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Hinds, Tannis, Hickling among 14 to get honorary degrees from UWI
The Caribbean Soca Queen, a leading business executive and a biochemist will next month be recognised and honoured by the University of the West Indies (UWI) for their outstanding contributions to...
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Activists heading to court to get tougher sentences for animal cruelty
Five animal welfare organisations are renewing the call for the Government to enforce animal abuse legislation. And asserting that they are not yet satisfied that animal abuse is being taken as a...
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$1/4M AID
Gov’t promises close scrutiny as it announces money for BAEH to become 24-hour shelter By Anesta Henry Homeless people in Barbados will have a 24-hour shelter that will provide them with three square...
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‘Do better’
DLP chastises Gov’t for not completing road works in St Lucy, St Andrew By Marlon Madden President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Dr Ronnie Yearwood is taking the Government to task for leaving...
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Court orders entrepreneur to forfeit seized foreign currency
A High Court judge has made it clear that ignorance of the law is no excuse as she ordered that an entrepreneur forfeit just under half of the US currency he was attempting to take out of the country...
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SAFE PASSAGE
A team from the Ministry of Transport and Works’ Tree Trimming Division were today making this road in Spring Vale, St Andrew safer for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Photographer Kemar Holder...
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Escalating cost leads Roving Response Team to suspend assistance to police
After 30 years of helping the Barbados Police Service deal with road accidents and oil spills, the Roving Response Team (RRT) has suspended that voluntary operational support saying it is becoming too...
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DLP says data on homelessness needed to deal with problem
Third vice-president of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Felicia Dujon says the Government needs to get concrete data on the true state of homelessness in Barbados if it wants to effectively tackle...
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Yearwood questions motive behind Trident ID card pinning
Government’s motive for asking senior citizens to pin their new Trident ID card to ride on public transportation for free is being called into question by president of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP)...
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School monitors to become classroom assistants
The 220 people hired to work as school monitors in nursery, primary and special needs schools during the COVID-19 pandemic are being given the opportunity to transition to the role of school...
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Delays expected in Transport Board services as focus turns to getting...
The island’s school children will benefit from improved bus services from the Transport Board when the new term starts next Monday but general commuters are likely to suffer fallout. In an update on...
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Scotiabank is Barbados’ Best Consumer Digital Bank
Scotiabank has been named Barbados’ Best Consumer Digital Bank 2023 by Global Finance (New York) for the third consecutive year. Also for the first time, Global Finance has awarded the bank in the...
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#BTEditorial – Temporary teachers saga should have been dealt with before
We are just days away from the start of the Michaelmas term. Schools across Barbados, from nursery to tertiary, will all receive a fresh group of students. People from age three to adulthood will make...
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CTUSAB boss resigns
As he announced his resignation as president of the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB), Edwin O’Neal on Thursday urged the labour movement to recommit to being the...
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PM overseas on government business
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is out of the island on Government business and is expected to return in just under two weeks. On Thursday evening, Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw announced...
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Unions criticised for silence on critical issues
Sub-regional secretary of Caribbean Public Services International (PSI) Sandra Massiah has rapped the trade union movement in Barbados for its silence on local, regional and international matters which...
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Limit size of cabinet former ministers say
By Jenique Belgrave A respected political consultant has recommended a cap on the size of the Cabinet but two former ministers on opposing sides of the political divide, Senior Counsel Adriel...
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BHTA head says tourism bosses not villains
By Marlon Madden The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) chairman is defending employers in the sector against “irresponsible attacks” and attempts to paint them as villains. At the same...
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BUT tells ministry show proof there are no teacher openings
By Jenique Belgrave President of the Barbados Union of Teachers Rudy Lovell is challenging the Ministry of Education to “bring the data” to support its claim that there are no openings for temporary...
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St Michael man fined for having large quantity of drugs
Illegal marijuana grower Pedro Sean Atherley has a year to pay a $13 000 fine. If the Belmont Road, St Michael resident does not pay the amount in the stipulated time, he will spend eight months in...
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