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BIBA chief: International biz weathers pandemic
Barbados’ international business sector has remained resilient throughout the global coronavirus pandemic and has been able to adjust quickly, its chief spokesman has declared. International business...
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Barbados missing out on LGBT community
With Government encouraging individuals from around the world to work from Barbados for up to a year, one senior partner with a multinational law firm is suggesting that the Mia Mottley administration...
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Students stuck
A group of students on layover in Barbados were left confused and frustrated on Tuesday, when St Vincent-based airline Fly One Caribbean was barred from providing commercial service to Grenada. The...
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LIAT’s Barbadian pilots say they’re on the brink
Barbadian pilots for the collapsed regional airline, LIAT, said on Tuesday that the plan to save the company from liquidation does not address their dire financial plight in which some are now on the...
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Integrity in Public Life Bill clears Lower Chamber
Parliament has passed the Integrity in Public Life Act (2020) meant to deter and punish corruption by politicians and senior public officers, as well as chairmen, and high-ranking managers of...
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Symmonds says interest rising in remote-work initiative
The 12-month Barbados Welcome Stamp has already received tremendous interest, Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds has declared. Symmonds made the assertion as lawmakers debated the initiative – the...
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Hinkson praises Welcome Stamp
Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson has said the Barbados Welcome Stamp initiative, aimed at getting people from across the world to come to Barbados and work for up to a year, is completely...
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AG: Welcome Stamp idea sparks competing schemes
Government’s plan to allow people living in other countries to work from home in Barbados for up to a year has been so well received that other countries have come up with similar plans, said Attorney...
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Tropical Depression seven likely to become Tropical Storm Gonzalo today
The Barbados Meteorological service is closely monitoring the progress of Tropical Depression seven, located near 10.0N 42.4W at 5 a.m. This is about 1900km or 1180 miles to the east south-east of...
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Tropical Storm Gonzalo forms in the Atlantic
Associated Press- The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Gonzalo has formed the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. This sets a record for the earliest named seventh tropical storm of the...
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Update: Weather statement on Tropical Storm Gonzalo
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) continues to monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Gonzalo, located near 9.9 north, 43.6 west. This is about 1770 km or 1100 miles to the east of Barbados....
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DEM urges Barbadians to monitor and prepare for approaching tropical storm
Residents across Barbados are urged to complete their preparations for the approach of Tropical Storm Gonzalo over the next two days and brace for the possibility of a tropical storm watch being issued...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Three to leave isolation today; no new cases
Three people will be released from the Harrison Point, St. Lucy isolation facility today, after recovering from COVID-19. Meanwhile, the 136 tests done by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory...
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Prime Minister to address the country
Prime Minister Mia Mottley is set to address the country this evening at 5:15p.m. from Llaro Court. Stay locked to Barbados TODAY’s page for the live video of that address and live updates. The post...
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PM announces new look cabinet
Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced a cabinet reshuffle this evening in a brief address to the nation. Five Ministers have been relieved of their portfolios. These include George Payne, Neil Rowe,...
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Met office keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Gonzalo
The Barbados Meteorological Services continues to monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Gonzalo, located near 9.9N 45.0W at 5 p.m. This is about 1615 km or 1005 miles to the east of Barbados. Gonzalo...
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Hurricane Watch in effect for Barbados
A Hurricane Watch has been issued for Barbados, effective 11 p.m. Wednesday night. A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours. At 11...
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#BTEditorial – Black boys lives matter, too.
Much has been made, not altogether charitably, of the efforts to make good out of bad – the showering of kindnesses upon an 11-year-old boy whose experience of the Common Entrance Examination was...
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‘Officials breaking COVID-19 rules’
“High-ranking officials” are flouting the COVID-19 protocols, Senator Monique Taitt has charged. Declaring that she is “furious” by the actions of those who should know better, the senator warned...
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Ivy man gets six years for drugs
After apologising to the High Court and the country for his actions, Kersten Damian Moore was sentenced to six years in prison on several drug charges. The 34-year-old of Skeete’s Road, No. 1 Ivy, St...
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