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Classes to resume online as discussions continue on phased return to...
The island’s students will resume online classes when the new school term resumes on Monday, January 10, the Ministry of Education has announced. In a statement, the Ministry said as a result of the...
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Barbados logs 255 new COVID-19 cases
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory recorded 255 new COVID-19 cases – 113 males and 142 females – on Thursday, December 30, from the 1,372 tests conducted. Of these, 48 persons were under the...
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Unions all for classes again once COVID-19 situation permits
The Ministry of Education’s decision to commence the Hilary term on January 10, 2022 with online instruction is receiving support from the island’s two major teachers’ unions. Both president of the...
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Six win scholarships, 36 get exhibitions
The Ministry of Education on Friday announced six scholarship winners, 36 exhibition winners and a sole recipient of an Award of Excellence this year. Two of the scholars are from Harrison College...
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BLP General Secretary dismisses talk of disunity, defends elections amid...
The Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) campaign is pushing back hard against claims that a seemingly hasty decision to call a general election is based on panic, disunity, or other negative factors. Moments...
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Reverend enters political fray to contest January 19 election
The man who came within ten votes of defeating Member of Parliament Santia Bradshaw eight years ago is returning to challenge her for that St Michael South-East seat once again. Reverend Patrick...
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Moe an asset to either party’s campaign
Former Parliamentarian Hamilton Lashley says a collaboration with former Government Senator Lucille Moe as a campaign strategist for the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) would be a major boost for the...
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Moe mystery
Barbados Labour Party (BLP) campaign manager, Dr Jerome Walcott, on Friday cast a shadow of doubt over an announcement that former Government Senator, Lucille Moe has been retained as a political...
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Slow end of year sales
Despite a busier than expected Christmas season, some clothing retailers are now feeling the pinch of slow sales. On the final shopping day before the close of the year, when Barbadians can normally be...
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Award winners pledge to give back to Barbados
Despite the challenges they endured studying during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Barbados Scholarship and Exhibition winners are pleased their hard work and dedication have paid off and are looking...
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Cruise ship with positive COVID cases on board spending New Year’s Eve in...
Hours after Barbados became host to a cruise ship that was turned away by another destination because of positive COVID-19 cases on board, another vessel has extended its time in this island’s waters....
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Solutions Barbados and two other parties broker deal to team up
Solutions Barbados and two other budding political organisations have been privately making headway on a plan to join forces in an attempt to capture at least 22 seats in Parliament. And in an...
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Fire at Preconco
Officials at Preconco Limited were busy assessing the impact of a fire that ravaged the office of the main building at Lears Road, Jackman, St Michael on Thursday night. A Barbados TODAY team was not...
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Protocol changes, deaths, vaccination calls mark second year of pandemic
COVID-19 once again dominated the headlines of 2021. While there was much hope by Government and Barbadians alike that 2021 would have been the year in which the pandemic was defeated, the situation in...
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High-profile cases among those adjudicated as courts worked to reduce backlog
The wheels of justice continued to turn in Barbados despite the continued challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Several high-profile cases dominated headlines even as the court reduced...
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Chapman: COVID positive people not allowed to vote on January 19
Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 will not be allowed to exercise their Constitutional right to vote in the January 19 General Election. Making the announcement Saturday morning, Head of the...
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Economy recorded both negative and positive changes in 2021
Although the Barbados economy faced another uphill battle in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was some measure of recovery, as evident by two consecutive quarters of economic growth between...
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Final curtain call
The year 2021 was a tough one in all respects – from COVID-19 spikes, lockdowns, ashfall, freak storms and the first hurricane in over 50 years to sad goodbyes. Over the course of this very difficult...
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EBC says it’s ready for January 19 poll
We are ready. That’s the declaration made by Supervisor of Election Angela Taylor in response to growing concerns that Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s unexpected announcement of the January 19 General...
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ECB meets to discuss decision not to allow COVID-positive people to vote
An emergency meeting has been called by the Electoral and Boundaries Commission. Barbados TODAY has been reliably informed that this is as a result of the controversial decision not to allow citizens...
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