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Cool season will feature more comfortable temperatures and humidity
Source: CMC: The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) on Monday said that over the next three months more comfortable temperatures and humidity will be experienced across the...
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Princess Margaret Secondary School opening delayed
The resumption of classes at the Princess Margaret Secondary School will be delayed by one week, the Ministry of Education has announced. In a statement, the ministry explained that this is due to...
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New Government ministers and Senator officially appointed
In a brief ceremony held at State House on Monday morning, two government ministers and a government senator were sworn in before President the Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason. The event was attended...
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Man shot at Coverley Terrace, Christ Church
A man in his early 30s is nursing several injuries after being attacked and shot by two unknown males last night. Police report that the victim, whose name has not been revealed, was leaving his...
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Missing: Orsan DeFreitas
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 76-year-old man who went missing three days ago. Orsan DeFreitas of #15 Clapham Park, St Michael was last seen about 11 a.m. on Friday,...
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Leonce remanded to Dodds on multiple drug charges
A St Michael man was remanded to Dodds prison on multiple drug charges after appearing in the District ‘F’ Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Prince Leonce, 38, of #94 Cherry Lane, Lower Burney, St Michael...
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11-Plus town hall meetings begin this week
Town hall meetings for the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) 2024, for parents/guardians to attend, will start this week, with four sessions scheduled by the Ministry of...
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BWA aims for weekend restoration of failed Hampton water system
By Sheria Brathwaite Much of the southern half of Barbados will have to put up with a week of drastic water cuts as the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) battles to get one of its largest pumping stations...
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BCEN raises hand to monitor port charge cuts
A consumer advocacy body has declared it wants to work with the Bridgetown Port to act as a watchdog on price changes, after Prime Minister Mia Mottley said that recent reductions in the cost of...
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Bruce: No ‘efficiency, effectiveness’ in reshuffle
By Shamar Blunt Political scientist Devaron Bruce has questioned the efficiency and effectiveness of Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s minor Cabinet reshuffle. He pushed back directly on the PM’s claims...
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BUT keeping keen eye on new term amid school changes
The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) declared Monday it intends to keep watch on school environments as the new term begins on Tuesday. BUT president Rudy Lovell told Barbados TODAY that union...
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NEW JOBS
A Cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister Mia Mottley last weekend led on Monday to three people taking oaths before President Dame Sandra Mason. Marsha Caddle is officially back in the Cabinet...
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PM welcomes new ministers, senator ‘to address global challenges’
By Ryan Gilkes Prime Minister Mia Mottley trumpeted the roles of two new government ministers and a government senator in addressing the island’s economic, innovation, and investment priorities as they...
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Classes get underway at Mount Tabor Primary
Around 80 students from the St John’s Primary School settled into classes at Mount Tabor Primary on Tuesday. Just after 8 a.m., parents were seen dropping off their wards. They told Barbados TODAY...
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No mask mandate in effect
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that contrary to information circulating on social media, no mask mandate has been reinstituted for the public of Barbados. With the island currently in...
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Repair work continues at Hampton Pumping Station
Barbados Water Authority (BWA) said personnel pressed ahead with repair work being conducted at the Hampton Pumping Station in St Philip on Tuesday. Crews are working on lifting the damaged pump out of...
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While AOPT warns of collapse, GIAB blames ‘uncontrolled’ PSV behaviour
Four years after gaining a 75 per cent rise in bus fares, minibus and route taxi owners are pressing the Mia Mottley administration to raise fares or subsidise the industry, claiming it is near...
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No mask mandate
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has dismissed social media reports that there is a mask mandate in Barbados again. However, it did advise persons who have respiratory symptoms and are visiting...
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BAMP warns of potential for fresh outbreak of breathing illnesses in schools
The new school term could see an unwelcome companion to thousands of children returning to the classroom – a rash of respiratory illnesses – the head of the Barbados Association of Medical...
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Licensing Authority processing licences for drivers over 70 without medical...
The Barbados Licensing Authority (BLA) says the process of renewing driving licences for people over the age of 70 has started, but full implementation of its system to accommodate that is still...
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