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Expert predicts increase in cyber attacks as businesses fail to take security...
By Marlon Madden Founder and Managing Director of Barbados-based cyber security and management firm Carisec Global Inc. Edward Millington is not convinced that companies here and across the region are...
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Ruling on wandering charge progressive, says human rights activist
By Shamar Blunt A “progressive” move in the fight to protect children’s rights, is how human rights activist Felicia Dujon sees a High Court decision striking down a section of the law pertaining to...
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ATMs, phones back online; other COB systems still unavailable
Two weeks after suffering a cybersecurity breach, resulting in some of its services going offline, the City of Bridgetown Cooperative Credit Union Limited (COB) is reporting that its automated teller...
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ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL
SECTOR WARNS AGAINST ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH FOR CAPTIVES By Marlon Madden Officials of the global business community are warning regulators that new corporate governance guidelines could put...
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PSV operators chastised for cutting routes short
The Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) is calling on Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators to end the practice of cutting routes short and forcing passengers to disembark before reaching their...
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Learning time lost to cow-itch
A significant amount of productivity is lost when cow-itch affects schools, says President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) Rudy Lovell. He says not only were students losing learning time, but...
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SSA turns to public health officers to help deal with messy businesses
Store owners who are not cooperating with the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) in the proper disposal of their garbage are being reported to public health officials. Public Relations Officer of the...
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Local authorities work with coastal communities to boost preparedness
By Shamar Blunt A programme is in the works to prepare residents of some of the island’s coastal areas to respond in the event of a tsunami. Coastal Planner from the Coastal Zone Management Unit,...
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Teachers optimistic
Two public school teachers who were disciplined for contesting the January 19, 2022 general election are anticipating an end to the action against them, with one willing to go to the law courts if he...
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Appeal judges hear arguments in constitutional motion
The Barbados Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the constitutional motion brought against Attorney General Dale Marshall challenging the composition of the Senate following the 2022 General...
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#BTEditorial – May the truce be more than lip service, for our country’s sake
News over the weekend that warring gangs in urban Barbados had finally pledged to put their differences aside was welcomed – for some at least. Others are sceptical, believing it to be mere lip...
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ON GUARD
AUTHORITIES RAMP UP EFFORTS TO KEEP AFRICAN SWINE FLU, BIRD FLU OUT By Anesta Henry Cabinet has approved the resources to bolster efforts to prevent African swine fever or bird flu outbreaks on the...
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DLP leader hails court ruling on public officers in active politics
Democratic Labour Party (DLP) president Dr Ronnie Yearwood has described the recent High Court ruling that struck down a ban on public officers actively participating in politics as one of the most...
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Women told: Guard your drinks!
Barbados’ Crime Prevention Specialist Inspector Stephen Griffith has issued a warning to young women to be careful with their drinks while at parties. “Be absolutely careful. Do not trust not even your...
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New crime fighting initiative urges public to speak up
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BNOCL explores collaboration with T&T’s oil and gas company
The Barbados National Oil Company Ltd (BNOCL) is in discussions with Trinidad and Tobago’s state-owned oil and gas company on the possibility of collaboration to boost production at the local energy...
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LEASE ON LAND
GOV’T EYEING PRIVATE ACREAGE FOR AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION By Jenique Belgrave Chief Agricultural Officer Keeley Holder says her ministry is engaging in an initiative to bring privately-owned plantation...
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Women in charge of northern division looking to forge closer links with...
For the first time in the history of the Barbados Police Service (BPS) the Northern Division is being headed by two women. Commander Divisional Officer Superintendent of Police Christine Stanford and...
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Ministry boosting local crop production; cementing foreign partnerships to...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security is focused on increasing local production to reduce this island’s dependence on food imports. Making this clear during the Estimates debate on...
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Export of Blackbelly sheep will reap benefits for Barbados, says consultant
Consultant for the Blackbelly Sheep Expansion Project, Dr Leroy McClean, has defended the Government’s move to send some of the animals to Guyana as part of an initiative to increase food security....
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