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BWU: Employers could use COVID mandates to cut workers
The Barbados Workers Union (BWU) is cautioning employers against using the COVID-19 pandemic to place employees on the breadline. At the same time, the BWU said on Wednesday that workers must not be...
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Pilot says they are getting no firm position on outstanding pay
The man who has been spearheading the fight on behalf of former LIAT employees owed millions of dollars in pay, has criticised the actions of Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne. Former...
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Bostic to tackle monitoring unit concerns
Minister of Health and Wellness Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic has intervened in a brewing dispute between workers attached to the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit and senior officials in his ministry over...
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Consult parents on vaccine first
Calls are being made for comprehensive consultation with parents before COVID-19 vaccines are made available to children ages five to 11 as a key element for a return to face-to-face classes. In fact,...
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High hopes for upgraded cave
Bonz Robertson, General Manager of Chukka Adventures says the US$9 million development of the new-look Harrison’s Cave Eco-Adventure Park currently underway in Barbados should bear significant fruit...
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‘Bringing up mum and dad’: Chief Magistrate urges parenting classes
Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes wants to see the introduction of mandatory parenting classes, he has suggested to a public forum. In the same way that people are taught to drive, they should receive...
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Police probe fatal shooting
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man at 2nd Avenue Weekes Land, St Michael. (more details as they come to hand.) The post Police probe fatal shooting appeared first on Barbados Today.
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‘Get inmates help, not just jail’ – officials
An appeal for more professional help with rehabilitating prisoners has revealed the likelihood that a significant number of them have serious psychological issues and ought really to be hospitalised....
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DLP spokesman urges no more price rises
Barbadians cannot take any more price increases, Democratic Labour Party (DLP) spokesman on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ryan Walters has said while declaring opposition to Light & Power’s...
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Barbados eyes collaboration on climate change
Barbados is looking forward to working with Australia on climate change, Bridgetown’s special envoy on climate change has told the Australian High Commissioner. Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson,...
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Bajan exporters ‘need to embrace quality standards to become competitive’
If Barbados is ever to develop a sustainable economy built on diversity and growth, the export community needs “a culture of quality”, the head of the Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI)...
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Update: Police identify man fatally shot
Police have identified the man shot and killed at Weekes Land, Goodland, St Michael in the early hours of this morning. The deceased is Mario Hinds, 29, of Richmond, St Michael. Police said they...
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First-time author Wilson’s book offers encouragement
Victorine Wilson is the debut author of No Longer a Prisoner: Born To Win, a book which stemmed from a debate she had with a young gentleman. “I realised that the young man was not able to relate to...
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Bring back value added to sugar, say rum producers
by Marlon Madden Some of those who benefit from sugarcane production here are calling for ramped up efforts on the part of authorities to restructure the sugarcane industry and allow the island to...
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Business trio launch new rum experience
by Marlon Madden A new avenue has been opened up for the sharing of the experience and the stories behind the world-renowned rums of Barbados. A group of individuals – Gayle Seale, marketing executive...
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Study: Renewable NRG jobs reach 12 million last year
Jobs in the renewable energy sector grew last year, albeit at a slower rate than in 2019. A new report said that globally, jobs in that sector reached some 12 million last year, up from 11.5 million in...
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Some revenue risks to the region, IDB warns
As some regional Governments seek to transition to carbon-neutral economies by 2030, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) publication is urging countries to put measures in place to mitigate some...
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One more COVID death on Wednesday
The COVID-19 death toll now stands at 189, following another death on Wednesday, November 10. An 80-year-old Barbadian man passed away while in primary isolation at the Harrison’s Point Isolation...
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Captive insurance buyout
An acquisition has taken place in the expanding captive insurance market in Barbados. MCaptive International, a publication dedicated to the global news about the captive market, reported that SRS, the...
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Tourism officials’ verdict on business travel
by Marlon Madden Some regional tourism officials are predicting a recovery of the sector by 2023 with a slow but steady growth in business travel. President of Paulson Puerto Rico Hotels Peter Hopgood...
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