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Ministry launches probe at reform school
A troubling report of a young female ward at the Girls Industrial School is making the rounds on social media, triggering a Home Affairs Ministry investigation amid public concerns about the state of...
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Symmonds suggests amnesty for small business
Small Business Minister Kerrie Symmonds on Monday urged a finance ministry amnesty on small business owners so they can register their businesses Speaking as the House of Assembly examined the...
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Dr Roett wins prestigious medical leadership award
Michelle Roett (M’03), MD, MPH, often shares the story about her first meeting with the chair of the Department of Family Medicine as a medical student. “He asked me where I wanted to be in 10-15...
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BWU-Preconco talks on
The Barbados Workers Union (BWU), concrete products maker Preconco Limited and the Ministry of Labour today met at the negotiating table Barbados TODAY can reveal. The BWU confirmed Monday that the...
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Energy price ‘could be 40 per cent cheaper’
Barbados has the opportunity to slash electricity rates by as much as 40 per cent once it fully delves into the use of renewable energy, the Government’s chief energy researcher said Monday. His...
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Thorne: Time for new BIDC policy
Despite the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation’s complaints of millions of dollars in rent owed to the state export promoter, a Government backbench MP has called on Government to draft a...
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Zones coming for vendors
Government is moving to establish several selling zones as part of efforts to provide additional opportunities for vendors. This was revealed by Minister of Small Business, Energy and Entrepreneurship,...
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Search for offshore oil and gas ‘soon to resume’
Barbados is getting ready to restart fossil fuel exploration, the Ministry of Energy announced Monday. Despite being severely hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic, both Energy Minister Kerrie Symmonds and...
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Estimates: Labour issues in focus
Labour matters including reports of ‘union busting’, exploitation of workers, health and safety issues, the proposed minimum wage and employment opportunities took center stage as the 2021-2022...
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COVID-19 UPDATE: 16 new cases, 39 recoveries and one death
On Monday, March 15, the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 16 new positive cases of COVID-19 from among 358 tests. There were also 39 recoveries, bringing the number of active cases...
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MSME funding inadequate, says Walters
A key critic of the Mia Mottley administration’s small business policies has slammed the allocation of “only” $10 million to the Trust Loan Funds Ltd in the upcoming financial year. Calling for the...
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Beauticians, barbers reopen amid protection call
As scores of beauty professionals reopened for business after a five-week COVID-19 lockdown, their association’s spokeswoman on Monday urged the industry’s members to follow the virus protection...
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PM’s statement on the passing of Sir Courtney Blackman
Below is the full statement from Prime Minister Mia Mottley: Sir Courtney Blackman was, without doubt, a true Barbadian legend, patriot and pioneer, whose contribution to public life, anchored as...
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The Central Bank pays tribute to Sir Courtney Blackman
The Central Bank of Barbados confirms that Sir Courtney Blackman, the first and longest serving Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, has died at the age of 88. Sir Courtney died in the United...
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Judge to hear matters against Govt ‘quickly’
Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn’s lawsuit against Government in relation to its COVID-19 directives will be heard “quickly” as opposed to “urgently”. This was the position of Madam Justice...
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Class action suit challenges airline’s indemnity
A terminated Barbadian LIAT pilot has now filed a class action suit against the government in Antigua and Barbuda where the collapsed airline is based. The constitutional motion filed last week...
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Eyes on a third wave
As policymakers and stakeholders negotiate the inevitable resumption of tourism, concern is growing within the local medical fraternity about a possible third wave of COVID-19 currently taking root in...
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Priest, ex-diplomat, questions new postings
Former Barbados High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Reverend Guy Hewitt is questioning Government’s rationale for a number of recent diplomatic postings, given the global COVID-19 pandemic and the...
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Youth activists press for reform at Govt Industrial School
Allegations of an unfolding scandal at the country’s primary juvenile correctional facility have sparked a wave of activism among scores of youth who are vowing to leave no stone unturned in an effort...
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University ‘in a very good place’ – Sir Hilary
Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor Sir Hilary Beckles is giving the assurance that the “good recommendations” contained in the latest Chancellor’s report on aspects of...
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