Barbados Advocate Established October 1895 Wishes to Advise Its Readers That There Will Be No Newspaper Published on Saturday, April 3, 2021
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The Barbados Advocate Established October 1895 wishes to advise its readers that there will be no newspaper published on Saturday, April 3, 2021. Look out for the next edition this Easter Sunday! Friday April 2, 2021 $2 VAT Inclusive BE SAFE ON ROADS By Marsha Gittens Bowen, who said though cause you to speed be- complacent, we don’t want their vehicles while intox- drink at home and still go the roads may have sig- cause when you speed, people to let their guards icated. She also encour- on the roads. We don’t BARBADIANS are nificantly less traffic from you can lose control of that down.We want them to be aged the public to adhere want them to be drinking being cautioned to be Friday through to vehicle and the faster you vigilant, we want them to to the national COVID-19 and getting behind the safe while travelling on Monday, persons should drive the longer it is going be safe.” healthy and safety proto- wheel of any vehicle. Just the roads over the long not be tempted to speed. to take to stop and many Roland-Bowen, who cols by wearing their play it safe. Just stay safe Easter weekend. “We are encouraging of our accidents on our spoke during a recent in- masks and sanitizing and enjoy the season This advice comes from them to be safe even roads have been single-ve- terview with The their hands among other which would be the Good President of the Barbados though the roads are hicle accidents.” Barbados Advocate, things. Friday and also the Easter Road Safety Association, going to be much lighter, She further cautioned, also asked individuals not “We don’t want them Sunday and the bank hol- Charmaine Roland- do not let that temptation “So don’t let them become to get behind the wheels of drinking because you can iday.” Veteran fish vendor, Sharon Bellamy-Thompson fills an order for a customer yesterday in the Bridgetown Fish Market. Busy Thursday in Bridgetown Fish Market WITH just a few hours ing turpit, dolphin fish, ders for “pound fish" – spoke to one vendor who people coming to the fish quantity of flying fish, until Good Friday, scores swordfish, and billfish. dolphin fish, swordfish, expressed her frustration market for flying fish, but the media indicated it of Barbadians visited the Veteran fish vendor, and billfish. There were about recent media re- which was not available. was much higher. She il- Bridgetown Fish Market Sharon Bellamy- a few sightings of flying porting in the market. The vendor said she still lustrated that while 20 to make their last-minute Thompson said sales fish, but it was not in She explained that the had several customers on 000 fish in the market purchases yesterday. were good at this time. abundance.Yesterday, public was given the im- her contact list request- might seem like a lot of Around 10 am, the As a steady flow of cus- flying fish was being sold pression that there was a ing the product. fish, one vendor in good Barbados Advocate ar- tomers passed through for $25 for a pack of ten lot of flying fish available The vendor also noted times could buy as much rived in the City and ob- the market, several ven- fish. earlier in the month. She that at the time of the re- as 400 000 flying fish to served vendors advertis- dors were preparing or- The Barbados Advocate said this led to several port there was a small sell to customers. 2 • Friday April 2, 2021 The Barbados Advocate Ibriel wins Smart Energy Tournament THE winner of the share information about first Smart Energy the types of renewable Trivia Tournament, energy that we want to sponsored by the promote in Barbados, and Ministry of Energy, the actions that all the Small Business and Energy Champions out Entrepreneurship, is there can do to help us Ms Ibriel Holder. reach our goals”, ex- A 19-year-old electrical plained, Keisha Reid, installation student at Project Manager for the the Samuel Jackman Public Sector Smart Prescod Institute of Energy Programme in Technology, Ms Holder the Ministry of Energy, received an iPad Air Small Business and tablet and $500 in cash Entrepreneurship. She for the primary or sec- added, “This is the ration- ondary school of her ale for us creating this choice. She selected her modern digital space, former primary school, which we hope our youth Welches Primary School, will enjoy and get in- to receive the donation. volved with.” In making the presenta- The second place win- tion to Principal Greig ner in the Smart Energy Walters, Ms Holder ex- Trivia Tournament was plained she knew the in- Ms Miranda Douglas, stitution would find a who won a $200 shopping good use for the funds. voucher, while Ms Science Coordinator, Ms Simone Mayers won Mona Jones, who knew third prize with a $150 Ms Holder when she was Seated second from right on the bench