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COVID-19 UPDATE: 431 new cases
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratoryidentified 431 new COVID-19 cases, 181 males and 250 females, from the 1,169 tests conducted on Wednesday, August 10. The cases comprised 60 persons under...
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CXC exam results to be released September 5
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced that candidates can access their preliminary results online on September 5. Regional ministries of education will receive the preliminary results...
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Not good enough
Leader of the Alliance Party for Progress (APP), Bishop Joseph Atherley has called for more frequent reviews and audits of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS). His reaction has come following the...
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Barbadians worried about state of affairs at NIS
Barbadians are concerned about the state of the $4 billion National Insurance Scheme (NIS). When Barbados TODAY took to the streets to get feedback on Wednesday’s announcement that the scheme could be...
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CXC results out on Sept 5
The anxious wait for the results in this year’s Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will be over by September 5. In a statement issued Thursday, the regional examinations body said students will be...
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‘Unnecessary bill’
There was no need to create a new piece of legislation to offer farmers better protection against praedial larceny, says chief executive officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) James Paul....
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Deacon’s resident apologises for having high-powered weapon which he said...
The High Court has imposed a $35 000 fine on self-confessed gunman Garendra Alexander Thomas. Of that amount the Redman’s Road, Deacon’s, St Michael resident had to pay $10 000 immediately. The balance...
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PSVs plead again to Gov’t for some shield from high gas prices
Private public transport operators are yet again appealing to the Mia Amor Mottley-led administration to give them some relief from the high gas prices which are having a negative impact on their...
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Article 7
Government has been slammed for not only failing to address the damning contents of the latest Auditor General’s report but also its response to public calls for it to do so. Outspoken trade unionist...
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Maloney in big hotel project in Guyana
Prominent local developer, Mark Maloney has been named among investors in a major hotel project in Guyana, Stabroek News has reported. The newspaper said Maloney, who is also one of the developers...
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Tough decisions
People who currently contribute to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) could be affected by its impending reform. That is the view of Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of the...
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Sagicor gives assurances to customers, agents with launch of online insurance...
Potential customers are being assured that their information will be highly protected as a leading insurance company launched a platform that will allow them to purchase life insurance completely...
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‘Under-reported’
Senior Probation Officer Diana Goodridge has lamented that abuse perpetrated against men is going underreported while children who witness abuse in the household are presenting with behavioural issues....
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PM, WFP official insist on urgent climate change action
Immediate and drastic steps are needed to avoid the dire consequences of climate change, Prime Minister Mia Mottley and head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) urged on Wednesday....
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Zaria overcomes dyslexia and anxiety
Zaria Walters did not make the top ten in this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Examination (BSSEE), but in her eyes, she is number one. The student of The Ifill School who gained 51 in...
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#BTEditorial – Our athletes deserve way more than lip service
“We want to see action. We have been hearing the talk for so long; so, we want to see some movement on this . . . .” – Former Olympian and coach Harcourt Wason, speaking on Starcom Network News this...
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Time for increased trading links between Africa and the Caribbean
The AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2022 (ACTIF 2022), slated for Bridgetown, Barbados, from September 1–3, 2022, is designed to build new trade and investment relationships between Africa and...
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‘Walk the Talk’ is back
Come Sunday September 4, Cultural Ambassador the Most Honourable Stedson “Red Plastic Bag” Wiltshire will lace up his sneakers again in an effort to raise funds for some of Barbados’ most vulnerable....
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Ifill’s investment plans secure with Mega 6 Jackpot
Llewellyn Ifill, has secured his investment plans with The Barbados Lottery as the island’s newest Mega 6 Jackpot winner, having won the top prize of $490,000 with a quick pick bet with the numbers:...
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CDEMA, Norway sign agreement for comprehensive disaster project
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), have agreed to an extension of the programme period for their project: “Support to the...
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