dodds. Alison Vaughn Gale, 54, of Graeme Hall Terrace, Christ Church... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 1:13 PM

BRIDGETOWN - Government is conducting a thorough assessment of the Welfare Department, health care services, and the Ministry of Education to bring about reforms in these three sectors. Proposals o... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 1:13 PM

BRIDGETOWN (BGIS) - After four hours of intense discussions between representatives of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development and the Barbados Secondary Teacher's Union (BSTU), the t... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 1:13 PM

BRIDGETOWN (BGIS) - Two senior officers in the Public Service and a veteran Trade Unionist are Barbados' latest Ambassadors. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Maxine M... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 1:13 PM

BRIDGETOWN (BGIS) - Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is high on the health reform agenda. This was stressed today by Minister of Health, Donville Inniss, as he addressed participants at the openi... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 1:13 PM

Art quote of the week “Nobody sees a flower really; it is so small. We haven’t time, and to see takes time – like to have a friend takes time.” feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 7:25 AM

By Sharon Austin-Gill-Moore BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Local boxing enthusiasts and sports fans are being encouraged to support the International Amateur Boxing Association's (AIBA) Women's Boxing... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 5:36 AM

A RARE BATTING failure by Barbados player Jafari Toppin has left the Garrison School in danger of conceding first innings lead against last year’s losing feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 5:13 AM

My name is Patrick White and I’m a pastry chef. I was born and raised here in Barbados. My mum is Swiss, my Dad is Barbadian. I learned Swiss-German. Which is like what “Bajan” is to... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 5:13 AM

Someone from Barbados competed last weekend in the 55th annual North Star Stampede in Effie, Minnisota. That’s all we can tell you because we’re not subscribers to the Herald-Review, so we only see this teaser online and can’t see the whole article. We don’t know if the Bajan is mentioned by name… In spite of [...] barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com | 7/29/10 3:17 AM

Sylvester Brown died in a head-on collision Tuesday afternoon as he was driving Member of Parliament Hamilton Lashley (Hammie La). Hammie was taken to QEH with non-life threatening injuries to his head and hand. The driver of the other vehicle, Mario Daniel-Hood, 29, of Eden Lodge, St Michael, was also taken to hospital with unknown [...] barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com | 7/29/10 2:42 AM

Councils not to replace community groups 7/29/2010 Seeking to dispel any fears, Council Chairman for St. George South, Ruall Harris, stressed that constituency councils were implemented to work ... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 2:12 AM

Majority of youth found to be good 7/29/2010 The vast majority of Barbadian youth are positive, well behaved, law abiding citizens, but there is a small section of these youth that can have a ma... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 2:12 AM

New gateways for cheaper goods 7/29/2010 THE creation of new routes out of South America not only increases visitor arrivals, but with it comes opportunities for more cargo arrivals, which could... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 2:12 AM

Call made for anti-gang programmes in schools 7/29/2010 One of the recommendations coming out of a study done on the emerging critical issues in juvenile justice in Barbados, is suggesting that ... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 2:12 AM

Products need to be certified 7/29/2010 By Randy Bennett The Certification Marks Act needs to be intensified. Consultant at the Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI), Dudley Rhynd... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 2:12 AM

Police promise increased presence this weekend 7/29/2010 By Allison Ramsay As the Crop Over Festival comes to a climax next Monday there will be an increased police presence throughout the is... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/29/10 2:12 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Local boxing enthusiasts and sports fans are being encouraged to support the International Amateur Boxing Association's (AIBA) Women's Boxing Championships to ensure its success when it is staged here from September 6 to 19. Minister of Sports, Stephen Lashley, made the appeal. www.caribbeannetnews.com | 7/29/10 12:00 AM

BRIDGETOWN - Keep Crop-Over and its revelry away from the celebration of Emancipation Day! Head of the Clement Payne Movement, David Comissiong, made this appeal to the authorities yesterday as Barba... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 4:47 PM

BRIDGETOWN - The National Housing Corporation (NHC) is embarking on housing solutions in St James that will embrace upper, middle and lower income groups. Yesterday, Minister of Housing and Lands M... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 4:47 PM

BRIDGETOWN (BGIS) - The National HIV AIDS Commission (NHAC) and Durex will be joining forces to spread the HIV awareness message this Saturday. It will come in the form of a 40-foot music truck on ... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 4:47 PM

BRIDGETOWN (BGIS) - Local boxing enthusiasts and sports fans are being encouraged to support the International Amateur Boxing Association's (AIBA) Women's Boxing Championships to ensure its success wh... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 4:47 PM

BRIDGETOWN (BGIS) - The Villages housing development at Coverley, Christ Church, has already provided some employment for a number of small contractors and businesspersons. This, from Housing Minis... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 4:47 PM

