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Retired clergyman says sexuality and gender in all of its forms are gifts...
Retired Anglican Bishop of Kingston, the Right Reverend Dr Robert Thompson has called for the buggery law to be repealed. And he has urged persons interested in that becoming a reality to agitate for...
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UNICEF congratulates Barbados on schools’ re-opening
Representative of UNICEF’s Eastern Caribbean Area Office, Dr Aloys Kamuragiye has commended the Ministry of Education for making the move to resume face-to-face classes on February 21. On Thursday,...
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For the Love of Pets: Why should your vet be the only one administering...
Would you go poking yourself or your child with a required vaccine? If you answered a resounding no, as you rightfully (and hopefully) should have, then why is it ok to do this to your pet? No, We’re...
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The switch to renewable energy in the region hindered by politics
Experts at the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) are not satisfied that the switch from fossil fuel to renewable energy in the region is being done with much urgency...
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Insurance company donates equipment to QEH laundry
Co-operators General Insurance has once again stepped up to the plate to assist the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), this time donating just over $30,000 worth of equipment to the hospital’s Laundry and...
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Barbados records 126 new COVID-19 cases
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 126 new COVID-19 cases (50 males and 76 females) from the 771 tests conducted on Thursday, March 10. Of the positive cases, 29 persons were under...
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BWA conducting maintenance at Alleynedale, St Lucy
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) is working to improve the water supply and water quality in the parishes of St. Lucy and St. Peter. As such, the Authority will begin work at its facility in...
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ED online travel form currently unavailable
The Barbados Immigration Department is advising travellers to Barbados that its online Embarkation/Disembarkation (ED) form is currently unavailable. Due to technical problems currently being...
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Common Entrance Town Hall meetings continue on March 12
The town hall meetings on the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) 2022, will continue tomorrow, Saturday, March 12, at Queen’s College, Husbands, St. James, and Daryll Jordan...
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Willams to head up BTMI board
Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Sen. the Hon. Lisa Cummins, today announced the Board of Directors for the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) and the Barbados Tourism Product...
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CTUSAB accuses various ministries of insulting trade unions
The umbrella body for trade unions in Barbados is calling for an immediate end to the “disgusting and insulting” habit of some heads of government departments of ignoring correspondence from workers’...
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Promise of comprehensive response to homelessness as couple gets help
Moved by a recent Barbados TODAY report of a young, intellectually challenged couple living on the streets of Bridgetown, Minister of Elder Affairs and People Empowerment Kirk Humphrey has stepped up...
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Tourism minister says Barbados will better cater to all market segments
Minister of Tourism and International Transport Senator Lisa Cummins is promising that Barbados will continue to develop an inclusive tourism product that better caters to all market segments,...
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Forte: Anticipation for what Gov’t will reveal given global uncertainties
Monday’s budget is a critical opportunity for the Mia Mottley administration to set out how it intends to put Barbados on a firm footing to grow, prosper and develop, says Barbadian economist based in...
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Investigation to determine cause of IT failures at gov’t agencies
Six government departments affected by technical problems that resulted in a shutdown of their computer systems earlier this week are now back on stream, and an investigation is underway into the root...
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UWU nurses upset at plan to bring more nurses from Ghana
General Secretary of the Unity Workers Union (UWU) Caswell Franklyn says the announcement that more Ghanaian nurses will be coming to Barbados soon is not sitting well with some nurses. He said those...
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Minister wants a break for the elderly and vulnerable
As Prime Minister Mia Mottley prepares to make her Budget presentation on Monday, Minister of Elder Affairs and People Empowerment Kirk Humphrey says he is hoping it will provide some necessary ease...
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Prevention programme launched to stamp out problem in schools
Chief Education Officer (CEO) Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw has acknowledged that it will take a collaborative effort to rid the island’s schools of bullying. Speaking at the launch of the Olweus Bullying...
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Forde: Make Adams a National Hero
Long-serving St Thomas MP Cynthia Forde today called for former Prime Minister Tom Adams to be named as a national hero of Barbados on the 37th anniversary of his death. Forde, who led a wreath-laying...
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New projects in the works for senior citizens
The Ministry of Elder Affairs and People Empowerment will be taking a more holistic approach to caring and providing safe spaces for the elderly, including providing more activities for them, Minister...
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