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Redman questions revision of protocols that have minimised COVID spread in...
The Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU) is not on board with attempts to accommodate more students in the classroom, warning that COVID-19 is affecting an increasing number of the island’s...
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‘More efficient tax collection may have avoided pandemic levy’
Trade union leader and Parliamentarian Toni Moore has taken Government to task for failing to take action to collect almost $1 billion in unpaid taxes and allowing delinquent businesses to escape with...
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LIAT workers travel to Parliament to put case for Mottley to intervene in...
With their financial situation “growing extremely dire”, former LIAT employees have now sent a petition to Prime Minister Mia Mottley pleading their case and again urging her to use her “influential...
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IMF chief arrives in Barbados
At 9:30 p.m on Tuesday, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva stepped onto Barbados’ soil as the first-ever chief of the Washington-based financial institution...
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Straughn appeals to self-employed not to hide from paying pandemic levy
Self-employed Barbadians are being urged not to “play around with numbers” now they are being called upon to contribute to the country’s economic recovery through payment of a Pandemic Contribution...
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Atherley calls for change to law to appoint Opposition Leader
Almost five months after the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) returned to office after a clean sweep at the polls, a suggestion has been made for a legislative change to ensure there is always an Opposition...
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IMF may be needed again, says economist
One of the island’s most respected economists says he would not be surprised if Government entered another programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Dr Justin Robinson, a Professor of...
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Unions put in pay hike request
Labour unions have officially requested a salary hike for government workers, Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn disclosed on Tuesday. And while he stopped short of saying whether that...
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Entertainers urged to lend voices to former LIAT staff’s fight for severance
A former LIAT pilot is pleading with entertainers in Barbados and the rest of the region to raise their voices in support of the call for the airline’s shareholder governments to give ex-workers their...
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City MP: Businesses should be proud to pay pandemic levy
Member of Parliament for the City of Bridgetown Corey Lane on Tuesday appealed to businesses who are still raking in profits even amid the difficult economic times, not to wait for the Government to...
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Gov’t eyes on building local film industry
Government is seeking to expand the offerings of Barbados’ film sector. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Senator Dr Shantal Munro-Knight, said in three weeks following last Tuesday’s National...
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Vaccine and booster still critical
Even though the number of persons testing positive for COVID-19 has been falling in recent weeks, Co-coordinator of the National Vaccination Programme Dr Elizabeth Ferdinand is urging Barbadians to get...
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Rock Hall Freedom Park’s significance to the fore
by David Hinkson There are still not many Barbadians aware of the historical significance of the small rural community of Rock Hall in St. Thomas as Barbados’ first free village, but the Division of...
View Article‘Shirley Chisholm’ is coming to Barbados
The show, Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed & Unbowed, an immersive and interactive solo show will be performed at the Daphne Joseph-Hackett Theatre starring US-based Guyanese actress, Ingrid Griffith on...
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Crop Over Sweet Lime a hit with fans
The launch of the first ever Banks Crop Over Sweet Lime has been described as an overwhelming success. This was the view shared by Senior Business Development Officer at the National Cultural...
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Alan Sheppard releases Code Red
Alan Sheppard has released Code Red, a catchy, lyrically impactful Afrobeat song. Sheppard’s Code Red calls on society, governments and world leaders to take urgent action to address the global climate...
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Clement Armstrong receives inaugural Cufee Award
Clement Armstrong, popular businessman and operator of the seaside bar and restaurant Fisherman’s Pub, will be the first nominee of the Government’s new Cuffee’s Revolutionaries initiative, geared at...
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Murder accused remanded
Murder accused Kriskoff Redonnie Tamara Puckerin was today remanded to Dodds after appearing before Magistrate Kim Butcher in the District “A” Magistrates’ Traffic Court. Puckerin, 24, of Skeetes Road,...
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Digital event series returns to help empower entrepreneurs
Leading telecoms provider Flow Business is encouraging Caribbean entrepreneurs to take their business to the next level by participating in its next event series targeted at small businesses, with...
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COVID-19 Update: 96 new positive cases
There were 96 new COVID-19 cases, 44 males and 52 females, recorded from the 530 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Tuesday, June 14. Of the positive cases, 23 persons...
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