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Food initiative provides $10 000 in produce for Bajans in need
Scores of Barbadians will benefit from the Vincy/Bim Food Market initiative of two companies here and Vincentian farmers who have provided more than $10 000 worth of fruits, vegetables, and other...
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Another appeal for deaf to get job opportunities
Businesses in Barbados are again being challenged to make a concerted effort to employ more people with disabilities. Minister of Labour Colin Jordan reiterated the call during the media launch of the...
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COVID-19 Update: 17 new cases recorded
Seventeen new COVID-19 cases, seven males and 10 females, were reported from the 282 tests conducted on Thursday, September 22, by laboratories across the island. The cases comprised three persons...
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Tree planting goal in sight
Since the start of the Clean and Green initiative, about 400 000 trees have been planted across Barbados and environmental officials are pressing to ensure more than twice that number is eventually...
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New deal needed – CDB president
Barbados and the rest of the region are running out of time to build more resilient economies “for the sake of current and future generations”. The effort will require a multisectoral approach with...
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Historic Bridgetown?
Whatever plans Government has for the old Treasury Building, converting it to a City dump is surely not one of them. But once again locals and visitors alike are being subjected to the disgusting sight...
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Burglary ‘lookout’ gets a suspended sentence
A young woman was given a three-year suspended sentence after she admitted to being the lookout during a burglary. Falicia Shauntell Browne’s sentence was ordered by Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell...
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#BTEditorial – The power is with the BL&P
The Fair Trading Commission’s (FTC) sometimes competing roles of regulator on one hand and advocate on the other, have come sharply into focus during the on-going application by the Barbados Light...
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Double dilemma
With four months still to go with a cap on several food and household items at the supermarket, Chairman of the Barbados Private Sector (BPSA) Trisha Tannis is issuing an early warning that the private...
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CDEMA, IOM sign MOU to improve disaster preparedness
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) geared at bolstering the region’s...
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Joseph Atherley hoping for an ease
Former Opposition leader Bishop Joseph Atherley hopes that Barbados’ next International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme does not mean more economic hardships for Barbadians. Saying he was not surprised...
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Protocol relief
The business community and tourism sector have welcomed changes to COVID-19 protocols, with the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) particularly excited about the ease in the mask mandate and...
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Fears for MSMEs
Chief Executive Officer of the Small Business Association (SBA) Dr Lynette Holder agrees that should Government “hastily go down the road” of trying to achieve a certain fiscal surplus under a new...
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Unnecessary committee, says CTUSAB
There was no need to establish an advisory body to look into improving the lives of people with disabilities, says general secretary of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados...
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New programme offers support to deaf community
The Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs and the National Disabilities Unit (NDU) have launched an initiative that will, among other things, help the deaf and hearing impaired better...
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Centenerian a mother of many children
Centenarian Marie Phillips gave birth to two children, but she boasts that she was a mother to hundreds. Marking her 100th birthday on Thursday, Phillips proudly stated that for many years, she made...
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Young male killed in St Philip shooting
A young male has died following a shooting in St Philip Friday night, police say. Just before midnight, police at the District ‘C’ Station responded to a report of gunshots being fired at Long Bay, St...
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Call for cyber security legislation
Chairman of the Small Business Association (SBA) Neil Corbin is calling for cyber security legislation to protect consumers and businesses, as Barbados continues its push for greater use of digital...
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Slow justice in teachers’ matter
The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) is calling for a speedy resolution of the matter surrounding the suspension of teachers Pedro Shepherd and Alwyn Babb. “We are...
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Nothing cold about ICE!
The lawns of Green Acres, The Belle, St Michael were a sea of colour when party-goers descended there for ICE Food Inclusive Garden Party on Sunday. And while the event’s name is synonymous with cold,...
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