#BTEditorial – Waste not want not
There is nothing new about the unwelcomed drought the country is now enduring. It pretty much follows the pattern of hot days and little to no rainfall that we have been experiencing since 2018. At a...
View ArticleWater rationing for farmers – Andwele
The Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC) will once again be rationing the water supplied to farmers at its Spring Hall Land Lease Project amid the forecasted drought...
View ArticleTrudeau ‘may be here next week’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to be in Bridgetown next week for talks with Prime Minister Mia Mottley, she hinted today. The revelation came from Mottley as she addressed the...
View ArticleSagicor prepares to cut jobs in Barbados, St Lucia
Job cuts at insurance giant Sagicor General’s Barbados and St. Lucia appeared imminent Monday as the company announced that it will be undergoing a restructuring process. In a statement, president and...
View ArticleSick kids to get intensive attention
Paediatric care in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean is about to get a major boost. Medical care for sick children at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is about to be overhauled in a seven-year initiative...
View ArticleFish price worry
While Barbadians are now paying $10 to $15 dollars less for a pack of flying fish, fisherfolks are hoping that they would be paying less at Easter. Last Christmas the fish which forms part of Barbados’...
View ArticlePossible outages or low water pressure in St John, St George as Bowmanston...
The Barbados Water Authority says the Bowmanston Pumping Station will be taken offline from around 4 p.m. today to allow crews to carry out emergency repairs to a pump. As a result customers in parts...
View ArticleResidents plead for help for the ailing man
The sight of a disabled and homeless man in his 60’s dragging himself through the street in Oistins, Christ Church has tugged at the hearts of many residents. The sad sight has led persons to call on...
View ArticleDLP in no position to challenge Govt on taxes – pundits
The slew of taxes and user fees implemented by the Mia Mottley administration are emerging as the first real kinks in its seemingly impenetrable political armour, say political scientists. But the...
View ArticleRescue plan for drought-hit farms
With worsening drought conditions threatening to take a major toll on farming, Government is pumping $20 million in aid to growers to practice climate-smart agriculture at the two main lease farms,...
View ArticleCDB: Stay the course of adjustment programmes
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is predicting economic growth of one per cent for Barbados this year but it warns Government must stick to its stringent fiscal adjustment programme. At the same...
View ArticleTrudeau ‘looking forward’ to CARICOM talks
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he is looking forward to sitting down at the CARICOM table here next week during the bloc’s mid-term summit. A day after Prime Minister Mia Mottley...
View ArticleSt Lucy hospital earmarked as quarantine centre
The St Lucy District Hospital has been earmarked as a quarantine centre to monitor high-risk coronavirus cases. Minister of Health and Wellness Colonel Lt Jeffrey Bostic made the announcement in...
View ArticleKeep Coronavirus at bay, bank warns
One of Barbados’ financing development partners has welcomed measures being implemented to mitigate against possible fallout from the dreaded 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Expressing hope that...
View ArticleSchool building ‘sick’, parents plan protest
Parents of students at Vauxhall Primary School will be turning up at the institution with their children tomorrow, but they would not be allowing them to go onto the plant, which they are saying is...
View ArticlePeople buy up protective gear amid virus fears
An overwhelming demand for protective medical face masks and surgical masks is taking its toll on local pharmacies who tell Barbados TODAY they have been out of stock mere weeks after the outbreak of...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs gatherin’ for advice meet network
Entrepreneurs have been encouraged by the Minister for Small Business to take advantage of opportunities Government created for them to expand their operations. Minister of Small Business,...
View ArticleDon’t clean up just for We Gatherin’ – Atherley
We Gatherin’ should not be the sole reason Government should clean up the nation, Leader of the Opposition Bishop Joseph Atherley told lawmakers as they voted more money for a national clean-up. The...
View ArticleLawmakers vote more money for clean-up
Parliament agreed today on an additional $748,800 to pay workers in the national clean-up programme. Minister of the Environment Trevor Prescod told the Lower House that the workers will remain...
View ArticleBurglar says he fled from police in order to secure his property
All a well known burglar wanted to do when he escaped police custody was to “safeguard” his home and property, have a drink and spend some time with his girlfriend before he “go up”. Don Ricardo Sealy,...
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