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New consumer body launched
As Barbadians cry out about the rising cost of living, a new advocacy group has joined the fight to ensure that consumer rights are protected. The Barbados Consumer Empowerment Network (BCEN) was...
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DLP president says Government’s relief plan not enough
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) have offered some commendation for Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s efforts to provide some relief to Barbadians from the current cost of living crisis. But there are also...
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Heightened PSV security from next week
From as early as next weekend, some taxi, ZR and minibus drivers will be outfitted with security cameras and GPS machines in their vehicles and they would be asking commuters to lower their masks upon...
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Licences issued for medicinal cannabis industry
Two Barbadian companies have secured the first two licences to operate in the medicinal cannabis industry. The Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA) announced Friday that the two...
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Measures should have included a reduction in GSC – Stuart
A cut in the Garbage and Sewage Contribution (GSC) levy for households should have been one of the measures announced by Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Thursday to help Barbadians better cope with the...
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Study finds vaccine hesitancy in Barbados extends beyond COVID-19 jabs
There are indications that the vaccine hesitancy sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic could translate into Barbadian parents opting not to have their children immunised against other diseases in the...
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Support for ‘timely’ measures
Noted academic Professor Don Marshall says the relief measures the Mia Amor Mottley administration is implementing to help Barbados weather the rapidly rising cost of living, is an indication that...
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Post jail follow-up needed to re-integrate first-time offenders
The recent spike in gun crime has triggered a call by a former government minister and attorney-at-law for the establishment of a national programme to help first-time offenders re-integrate back into...
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Three-month timeline
Completing firearm-related cases with alacrity is one of the major solutions to the gun crimes plaguing Barbados. Outspoken Judge Carlisle Greaves expressed that strong belief from the Bench on Friday...
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#BTEditorial – Protecting the vulnerable is vital
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has been praised for her administration’s attempts to respond to the spiralling cost of food, energy, and other necessary household and consumer items. For the thousands of...
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Flash-flood watch in effect for Barbados
This alert message is valid from 9 am Saturday and will be updated at 6 pm or sooner if conditions warrant. A flash-flood watch is issued when heavy or excessive rainfall in a short period of time...
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Health Ministry confirms first case of Monkeypox in Barbados
Barbados has confirmed the first case of Monkeypox on the island. The confirmation came by way of a statement from Minister of Health Ian Gooding-Edghill. The full statement is below: Good morning. You...
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COVID-19 update: 244 new cases
There were 244 new COVID-19 cases, 85 males and 159 females, recorded from the 766 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Friday, July 15. The cases consisted of 46 persons...
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BUT welcomes Govt’s decision on school meals, raises questions
The Barbados Union of Teachers has welcomed Government’s decision to provide school meals for hundreds of children during the current summer period, but questions the lack of consultation with key...
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Light bill ease for July and August
Barbadians can expect an ease in their electricity bill this month and next month, due to a five per cent decline in the Fuel Clause Adjustment (FCA) for the month of July and fuel savings from...
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Flash Flood Watch extended to midnight
This alert message is valid from 6 pm Saturday and will be terminated at 12 midnight Sunday or sooner if conditions warrant. A flash-flood watch is issued when heavy or excessive rainfall in a short...
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Cutting VAT a necessary sacrifice, PM says
Cutting the VAT from a number of items for the sake of Barbadians is a big sacrifice but a necessary one nonetheless, Prime Minister Mia Mottley said on Saturday. While adding that it is a move locals...
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CIBC FirstCaribbean advances the sale of its assets in two OECS countries
FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited (“FirstCaribbean”) announced Friday that the sale of its business to two indigenous banks in the eastern Caribbean has received approval from the Eastern...
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Sagicor conducts timely checks at its adopted schools
Forty-nine-year-old Sharon Douglin has decided to finally break her silence about her abuse by writing her book Made for More – Overcoming Self Doubt and the Cycle of Abuse. The debut author who...
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Author’s book proves therapeutic after childhood abuse
Forty-nine-year-old Sharon Douglin has decided to finally break her silence about her abuse by writing her book Made for More – Overcoming Self Doubt and the Cycle of Abuse. The debut author who...
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