2020 ‘no pretty picture’ for companies, investors
Barbadian businesses and investors looking for strong returns on their holdings are in for a major disappointment, a fund manager said today, warning of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the...
View ArticleFund declines in last quarter
Barbados’ largest mutual fund managers says one of its funds has dropped by 20 per cent drop and it is blaming the situation on the turmoil created by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....
View ArticlePAHO: ‘Parallel epidemic’ as COVID bumps NCD care
A “parallel epidemic of preventable deaths” is looming, the Pan American Health Organisation warned today as patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are sidelined in the fight against the...
View Article‘Absurd’ move to retroactively appoint Williams – PdP
The Opposition People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP) has described Government’s muddled move to appoint a second Deputy Commissioner of Police without the required legislation as an...
View ArticlePublic workers to gain interest on ‘forced savings’ deal
Thousands of public servants stand to earn substantial sums of money over the next four years through the proposed national meeting turn, a Government paper obtained by Barbados TODAY has claimed. The...
View ArticleWeir focused on ‘the people’ despite unfolding saga
Minister of Agriculture Indar Weir appears to be unaffected by the comments levelled against him by his former ally, Anthony Wood amid a messy political breakup currently unfolding. But rather than...
View ArticleFamily of five to get makeover after social media plea
An impassioned plea to help a struggling mother and her four children has triggered a massive effort to provide decent living conditions for the females in seven days. Less than 24-hours after social...
View ArticleOpposition Senator not happy with Govt treatment
General Secretary of the Unity Workers’ Union Senator Caswell Franklyn will not be attending any more meetings of the Social Partnership unless Government issues an apology to him. The outspoken...
View ArticleSchools getting prepped
The cleaning and sanitizing of primary and secondary schools commenced last week as some students prepare to return to the classroom in a matter of weeks. Chief Education Officer Joy Adamson said the...
View ArticleSafety a priority as Caribbean weighs reopening
Safety remains issue number one for Caribbean countries mulling the reopening of borders following COVID-19 lockdown, the Prime Minister told the BBC today. Appearing as CARICOM Chairman, Mia Mottley...
View ArticleNow PSVs may oppose competing with taxi, coaches
Even as taxi drivers and coach operators appear to question Government’s plan to bring them into the public transport system, minibus and route taxi owners have expressed uneasiness with the move. Now...
View ArticleMedicinal cannabis agency seeks investor’s plans
Government’s regulator of the medicinal cannabis industry has appealed for business plans by would-be growers, handlers and traders, its director has declared. Dr Shantal Munro-Knight, who heads the...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Update: No new cases, five leave isolation today
The number of patients in isolation for COVID-19 dropped to single digits today with the release of five recovered persons. There are now nine people remaining in isolation. There were no...
View ArticlePat Symmonds, veteran of education and public life, dies
Renowned educator, former senator and privy councillor Dame Olga Patricia “Pat” Symmonds GCM, DBE died today at age 94. The iconic principal of The St Michael School began her 40-year teaching...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police officer reportedly shot in St John
Police confirm that a male officer, whose name has not been disclosed, was shot and injured while on duty at Henley, St John today. According to Sergeant Michael Blackman, around 11.45 a.m., officers...
View ArticlePM pays tribute to respected businessman
Below is the full statement: It is most regrettable that for the second time today I feel duty-bound to issue a statement on the passing of another builder of Barbados — this time Ralph “Bruggadung”...
View ArticleScores of stranded Bajans return via cruise ship
Scores of once stranded Barbadians are now back home thanks to Government’s decision to allow some cruise ships to use the Bridgetown Port for repatriation. Chairman of the Barbados Port Inc Senator...
View ArticleLawyer makes case for convict’s release
Attorney-at-law Sian Lange today urged a High Court judge to impose a sentence of time served on her client who apologised for having in his possession, a loaded gun he had “found”. The defence...
View ArticleGuilty plea offered on gun charges
A young man has pleaded guilty to firearm and ammunition charges in the High Court. Jamar Julien Ricardo Proverbs, a first time offender, from Crawford Road, Ellerton, St George offered the plea today...
View Article#BTEditorial – Of togetherness and being created more equal
The now frequent refrain that we are all in the throes of this pandemic together is a correct geographical statement. But recent utterances of three politicians suggest that a more plausible jingle...
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