Young would-be police recruits seek to ‘Get Hired’
Sixty young people interested in a career in the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) got a better insight into its operations in a first-of-its-kind employability workshop. The Ministry of Youth and...
View ArticleParcel post fee hike ‘necessary’, says Hinkson
The increase in price for the Advice of Arrival Postal fees on parcels is necessary, Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson has claimed. He explained that the move allows the Postal Service to recover...
View ArticleGovt makes batch of interns available to business
Employers ought to partner with Government in providing internship opportunities for young people, Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations Colin Jordan today urged. And he suggested a pool...
View Article‘ASYCUDA working well’
After a four months long slowdown in the movement of goods at ports caused by the upgrading of Customs management system, it is now operating smoothly, said Comptroller of Customs Owen Holder. In an...
View ArticlePAHO chief urges preparedness for coronavirus as she briefs OAS diplomats
WASHINGTON – Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr Carissa Etienne today urged the entire Americas to be prepared to detect early, isolate and care for receiving stricken travellers from...
View ArticlePrincipal’s plea
There’s growing concern about the number of students at the Frederick Smith Secondary School who are displaying indifference about their academic progress as they transition from junior school to...
View Article#BTEditorial – What of Windies’ future? See Under-19s.
The West Indies Under-19s have made a stellar if not somewhat surprisingly impressive start in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in South Africa. They have played unbeaten in their three Group B matches thus...
View ArticleGuild happy issues fixed
A range of issues, which last year resulted in protests at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies, have been mostly resolved for the new semester. That is according to student...
View ArticleMeeting planned to discuss relocation of Lawrence T. Gay Memorial Primary
Parents and guardians of students of the Lawrence T. Gay Memorial Primary School are invited to a meeting to discuss the relocation of the school. The meeting will be held at the Church of Christ the...
View ArticlePlans in the works for slave centre and museum
Plans are in the works for a slave centre and museum at the Archives Department, which is set to become a key component of Barbados’ genealogy tourism product. This announcement came from Minister of...
View ArticleWork to upgrade airport pavements begins
Phase one of the Airport Airfield and Ground Side Pavement Improvements and Rehabilitation Project at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) has begun. The work will be conducted in four...
View ArticleCruise ship passenger dies following collision in Bridgetown
An elderly woman, who was a passenger on board the Saga Sapphire cruise ship, has died following a collision in Bridgetown. The cruise ship arrived in port at 6 am today, carrying approximately 650...
View ArticleGov’t reaching out to dead visitor’s relatives
While it continues to monitor the police investigation into the death by motor vehicle accident of a visitor this morning, Government of Barbados representatives are seeking to reach out to her family....
View ArticleImproved weather and climate predictions coming
Barbados is being used as the base for a major scientific project that’s expected to lead to improved weather and climate predictions for the region and the world. On January 7, the National Oceanic...
View ArticleSouth Coast natural gas back online
South Coast restaurants hard hit by a natural gas outage earlier this evening are now resuming operations, Barbados TODAY has learned. Several popular eateries were forced to treat a limited number of...
View ArticleBarbadian elected as first female chair of Caribbean Regional Youth Council
During the successful hosting of the 6th edition of the Caribbean Youth Leaders’ Summit (6th CYLS), the Caribbean Regional Youth Council (CRYC) elected its 2020 – 2022 executive board and produced a...
View ArticleCustoms Department urged to engage more with the public
Comptroller of Customer Owen Holder and his management team have been urged to engage more with the public. Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn made this call as he deliver remarks at the...
View ArticleCDEMA, UNOCHA host data and information management training in Barbados
In efforts to improve collaboration and coordination of information and data management among ministries and agencies before, during and after a disaster event, members of the national disaster...
View ArticleLeadpipe, Marzville and Walkes in Soca Semis
Three Bajans have been named in the line-up of the International Soca Monarch’s Semi-finals. Leadpipe, Marzville and Walkes have made the cut of the marquee soca event, which will be held next Sunday,...
View ArticleSt Boniface Nursery reopens tomorrow
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has announced that the St Boniface Nursery School will reopen tomorrow, Monday, January 27. The Sion Hill, St James school was closed...
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