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Some workers off job at Bridgetown DutyFree
Some workers at Bridgetown DutyFree store on Broad Street are off the job. The store however remains open for business. (More details as they come to hand.) The post Some workers off job at Bridgetown...
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Fire destroys one house, damages two
A late morning blaze destroyed one house and damaged two others, one of them extensively, in Military Road, Bush Hall, St Michael on Monday. According to Divisional Officer of the Barbados Fire Service...
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Benefits for vulnerable
If the first social compact between the government and the distribution and manufacturing sectors did not result in savings in the pockets of some consumers, it was because they were not the target...
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Restoring Law and Order
Government’s chief legal advisor Attorney General Dale Marshall is deeply concerned about the callous gun-related deaths in Barbados. In fact, he describes the 2022 crime stats, 43 murders, 33 by gun,...
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GAIA closed as a result of faulty runway lights circuit
The Grantley Adams International Airport has been closed this evening as a result of faulty runway edge light circuit. Below is a full statement from Minister of Tourism and International Transport Ian...
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Leave to appeal
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has granted convicted killer James Ricardo Alexander Fields special leave to appeal his conviction and is expected to clarify “a serious point of law” for the local...
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#BTEditorial – Give CBC to the people, not the Market
The approach of the Mottley administration to the future of the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, the nation’s state broadcaster in its 60th year, must not be on par with the myopic decision-making...
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MIXED VIEWS
Two prominent political scientists have taken different positions on the Government’s decision to establish a commission to review the structure and function of Parliament. While the current Head of...
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Minister Straughn pleads for more investment confidence in local bonds
Pushing “a strong record of performance”, a Government minister has once again appealed to Barbadians to put their confidence in the administration by investing in their country through local bonds....
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Displaced workers take up training
Most of the workers from the soon-to-be disbanded National Beautification Programme have signed onto Government’s retraining initiative which could facilitate their transfer to other work areas after...
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New geriatric hospital no dollars and cents issue – Humphrey
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey has called out some Barbadians for their gross mistreatment of and disrespect towards the elderly. Speaking during a debate in the Lower...
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Pay dispute
A pay dispute between workers and management at Duty Free Caribbean that resulted in strike action on Tuesday morning has gone to the Labour Department for resolution. Several workers at Bridgetown...
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Minister says it won’t reduce supermarket prices
By Jenique Belgrave Consumers are being advised that the social compact signed by the Government and the private sector will not result in supermarket prices falling, only remaining at current levels...
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Caddle calls for transparency on Government contracts
Backbencher Marsha Caddle has called on the Government to fulfil its promise to publish information on contracts awarded for public works projects. She made the call as she insisted that public...
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Stores report good Valentine’s Day sales
By Anesta Henry Businesses in Bridgetown registered favourable Valentine’s Day sales on Tuesday, with several of them reporting being extremely busy over the past few days. When a Barbados TODAY team...
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FTC still to determine BLPC rate increase
Barbadians will have to wait until about next month to know how much electricity rates will change. The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) says it is awaiting more information from the Barbados Light and...
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By Jenique Belgrave There may be no need to discuss raising wages and salaries if Barbados redesigns its current tax structure. Independent Senator and economist Crystal Drakes suggested during today’s...
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Ramsay jailed for killing ex-girlfriend
Conroy Anderson Ramsay will spend the next 15 years behind bars for killing the mother of his child almost a decade ago. Justice Randall Worrell handed down the final sentence after considering a scale...
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#BTEditorial – EU finally frees us from the list
One of the best Valentine’s Day gifts Barbados could have received was the decision by the European Union (EU) Council to remove the island from its harmful list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions....
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FTC SAYS NO
Barbados Light and Power Company (BLPC) customers will not have to pay as much for electricity as the utility provider wanted. However, they will have to wait until sometime next month to find out...
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