Central Bank says downgrade is unjustified
The Central Bank of Barbados has rejected the latest Standard and Poor’s credit rating downgrade of the country, saying it is without justification. The international ratings agency yesterday lowered...
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Cabinet approves new tribunal members
Cabinet has approved the appointment of three nominees to the Employment Rights Tribunal, days after eight of the nine members resigned en masse. Minister of Labour Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo, who made the...
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Columbus helps church robbed of Christmas hampers
Hours after hearing about the stolen hampers from the Dayrells Road Gospel Hall Assembly, management and staff from Columbus Telecommunications Barbados Limited, operators of FLOW and CBS, donned their...
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Blackbelly threat
BAS Livestock Committee chairman Gerry Thomas (L) and CEO James Paul at this morning’s meeting. The Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) will launch a breeders’ association and animal registration...
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Barbadian and others escape Trinidad detention centre
Immigration Detention Centre at Aripo (file photo) Lawmen in Trinidad and Tobago are continuing their search for a Barbadian and three other people, who escaped detention on Friday. The detainees,...
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Treating the kids
The sound of children’s laughter and shouts filled the air at Ilaro Court yesterday as more than 350 underprivileged children were treated for the Christmas Season. The occasion was the second annual...
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Bringing smiles and hope to children
She never received toys for Christmas because money was scarce for her family, now she is making it her mission to reduce the number of Barbadian children suffering the same fate. And yesterday,...
View ArticlePrime Minister reacts to S&P downgrade
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has reacted to the latest credit rating downgrade by international agency Standard and Poor’s. In his response, Stuart said he is satisfied with the strategy being...
View ArticleCooking gas prices increase
Barbadians are now paying more for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Effective midnight, the price for the 100-pound cylinder increased by $4.35 to $180.87. The 25-pound cylinder now costs $50.32, an...
View ArticlePolice make drug seizures
A fishing vessel has been seized and two Barbadians questioned following yesterday’s discovery of 37.1 kilogrammes of cocaine, 46.4 pounds of cannabis and a 9 mm pistol. The items were discovered...
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Last-minute rush
Two major stores in Bridgetown are reporting an increase in sales over the past two weeks, and predict the trend will continue over the next few days. When Barbados TODAY visited the City yesterday,...
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FAREWELL
For over 50 years, evangelist Reverend Dr Holmes Williams won thousands of souls for the Lord in Barbados, the Caribbean and internationally. And today, thousands packed the Wildey Gymnasium at the...
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Comissiong hopeful of Arch Cot settlement
Attorney-at-law David Comissiong is confident that 10 surviving relatives of the five people who perished in the 2007 Arch Cot tragedy will finally get justice. And he is hopeful they could even have...
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Barrack to get full money next month
Building contractor Al Barrack will get an early gift for the New Year –– eight years overdue. The more than $70 million owed to him by Government will final be paid mid-next month. Well placed sources...
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Not adding up
If Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler had to rate the latest Standard & Poor’s (S&P) report on Barbados, the international ratings agency would probably end up with an even more negative grade...
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Put funds in NIS
An economist is advising Government that if it accepts an investor proposal to raise $2 billion to help Barbados’ ailing economy, the money should go directly to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS)....
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BAS warning
Government is being warned of possible serious repercussions for the agriculture sector if it proceeds with plans to revitalize the sugar industry without stakeholder buy-in. The caution has come from...
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Bim and Cuba talk sports and culture
Barbados and Cuba are seeking to deepen their collaboration in sports and culture, with Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Stephen Lashley saying he wants to take road tennis into that...
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Year in Review: Shocking gun crime year
The issue of crime was one of the foremost matters on the minds of Barbadians this year, fuelled by a series of brazen gun-related attacks and killings. The regular occurrence of gun crimes caused...
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Year in Review: Labour heavily burdened
In a year of economic turbulence, perhaps no sector more than labour was rocked by unprecedented upheavals. Painful layoffs, empty-handed workers, tense negotiations, bitter stalemates and urgent...
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