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Senator now accuses Govt of installing partisan deputy police chief
Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn on Wednesday slammed the Mottley administration for creating an “illegal” position in the Royal Barbados Police Force in a bid to get “their man” in the job. The...
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‘More e-banking and digital payments’
Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Cleviston Haynes has reported a considerable increase in electronic banking and digital payment methods since April, at the height of the pandemic lockdown. But...
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‘New’ mimic drugs creeping into market
While marijuana, cocaine and alcohol continue to be the primary drugs used in Barbados, concern has been raised that “non-traditional substances” are entering the market. It has come from Minister of...
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Former PM hospitalised
Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur is in the Intensive Care Unit after suffering a heart attack last night, sources have told Barbados TODAY. Arthur is said to be in stable condition. (More details as...
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Wanted man remanded after court appearance
Steven Cuthbert Belle alias Hess who was the subject of a wanted person police bulletin has been remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds. In a media statement, Police Public Relations Officer Inspector...
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Social media post on new school year fake
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has advised that it has not yet issued information on the start of the new school year, and a social media post, which claims otherwise,...
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Deadly attack – One dead, three hurt in shooting incident
A man was shot dead and three people were injured when gunshots rang out at Train Line Road, Carrington Village around 10:20 Thursday night. According to police, they received reports of gunfire in an...
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Tour operator urges hotels get ready for influx
Hoteliers in Barbados are being urged to open up their doors because wealthy Britons are more than eager to travel to the Caribbean from as early as October. This was outlined by Paul Cleary, the owner...
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Tour operators urged to pay up
Local hoteliers have reached a deal with at least one of the tour operators who is said to owe them some $2 million for services, Barbados TODAY has learned. However, only a portion of the promised...
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Arthur spends day in QEH ICU
Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur remains in stable condition under the care of Queen Elizabeth Hospital doctors. Barbados TODAY learned earlier Thursday that the 70-year-old Arthur was admitted to the...
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Hoteliers’ sights set on co-op
Small hoteliers are looking at the possibility of establishing a co-operative credit union so that owners and workers could benefit from cheaper financing. The idea, which was put forward on Thursday...
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Online bullying on the rise
Barbadian adults are being accused of actively participating in a growing culture of cyberbullying that is slipping “under the radar” and causing tremendous distress to citizens, particularly in the...
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LIAT’s creditors to meet July 31
Creditors are about to have their say on whether cash-strapped regional carrier LIAT should go into liquidation Almost three weeks after Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne announced...
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Government redraws boundaries of border reopening
Days after officially reopening its borders, the Government on Thursday revised public health protocols for air travel to Barbados but stopped short of slapping a ban on travel to and from the US,...
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Young Democrat warns higher taxes, ‘excessive’ lending
The youth leader of the Democratic Labour Party has suggested Barbadians should expect an increase in taxes if the Mia Mottley administration continued “excessive” borrowing. Kemar Stuart, the...
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1,000 public workers credit union members get a break
More than 1,000 borrowers have been granted relief from their loans and mortgages during the three-month Coronavirus lockdown, the country’s largest public-sector credit union has reported. And, as its...
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Fresh look for IHB
The Intimate Hotels of Barbados (IHB) has embarked on a major rebranding exercise in an effort to ramp up promotion of its over 45 members and help them build and retain a loyal customer base. The new...
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InterCaribbean makes bid for LIAT staff, wider reach
An airline seeking to grab a bigger slice of market share in light of the pending closure of LIAT has declared it’s willing to offer jobs to the failed carrier’s workers. InterCaribbean Airways, which...
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Social media cheers hard-working orderly
A social media post about a Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) worker going above and beyond the call of duty has gone viral. Rory Watkins, 38, who has been at QEH for 11 years, told Barbados TODAY that...
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Customers just not buying, say business execs
Despite the country being fully re-opened, businesses in Barbados are struggling. The situation has led to reduced opening hours for some with owners complaining of a significant decline in the number...
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