For the last thirteen weeks representatives of Tony Blair have been combing Barbados for the ideal retirement residence suitable for the former British Prime Minister. Mr. Blair is said to desire a home that is large enough and regal enough for important guests, but not pretentious. According to our source, a pool would be nice, [...] barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com | 7/28/10 3:55 PM

By Gillian ApplewhaiteBRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Meetings held with over 20 tour operators in Beijing and Shanghai over the past two weeks have been dubbed a success by Barbados Minister of Touris... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 4:52 AM

MP hurt in fatal car crash 7/28/2010 Barbados recorded another road fatality yesterday evening and among the injured in that accident was Member of Parliament for St. Michael South East, Hamilto... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 3:43 AM

Tropical wave passes over Barbados 7/28/2010 A HEAVY downpour drenched the island yesterday as a tropical wave made its way across Barbados and the southern Caribbean. Meteorologist, Clem Wi... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 3:43 AM

Middle income households in the mix 7/28/2010 THOSE who fall into the middle income bracket who want access to housing, are being assured that they are also being catered to. That is accordin... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 3:43 AM

BTA Family & Friends making progress 7/28/2010 AFTER just one year in operation, the Family and Friends Programme launched by the Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) to tap the Barbadian community ... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 3:43 AM

Lashley: Bushy Park to be developed 7/28/2010 THE lands at Bushy Park, St. Philip are now the property of the Crown, and Govern-ment is looking to move ahead with plans to bring a modern enterta... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 3:43 AM

Natural gas expansion in the works 7/28/2010 THOSE persons in the St. James South Constituency who do not yet have access to natural gas are likely to get it soon, as the National Petroleum Corp... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 3:43 AM

From left: Minister of Housing and Lands, Michael Lashley; Minister of Health Donville Inniss; and Acting General Manager Lanette Napoleon-Young, during a tour of the St. James South area yesterday. feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 3:43 AM

Regulations not only for medical practitioners 7/28/2010 With the new Medical Registration Bill expected to shortly make its way to Parliament, Minister of Health Donville Inniss stressed that i... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 3:43 AM

Government honouring its housing pledge 7/28/2010 Government has started to honour its pledge to fulfill the housing needs of Barbadians. This was stated by Minister of Housing and Lands, Mic... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/28/10 3:43 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Meetings held with over 20 tour operators in Beijing and Shanghai over the past two weeks have been dubbed a success by Barbados Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy. According to the Minister, the Chinese travelling public is very keen to go to new destinations, including Barbados. www.caribbeannetnews.com | 7/28/10 12:00 AM

Calling Dennis Jones… Barbados borrows another $200 million. A long time BFP reader sent us the following little news item and we aren’t financially sophisticated enough to say much about it, except to note that the sale of the Barbados notes was a “private placement” and the yield is 7.2 percent, which seems a tad [...] barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com | 7/27/10 11:59 PM

TODAY’S TOPIC presumes that the Government has an economic plan for Barbados, and my first response is to confirm that there is such a plan. Given such a plan, the topic can be approached from t... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/27/10 9:30 PM

BRIDGETOWN (BGIS) - Meetings held with over 20 tour operators in Beijing and Shanghai over the past two weeks have been dubbed a success by Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy. According to the Minis... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/27/10 1:43 PM

BRIDGETOWN (BGIS) - Government has started to honour its pledge to fulfill the housing needs of Barbadians. This was stated by Minister of Housing and Lands, Michael Lashley, while addressing the l... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/27/10 1:42 PM

BRIDGETOWN (BGIS) - Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is high on the health reform agenda. This was stressed today by Minister of Health, Donville Inniss, as he addressed participants at the ope... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/27/10 1:42 PM

Remember our history – but do more than take grants and stage photos! Photo courtesy of The Nation: Trevor Prescod at the monument in Golden Square. Prescod is probably remembering how his organisation’s carelessness and neglect destroyed thousands of irreplaceable historical documents last year. I don’t know about you folks, but by this point in [...] barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com | 7/27/10 11:38 AM

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO continue to hold bragging rights over Barbados after defeating the senior netball team 59-49 late Sunday night at the Americas Federation of Netball Association Championships in St... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/27/10 6:01 AM

By Sharon Austin-Gill-MooreBRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados has demonstrated "a particularly mature approach to managing the intricate relationship between economic success and environment... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/26/10 2:29 AM

By Sharon Austin-Gill-MooreBRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados has demonstrated "a particularly mature approach to managing the intricate relationship between economic success and environment... story.trinidadtimes.com | 7/26/10 2:29 AM

By Cathy Lashley BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- To date, evolving economic developments in Europe have had limited effect on the financial environment in Barbados. feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/17/10 6:37 AM

Tourism, climate change and enhanced relations were the main areas of discussion when Barbados’ Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Maxine McClean, and Barbados’ Ambassa... feeds.barbadosnews.net | 7/17/10 6:14 AM