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Leaders call for investment in air and sea transport to get food across region
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has accused some of his Caribbean Community (CARICOM) colleagues of being “free riders” when it comes to regional transportation, and issued a call for...
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BHTA CEO to demit office in June
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Rudy Grant is moving on after six years at the helm of the group which represents over 300 entities. In a statement...
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Application backlog at NHC to be dealt with in another week
The backlog of in excess of 25 000 housing applications at the National Housing Corporation (NHC) is slated to be addressed in a week’s time. This assurance was given by Minister of Housing, Lands and...
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Fire victims need more help
Almost two months after fire destroyed her White Hill, St Andrew two-bedroom timber house and its contents, 40-year-old Keisha Tieson says her family of five is in need of more assistance as their time...
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Group still pushing for start of breathalyzer testing
President of the Barbados Road Safety Association (BRSA) Sharmane Roland Bowen is making yet another appeal to Government to start breathalyzer testing. Roland-Bowen said it has been almost six weeks...
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Digital exhibition chronicling Chinese experience in Barbados
The Barbados Museum & Historical Society in partnership with the Chinese community in Barbados is designing and developing a digital exhibition which chronicles the experience of Chinese people in...
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Sagicor treats two to Mother’s Day makeovers
Two lucky mothers were the focus of Sagicor’s attention this past Mother’s Day when the regional financial and insurance solutions provider treated them to makeovers and a family dinner in recognition...
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Two injured in accident at Locust Hall, St George
Police and emergency personnel are on the scene of an accident at Locust Hall, St George involving a Transport Board bus and a jeep. Two persons were injured in the collision that occurred around 11:30...
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Barbados-based firms scoop two awards
Two organisations from Barbados were announced winners of the inaugural Island Innovation Awards during this year’s Island Finance Forum, which was held on April 29th. The finalists and winners were...
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Barbados records 310 new COVID cases
Barbados recorded 310 new COVID-19 cases, 127 males and 183 females, from the 1,118 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Thursday, May 19. The cases comprise 67 persons...
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Police investigate accident at Trents, St James
Police are on the scene of an accident at Trents, St James involving a minibus and a car. Barbados TODAY understands three tourists who were in the car have been transported to the Queen Elizabeth...
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Child Care Board hosts virtual parenting symposium
The Child Care Board (CCB) will host a virtual parenting symposium on the topic Parenting Protocols and the Pandemic, on Friday, May 27, from 10:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. To join the symposium, persons...
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Barbados & Cuba sign a Health Cooperation Agreement
A Health Cooperation Agreement for additional medical personnel has been signed between Barbados’ Ministry of Health and Wellness and Cuba’s Ministry of Public Health. As part of its continued...
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Police investigate discovery of skeletal remains
Police are conducting investigations into the discovery of human remains in a cane field at Bannatyne Road, Christ Church. According to lawmen, workers who were harvesting sugarcane made the grim find...
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Burna Boy to headline Tipsy All White Party in Barbados for Crop Over
The Grammy-winning Nigerian artist, who is on the cover of the latest issue of Billboard magazine, will be the first Afropop star and international act to perform at Tipsy Barbados in July during the...
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Police probe unnatural death
Police at the Black Rock Station are conducting investigations into the unnatural death of a man at Dash Gap, Bank Hall, St. Michael, which occurred about 5:55 p.m. The victim, who was confirmed dead...
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Private learning institutions saddened by closure of Ursuline Convent School,...
Administrators of private schools across the island have described the imminent closure of the 128-year-old Ursuline Convent School as heart-breaking, with one suggesting others could soon follow suit...
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Residents say they have not been informed of imminent move
Some residents of Rock Hall, St Philip are calling on senior government officials to come to them “as men and women” and clear the air on a planned relocation process that is supposed to commence soon....
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Amaze store demands apology from FTC over approach to herbal medicine retailers
A popular retailer of herbal medicines is demanding an apology from the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) while issuing a caution to the regulator over its handling of issues surrounding the store’s...
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Disruption continues at primary school
The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) is calling on authorities to thoroughly investigate factors outside the Lawrence T Gay Memorial Primary School, which may be contributing to environmental problems...
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