PM Mottley presents tax free budget
Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced a tax-free budget which she said would help to secure the Barbados of Today and Barbados for Tomorrow. She made clear the island was doing well but must do even...
View ArticleHaitian problems too challenging
If there are two words that would aptly describe the situation in our Caribbean Community neighbour, they would be “It’s complicated”. Given the perennial social, economic, and environmental challenges...
View ArticleSt Andrew road death
Police are investigating a road fatality that occurred at the junction of Farrell’s Road and East Coast Road, St Andrew on Monday evening. The identity of the deceased had not been released up to late...
View ArticlePM means business
Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday offered Barbadians a “no new taxes” budget that she said will secure “our Barbados of today and our Barbados for tomorrow”. In a more-than-four-hour presentation...
View ArticleMottley’s 15-point economic strategy
Government is pursuing a strategy for long-term growth which is being built on an ambitious 15-point strategy. They include the following: Creating a new body called Business Barbados Increasing public...
View ArticleCheers for MPs
Despite afternoon heat in The City, scores of Barbadians proceeded to the outskirts of Parliament to show their support for Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the Cabinet, and Members of Parliament, as the...
View ArticleSocial security extension for disabled youth amid new support
• Non-contributory old age pension for people with cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and autism as a special needs grant • Grant for disabled minors to be 50 per cent of non-contributory pension,...
View ArticleMeasures to speed up real estate transactions coming
Declaring the current wait to close mortgage and land transactions unacceptable, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced Monday that the government will be reviewing all the systems and processes related...
View ArticleHealthcare boost with more staff, upgrades
Nearly 250 QEH staff to be recruited over three years, including 150 registered nurses, 20 nurse specialists/nurse practitioners, consultants, registrars, pharmacists, physiotherapists, and paramedics...
View ArticleBenefits for nurses – more vacation, training, uniform allowance
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has outlined several incentives for the nursing profession, including a uniform allowance and additional vacation for those with over 15 years of continuous service....
View ArticleBoost for ailing dairy industry, crop farmers
Dairy farmers under financial strain amid declining milk production have been targeted to get financial aid from the government amid a raft of measures to boost food production announced in the Budget...
View ArticleTarget on ‘ageing crisis’ with new facilities, tax credits
Two new respite and daycare facilities are to be built in Barbados over the next year as the government moves to address the “crisis” of a rapidly ageing population with the prediction that one in two...
View Article10 000 houses in five years: Mottley vows accelerated HOPE project
Target of building 10 000 homes in five years under the Home Ownership Providing Energy (HOPE) project Additional 2 561 housing solutions to be created in St. Philip and St. Lucy through a National...
View ArticleSPORTS PUSH
Government is looking to introduce several initiatives to drive interest in various sporting events, including a lucrative football tournament in which the winner will earn $100 000. This was revealed...
View ArticleJudge orders elderly man to pay $5 000 to help boy he molested
A 74-year-old man convicted of indecently assaulting an eight-year-old boy in 2017 has avoided prison for now and will have a year to pay $5 000 to help his victim get further counselling. Madam...
View ArticleParkinson students get keys to financial success and tips on professionalism
Goddard Enterprises Limited (GEL) recently held outreach sessions with Parkinson Memorial Secondary School girls in observance of International Women’s Day. The goal was to provide the youth with the...
View ArticleAnimal activist concerned about dog euthanasia rates
An animal welfare advocate has described as deeply troubling the government’s revelation that close to 1 000 dogs were euthanised last year, and has suggested more lives could be saved if the Animal...
View ArticleDuo charged with raping minor
Two St Michael men have been remanded to prison after appearing in court today charged with raping an underage male. Remy Rock of Small Land, Bridge Gap, Black Rock, and Jerry Husbands of 1st Avenue...
View ArticleBudget Blast
Arriving at Parliament to deliver his response to the Budget presented by Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday, Leader of the Opposition Ralph Thorne was rushed by supporters who warmly embraced him....
View ArticleAmbassador Brathwaite knows food security. Listen to him.
Barbados finds itself in the unenviable position of being a food-insecure nation. As Ambassador Chelston Brathwaite powerfully outlines, we currently produce only 20 per cent of the food we consume,...
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