COVID-19 UPDATE: 11 new positive cases, 123 in isolation
Three males and eight females were identified as COVID-19 positive by the Bestdos Santos Public Health Laboratory. A total of 1,213 tests were carried out on Thursday, July 15. There are currently 123...
View ArticlePolice investigate robbery
Police are investigating a robbery at Savings Plus supermarket, Rock Dundo, St Michael. (more details as they come to hand.) The post Police investigate robbery appeared first on Barbados Today.
View ArticleUpdate: Two men in custody following supermarket robbery
Two men are in police custody in connection with a robbery that occurred at Saving Plus Supermarket, Rock Dundo, St Michael this afternoon. “One is a 21-year-old and one is a 26-year-old. Those...
View ArticleSummer school shelved
COVID-19 has stuck a pin in Government’s Bounce Back Summer Programme. The educational summer camp that garnered interest from over 2000 students was set to commence on Monday but has now been delayed...
View ArticleConvicted attorney Pile must complete her prison term at Dodds says Appeal Court
Attorney Vonda Pile will not be practicing law for the foreseeable future after she lost an appeal against her theft conviction and three-year sentence before the Barbados Court of Appeal on Friday....
View ArticlePM and family say goodbye to beloved brother, son, father
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley took a break from running the country to join her family in bidding farewell to her brother, Warren, during an emotional funeral service at the St Mary’s Anglican...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal tells Bjerkham it can’t enforce land order imposed by CCJ
The Court of Appeal on Friday dismissed an application from wealthy investor Bjorn Bjerkham for it to enforce a six-year order of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in a land dispute dating back to...
View ArticleBWU General Secretary: Stop the union infighting
The infighting and controversy that have plagued the trade union movement over the last several weeks must be put to rest with haste, if workers’ rights and protections are to be maintained during this...
View ArticleTwo men in custody following supermarket robbery
Two young men are in police custody in connection with a robbery at Saving Plus Supermarket, Rock Dundo, St Michael on Thursday afternoon. Police Public Relations Officer Rodney Inniss disclosed that...
View ArticleNew testing facility at Crane ready
A new multi-million-dollar sophisticated COVID-19 PCR testing laboratory has gone into operation in Barbados. Considered the first on-site cutting-edge PCR testing lab in the region, the facility is...
View ArticleDenny disagrees with suspension of NUPW president, unfazed by election delay
One of the contenders for the post of Second Vice President in the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) highly anticipated elections has declared he disagrees with the suspension of embattled...
View ArticleGlobal Christian TV network launched in Barbados
Barbados is now home to a 24-hour television station broadcasting wholesome, Christian and family-friendly local and international content. The Greatness Channel Network was launched on Thursday...
View ArticlePrices steady as input costs rise
President of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) James Paul is giving Barbadians the assurance that his organisation will be working with farmers to try and keep prices down on meat products, even...
View ArticleBusinesses told cyber security is essential
A cyber security expert who ran a threat intelligence team at the White House under two US presidents, has advised companies in Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean not to see cyber security as a...
View ArticleVehicular traffic entering and exiting QEH via Martindales road returns to...
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) wishes to inform the public that effective Monday, July 19, emergency and regular vehicular traffic exiting and entering the QEH via Martindales Road will revert to...
View ArticlePSVs ready to go electric
While owners of Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) are ready to make the switch to electric vehicles, discussions with Government have stalled. That is according to chairman of the Alliance Owners of...
View ArticleReopened museum an educational treat
by Shamar Blunt Modern, interactive, and fun – these were the words used to describe the Barbados Museum & Historical Society’s latest offerings for its visitors in the form of their newly launched...
View ArticleFreedom Festival an expression culture ‘Gine On’
DJ Simmons is the co-founder of the Gine ON?! media company which is one of the leading online platforms for Barbadian art and culture. For the second year, they will be hosting their Freedom Festival...
View ArticleCOVID-19 UPDATE: 10 new cases, 141 in isolation
Ten people, three males and seven females, have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory conducted 1,048 tests on Friday, July 16. The number of people in isolation is...
View ArticleStudents told learning never stops
Future employees entering the modern workplace must be ready to adapt to changing tides of technology and other requirements that will be expected of them in the ever-changing job market. This was the...
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