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Pamala P. Proverbs, Ph.D., MBA, APR, ABC is the managing director of PRMR Inc. She is a recent instructor and graduate of the College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida. A career public relations practitioner of over twenty years, she approaches her scholarship pragmatically. Her research interests include corporate social responsibility, crisis communications and issues management particularly related to gender and development. In her role at PRMR Inc. she has written several strategic communications and crisis management plans for companies in a number of sectors including the private, public, multi-lateral and non-governmental sectors.
In Barbados BIMAP offers an introductory course in PR that is taught by Sara Odle the PR Manager at Cable and Wireless. This is usually a three month course, running from April to June of each year and Sara being a seasoned practitioner is equipped with the knowledge to give students both an academic and practical business view on the topic. This is a good orientation for persons interested in a general knowledge of the area.
So you are interested in becoming a PR professional? My guess is that you were no good at Maths, could not bother with all the legal jargon, could not draw a straight line to save your life so you thought that your best bet was journalism. In doing your journalism studies you stumbled on PR and woolla you are here on my site.
"It is estimated that by 2025 every household across Barbados will have a person who has diabetes therefore we must introduce novel and exciting ways to spread the news about diabetes and its potential complications."
This was proposed by Dr. Kenneth George, Senior Medical Officer of health responsible for chronic and non-communicable diseases and representative of the Lion's Club, during the opening remarks of the launch of the Diabetes Global Village 2007. This exposition was held at the Hilton Hotel yesterday.
Dr. George shared that today in Barbados diabetes is common and many persons who have diabetes may suffer many complications such as blindness, kidney failure and especially amputations. He also emphasized that these complications may impact the entire household and can result in broken families.
They don't make them like they used to. They simply can't. Not when it comes to Wes Hall. He cannot be copied nor can he be cloned. He's a one-and-only.
It was a night to remember and one which the more than 300 guests present would not forget for a long time. The occasion was a gala dinner at Barbados Hilton to celebrate the 70th birthday of the globally-revered cricket legend-cum politician, cricket administrator and evangelical pastor.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Feb. 8 / PRNewswire / -- Barbados' newest public relations firm, PRMR Inc., officially launches on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 with a cocktail reception held at the award-winning Josef's Restaurant, St. Lawrence Gap, Christ Church at 7 p.m.
As a little girl I remember hearing a family story were my brother as a very young child would repeat the slogan "Hopping and Lowe, 3 and 4 ". It was a Democratic Labour Party Slogan back in the 60's for the St. George Candidates Air Hopping and Somebody Lowe (wasn't even born this is a second hand story but I am sure you get the drift). My mom is a die hard D. She does not hide this fact even when the Ds were in the doldrums she would be tooting her loyalty.
