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Public Notice: Road closure in Holetown
The Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources reminds the public, as part of the ongoing road works associated with the Highway 1 Rehabilitation Project, a section Highway 1 in Holetown from the...
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Message from Prime Minister Mottley to mark the end of Ramadan
Below is the full statement: I wish to join you, members of the Barbadian Muslim faith, in celebrating the festival of Eid-al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. For me, it represents...
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Registration for first doses not open yet
The Immunisation Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that the appointment system for first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is not open yet. Members of the public will be notified as...
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New COVID-19 vaccination date
The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) has advised persons scheduled to receive their second dose vaccinations at the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC), Harbour Road, St....
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Fire destroys house at Worthing, Christ Church
Fire destroyed a house at Worthing, Christ Church, just behind the Guana Dong restaurant Friday evening. It remains unclear how many persons occupied the private dwelling. Under the supervision of...
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Officials reopen tourism, predict increasing airlift, hotel occupancy
Barbados is again officially open for tourism business, officials announced Friday as they predicted a major increase in airlift to the island by year-end after a year-long closure triggered by the...
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Minister welcomes US downgrade of Barbados’ COVID severity
Stressing the need for a safe reopening of the island’s tourism, Minister of Tourism Senator Lisa Cummins on Friday welcomed the news that the US government’s disease watchdog is expected to downgrade...
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Labour minister says aggrieved hotel workers will get their missing severance
Frustrated former hotel workers, including those from the Accra Beach Hotel and Spa, have been given the assurance that they will receive outstanding severance despite continuous broken promises from...
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PM, defending tender bypass, cites ‘special’ circumstances
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has stoutly defended her administration’s handling of contracts, in an apparent response to a growing outcry from the public about one construction firm receiving all...
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UPDATE: Fire destroys house at Worthing, Christ Church
Fire destroyed a house at Worthing, Christ Church, just behind the Guana Dong Restaurant Friday evening. Hastings and Worthing personnel responded to the scene shortly before 8 p.m. at the residence...
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No structures in Pine Basin removed, says ministry
The Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) has flatly refuted allegations that its employees have been uprooting housing materials and fruit trees on land occupied by a Rastafari family in the Pine...
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Children’s advocate to examine new app
UNICEF’s Children’s Champion and former juvenile court magistrate is to examine the new anonymous student behaviour reporting software called the SafeZone, Report It App. “I was not aware of its...
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Cut violence out, Forde’s constituents told
Constituents of Christ Church West Central engaging in illegal activity have received a stern warning from their parliamentary representative in the aftermath of an unsettling spate of gun violence...
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BTMI chief introduces National Tourism Marketing Committee
A new National Tourism Marketing Committee (NTMC) has been established under the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) to focus on the strategic marketing of niche tourism product offerings, the...
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NCSA backs minimum drinking age amid ‘widespread kid alcohol use’
Children as young as 12 admit to drinking liquor, a development that has prompted the National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) to describe as positive Parliament’s move to raise the minimum drinking...
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CDB’s actions questioned by contractor
A high-level investigation has been launched into claims of corruption and fraud in the region’s primary financial development lending institution based in Barbados. Barbados TODAY has learnt that the...
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Health facility re-opened
Residents of St Andrew now have a newly-renovated and modernized outpatient clinic. The facility, which was due for permanent closure, will allow residents to access community-based services in an...
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Registration for first doses not yet open
The Immunisation Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that the appointment system for first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine is not open yet. Members of the public will be notified as...
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More improvements coming to rural parish
The St Andrew Post Office which has fallen into disrepair over the years is set to undergo major repair works. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley made the announcement today as she delivered remarks...
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Exciting return to Sandals Barbados
Sandals Royal and Sandals Barbados reopened last Friday. The country’s largest hotel resort welcomed its first returning couple just after 3 p.m., and as they exited their Rolls Royce transfer they...
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