donated in honour of her late brother Abijah Holder-Phillips, shopping voucher. The a student at Welches Ibriel posed with her prize, which was presented by Keisha Reid (at right). Looking on are Greig Walters tournament was held on Primary,thanked the for- and Mona Jones. Saturday, March 13th, mer head girl for her kind 2021 and saw 40 partici- gesture. Barbadians, utilised a energy data and tech- newable. It is part of the Barbados National pants join the Facebook The Smart Energy playful digital quiz to niques that will help the Ministry’s continued ef- Energy Policy (BNEP). Live event to compete Trivia Tournament, de- share important energy country reach its 2030 forts to promote and cre- “We believe it is ex- on their energy knowl- signed for young efficiency tips, renewable goal of being 100% re- ate awareness of the tremely important to edge. GOVERNMENT NOTICE Press Release Deferral of June-July 2021 CXC CSEC / CAPE / Examinations The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training wishes to inform all private candidates who are registered with the Ministry to write the June-July 2021 CXC examinations that applications for deferral are now being accepted. Candidates who wish to defer must complete an application for deferral form indicating the examination period to which they intend to defer, either January 2022 (CSEC) or May-June 2022. Online applications may be completed by visiting the Ministry’s webpage at mes.gov.bb and following the instructions. Those candidates who do not have online access may complete paper-based applications at the Ministry by visiting the Examinations Section between 9:00am and 3:00pm Monday to Friday. The deadline for the submission of applications for deferral by private candidates to the Ministry is 27 April 2021. Schools and centres should note that the deadline for submission to CXC is 1 May 2021. The Barbados Advocate Friday April 2, 2021 • 3 CBC, UNICEF joins forces to protect children THE Caribbean the Best Television through the media, en- in their lives,” said media Broadcasting Human Interest feature at couragement for children head. Corporation (CBC) and the annual media awards. to participate actively in Price made the point UNICEF entered into a The signing of today is the media and most im- that all those who had the new partnership yes- good for the children, ado- portantly, protection of privilege of raising a child terday, which is aimed lescents and young people children from harmful in- or supporting a family un- at improving the lives of Barbados,” he said. fluences in the media. derstood the importance of of children and young The UNICEF represen- “We are hopeful that in encouragement and posi- people throughout tative highlighted that the our new partnership be- tive influences, some of Barbados. media were the eyes, ears tween UNICEF and CBC, which result in a lasting The letter of intent was and voice of the public, we will be able to respond memory. He stated that signed by CBC Chief drawing attention to positively to some of these these things were key in Executive Officer (CEO) abuses of power and challenges to the benefit the lives of children, so Sanka Price, CBC Chief Executive Officer. Sanka Price and UNICEF human rights and often of every child in Barbados they could develop the Representative Dr Aloys depicted children as silent and across the Caribbean,” right way. Kamuragiye during a vir- victims and charming in- said Dr Kamuragiye. “We have assisted tual event. The signature nocents. He added that the CBC CEO Price, ex- UNICEF in delivering signified that UNICEF media, through their plained that the media in- their messages before so was partnering not only work, could encourage stitution as part of its op- the signing today is the with a media organisation governments and civil so- erations sought to en- formality of an existing re- which could reach na- ciety organisations to af- hance the knowledge of lationship and one that we tional audiences but also fect change that will im- the people, through the greatly value. It is also a other countries. prove the quality of life for dissemination of issues recognition that if we are During his remarks, Dr children. which may impact the to reach the masses, we Kamuragiye said he has Dr Kamuragiye also population. have to combine the digi- always seen the tradi- cited that several articles “The protection of chil- tal media and traditional tional media as a key ally in the United Nations dren and families is key to media as a vehicle. We are in promoting and protect- Convention on the Rights the development of confident that CBC TV8, ing the rights of children of Children deal with the Barbados and as such it is our three radio stations and was proud to work media and children, important to us that we and social media can help with the media in the re- adding that the commit- take up the role of ensur- UNICEF advance the best gion.