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Three guilty of unlawful killing may be asked to compensate family
The three former Princess Margaret Secondary School students whose bullying resulted in the death of a fellow student more than ten years ago will likely have to pay compensation rather than face jail...
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US visitors may be delayed
Persons hoping to visit Barbados from the United States of America may have to wait a little longer if the North American country continues to record Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections at the current...
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Rapper came from ‘low-risk’ Canada
Award winning Canadian rapper Drake and the nine persons who arrived on his $200 million private jet were all subjected to the same strict protocols as every other individual who arrived in Barbados on...
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Bajan Blackout Day organisers claim success
It is not known whether there was any increased consumer spending in black businesses during last week’s Bajan Blackout Day, but more interest in those businesses was definitely shown, organizers of...
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‘Radical, practical economic change needed’
A former central banker has put forward five suggestions, including a retirement of the Barbados dollar and a comprehensive makeover of the public sector, which he says are crucial to the recovery of...
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Latin American development bank shores up Govt’s COVID coffers
Barbados is to receive a $200 million (US$100 million) loan from the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) to support fiscal management, introduced to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the...
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One last act of kindness
The mother of 21-year-old Rashaun Brathwaite who fell to his death after being electrocuted in a tree on Saturday says her son was picking the breadfruit to help out a senior resident who was preparing...
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‘All set for 11-Plus’
The nation’s class four primary school pupils head out on Tuesday to sit the common entrance examination – the Eleven Plus – with assurances from Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw that all systems...
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Workers in clean-up campaign
The National Conservation Commission (NCC) is playing its part in helping to beautify Barbados. General Manager Ryan Als told Barbados TODAY the state-owned entity had already began work as part of...
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Worrying moves
Financial controller at the Transport Board Felicia Sue has once again pointed to several financial irregularities which occurred at the bus company. Among them was an invoice for payment from the then...
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CDB, IDB Group update cooperation deal
CARICOM’s economic development and integration are to receive support as its own development bank and the hemisphere’s development lender announced they are joining forces under a new agreement inked...
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Oran workers off the job
Workers at Oran Limited are off the job. Barbados TODAY understands that management of Oran and the union are currently meeting. (More details as they come to hand.) The post Oran workers off the job...
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Thousands of students sit 11-plus exam
Thousands of Class Four students are writing the Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination (BSSEE) commonly known as the 11-plus today., From as early as 8.a.m, excited boys and girls along with...
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Temporary closure of Berinda Cox Fish Market
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy informs all customers and partners that the Berinda Cox Fish Market will be closed this Friday, July 17 from 12 noon and all day Saturday. The...
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Canadian-based professional says it’s too soon for tourists to come
One economist is giving the Mia Mottley administration thumbs down for re-opening the island to commercial flights when it did, describing the move as “premature” with the potential to be...
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English ‘easy, Maths ‘harder’, say relieved 11-Plusers
It’s all over, as thousands of 11-year-olds who sat the delayed common entrance examination in masks exhaled in collective relief at the end of the four-hour English and Mathematics test. Several Class...
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More to be done, says lecturer
Government is being warned that the success of its widely publicised 12-month remote visa programme could be placed in jeopardy if steps are not taken to improve the country’s telecommunications...
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Hoteliers gearing up for visitors
Hotels across Barbados are putting on final touches as they prepare their properties to welcome the first guests since closing their doors over three months ago. While some said they would be opening...
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PM: Time now ripe to talk reparations
As the Caribbean faces greater economic hardship in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Mia Mottley believes now is ideal to put the issue of reparations from the transatlantic slave...
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BADMC ex-chairman continues attack over wings deal
An ex Cabinet minister in a former Barbados Labour Party (BLP) administration has launched another verbal attack on his ex-boss over recent comments he made concerning the Government’s ban on the...
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