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BLA facilitating driving licence renewals for elderly citizens
Persons between the ages of 70 and 74 years old will no longer need to submit a medical certificate to the Barbados Licensing Authority (BLA) to renew their driving licence. However, according to the...
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BWA advises that work at Hampton pumping station will continue next week
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) advises today Thursday, January 11th that repair work is still underway at its Hampton facility in St. Philip. However, instead of ceasing this week Friday, January...
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Missing: Shakeil Omar Ifill
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to help locate a missing man. He is 26-year-old Shakeil Omar Ifill of Lot 28, Constant, St George. He was last seen around 9:27 a.m. Saturday, January 6. At...
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St Philip Welfare Office closed
The public is advised that the St Philip Welfare Office is closed due to environmental issues. However, persons who require the services of the office may contact the following officers: Senior Welfare...
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Kiosk occupant faces flooding at Fairchild Street Market
A persistent flooding issue at the newly rebuilt Fairchild Street Market is threatening not only sales but the health of a business owner, she has told Barbados TODAY. Nine months after opening her...
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Babados gets IDB loan to increase climate resilience
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$50 million (BDS$100 million) loan to help Barbados boost the climate resilience of its coastal areas and foster climate-resilient economic...
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World Bank predicts 4 per cent growth for Barbados in 2024
The World Bank is expecting the Caribbean and Latin America to see a “gradual recovery” this year with projected economic growth of 2.3 per cent and 2.5 per cent next year. Figures for Barbados were...
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Despite cyberattack, QEH official praises benefits of ‘technology boost’
Although acknowledging that a cyberattack over a year ago disrupted services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), a senior official has stressed the importance of transitioning the healthcare...
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New sugar firms to begin operations on Monday under ‘different’ environment
By Shamar Blunt The two new companies running the sugar industry, the Agricultural Business Company Ltd. (ABC), and Barbados Energy and Sugar Company Inc. (BESC), are due to begin operations on Monday,...
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‘No need yet’ for new hospital
Despite opening its doors nearly 60 years ago, then with about 460 beds, a leading administrator at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) said he did not believe a new hospital was needed to fix its...
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‘Hundreds of millions’ in losses for gov’t at Portvale Sugar Factory while...
As the government exits the sugar industry, divesting its farms and factories to the cooperative movement, one of its top economists revealed more than a dozen years of massive losses for the island’s...
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Forte on guard for economy’s growth in 2024
By Emmanuel Joseph Canada-based Barbadian economist Carlos Forte has given a “cautiously optimistic” outlook for Barbados’ economic fortunes in 2014. “I am cautiously optimistic about the prospects for...
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Tri-nation ferry: ‘Sooner rather than later’, Govt still examining deal
The idea of a regional ferry service involving Barbados may still be a long way off. Minister of Foreign Affairs Kerrie Symmonds said Thursday that civil servants were still examining a deal to link...
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Work starts this weekend on Highway 4, from Constant roundabout to Salters,...
The Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) advises road users that Highway 4 from Constant Roundabout to Salters in St. George will be closed tomorrow, Saturday, January 13, and Sunday, January 14,...
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Changes to the Wynter Crawford (Six Roads) roundabout
Motorists and residents are encouraged to take note of the changes at the Wynter Crawford Roundabout in Six Roads, St. Philip. A team from the road marking section of the Ministry of Transport and...
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Two dengue deaths recorded: Ministry of Health
Two deaths have been recorded as a result of the current dengue fever outbreak. The Ministry of Health and Wellness reported that there was one confirmed case, a 70-year-old male, and a suspected case,...
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COVID-19 outbreak at St Philip District Hospital
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that visits to Ward C1 at the St. Philip District Hospital will be restricted until further notice, due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Twelve cases of the...
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Two deaths in dengue outbreak
Two men have died in the current dengue fever outbreak, the Ministry of Health revealed on Friday although acknowledging that both had other ailments at the time of death. The ministry said in a...
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Crash Worry: Possible $100 million payout has insurers concerned
Local insurers are seeking to put the brakes on a potential payout of an unprecedented $100 million in vehicular accident claims this year, which the industry spokesman warns would be difficult to...
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Leprosy makes rare show but officials say ‘don’t panic’
by Emmanuel Joseph Barbados has recorded a single case of leprosy, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. But Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Arthur Phillips gave an assurance that there was no need for...
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