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Hatchery denies allegations that large farms getting better chicks
By Sheria Brathwaite The management of Gale’s Agro Products is denying allegations that it is supplying lower quality chicks to small farmers. In an interview with Barbados TODAY, Managing Director...
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Give us the vote, say Bajan diaspora
The Barbadian diaspora should be able to vote and be represented with a seat in Parliament, overseas citizens have told the Parliamentary Reform Commission in its final town hall meeting held Sunday....
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Humphrey promises homeless policy, 24-hour shelter still in the works
By Marlon Madden Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey is promising that by the end of March next year, a new government policy on homelessness, including the promised 24-hour...
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Star athlete will ‘never play basketball again’
Shot by police at a traffic stop nearly two years ago, a 22-year-old man on Monday pleaded with the State for help to pay his medical bills while an internal investigation continues into the shooting...
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BIGGER BAR
A total of 48 lawyers were admitted to the Bar in Barbados today and were given sober words of advice from Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham and Acting Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams on how...
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#BTColumn – United Action towards a Greener, Secure Future: Reflections on...
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Didier Trebucq and Vincent Sweeney In the heart of the Latin American and...
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Elderly care facilities coming for each parish
As the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs works to give the elderly population a better quality of life, it will be partnering with the Soroptimist International of Barbados and the...
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QEH extends 25 per cent discount offer on arrears
Due to the challenging economic climate, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has extended its 25 per cent discount offer for patients/clients who have outstanding arrears. The new deadline for such...
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Mounting medical bills, debt a burden for former worker impacted by...
By Emmanuel Joseph A 33-year-old mother is in a state of physical and mental anguish and financial stress after an “occupational hazard” at her previous workplace left her suffering from a...
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Govt, BARP, Soroptomists to create elder care facilities
Elderly care facilities are coming to each parish under a partnership of the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs with the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) and the Soroptimist...
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‘GRIPE LINE’
Call centre for Bajans to file complaints about bad public service – PM By Shamar Blunt A call centre is to go live “before Independence Day” to allow Barbadians to record complaints about bad service...
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Straughn ‘seeking solution’ to sewage system struggles
Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn has told lawmakers that the government is in the process of finding a permanent fix to the south coast sewage system, while ensuring that the Graeme...
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Barbados backs two-state solution in Israeli-Palestinian question
A pro-Palestinian campaign group is calling on Barbados to recognise the State of Palestine. The locally-based Caribbean Against Apartheid in Palestine (CAAP) argues that if Barbados can’t recognise...
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SSA, union condemn attack on SSA worker
Police have launched an investigation into yet another unprovoked attack on a Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) employee as the island’s main public sector union records its disgust at the incident....
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STUDENT EXCHANGE
Twenty-four sixth-form Harrison College students along with six staff members of the Crumpton Street, St Michael school today left the island to participate in a one-week Student Exchange with Ardenne...
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Murder accused to appear in court
Two young men are scheduled to appear in the Holetown Magistrate’s Court today in connection with the fatal shooting at Thunder Bay Beach, Lower Carlton, St James earlier this month. Malik Shabazz...
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Flash flood watch in effect for Barbados
Unstable conditions affecting the island are generating moderate to heavy showers across the island. 1 to 2 inches of rainfall with isolated higher amounts are likely throughout the day.A flash-flood...
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Police probe stabbing incident
Investigations are continuing into a stabbing incident in The City on Tuesday that left one man injured. According to police, a man in his early 20s was stabbed under his left arm while in a track...
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Wanted: Jamar Carlieous Browne
The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance to help locate Jamar Carlieous Browne alias Move it or Red man, 29, who is wanted for questioning in connection with serious criminal...
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Duo remanded for Thunder Bay fatal shooting
Two young men were remanded to prison on Wednesday after appearing in court charged with the murder of 27-year-old Darrian Robinson at Thunder Bay Beach, Lower Carlton, St James earlier this month....
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