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Change your management style, says professor
by Marlon Madden One university academic is calling on private and public sector organisation leaders to start employing more management styles that allow their employees to “unleash” their true...
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Barbados records 247 new cases of COVID-19
A total of 247 people – 98 males and 149 females – tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, December 29, from the 1,366 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The new cases...
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Central Bank uses data to ‘tell the story’
Every quarter, the Central Bank of Barbados publishes a review of Barbados’ economy so far for the year and provides an outlook for the coming months. To produce this and other publications, as well as...
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Reminder of payment of annual registration fees
Self-employed persons are reminded that they are required to pay annual registration fees for the year 2022, during the month of January. These persons must be involved in any profession, trade,...
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Residents urged to stick to protocols to avoid further spread of Omicron
The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has been confirmed in Barbados, and the island’s top health official has indicated that it is likely spreading in the community. However, in making the...
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Parties, campaigning to go ahead with strict protocols
Yearend celebrations and election campaigning have not been scuttled despite the week-long upsurge in COVID-19 cases and the confirmation of the Omicron variant here, but Barbadians will have to cope...
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Former Gov’t Senator assisting DLP in upcoming general elections
Former Government Senator Lucille Moe – who, for months, had been absent from the Senate – is now emerging as a campaign strategist for the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) ahead of next month’s general...
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Political commentators say new party of ‘convenience’ not a serious contender...
An alliance between the People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP) and the United Progressive Party (UPP) has been pronounced ‘dead on arrival’ by two of the country’s leading political...
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PdP and UPP join forces to fight the upcoming General Election
Barbados’ newest political party wants voters to give its members the opportunity to serve! That is the plea of the leaders of the Alliance Party for Progress (APP) ahead of next month’s general...
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Lashley returns to St Philip North
Former Transport Minister Michael Lashley has returned to elective politics in an attempt to take back the St Philip North seat he lost in the 2018 polls, charging that the Barbados Labour Party (BLP)...
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DLP manifesto soon to be made public
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) plans to unveil its election manifesto possibly by Near Year’s Day, president Verla DePeiza disclosed on Thursday as she declared that the party was ready for all...
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Omicron threatens back-to-school plans
The possibility of students returning to the classroom for face-to-face learning hangs in the balance as health officials begin to battle the highly contagious Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus,...
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Parties in talks to join forces
Barbados could have yet another coalition party contesting the January 19 General Election. Leader of Solutions Barbados Grenville Phillips II announced today that his party will be forming a coalition...
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Atherley wants electoral department to outline election guidelines
Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley is not yet sure how his newly-formed Alliance Party for Progress (APP) will run its campaign as he awaits guidance from election officials on how the process is...
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Preliminary voters list available until January 6
The public is advised that the Preliminary List of Electors for the upcoming January 19, 2022 General Elections has been published. Persons may check the List to confirm their electoral...
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Central Bank to take foreign exchange apps online
Barbados’ banks and their customers will soon be able to complete foreign currency transactions more speedily. With the rollout of Forex Online on January 3, 2022, users of the system will benefit from...
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Mount Gay donates hand sanitisers to 300 businesses
In its continued efforts to assist in the fight against COVID-19, Mount Gay Distilleries Ltd. is donating hand sanitiser to over 300 bars, restaurants, rum shops, supermarkets and minimarts across the...
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Two Barbadians die from COVID-19, death toll moves to 262
The COVID-19 death toll has risen to 262, following the deaths of two Barbadians today, Friday, December 31. A 58-year-old man, who was partially vaccinated, and a 93-year-old unvaccinated woman both...
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Death stalked the Caribbean in a significant way in 2021
By Peter Richards The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic did not come to an end this year. Death continues to stalk the Caribbean and by the end of 2021, the virus had spawned several variants. The latest...
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Dr Forde’s Christmas wish
Dr Corey Forde, the National Coordinator of Isolation Facilities for COVID-19 Management in Barbados, is hoping for some down time for staff at the main COVID-19 medical facility in St Lucy who has...
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