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Construction boom sparks work permit application surge
A construction boom and acute shortages of skilled workers have fuelled a sharp increase in work permit applications, with authorities processing nearly 30 per cent more requests this year, a senior...
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Labour expert suggests labour demand survey to tackle skills mismatch
Barbados risks worsening skills shortages and economic mismatches unless it urgently undertakes a nationwide labour demand survey, a leading workforce expert has warned. Professor Dwayne Devonish told...
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BNA head calls for investment in nurses’ well-being
President of the Barbados Nurses Association (BNA), Dr Fay Parris, is warning that the future of Barbados’ healthcare system depends on how nurses are treated. Speaking at the BNA’s 2025 Nurses Week...
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Healthcare ‘could collapse’ as nursing shortage deepens, warns QEH nursing chief
The healthcare system is risking collapse unless urgent investment is made in its nursing workforce, the director of nursing services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has warned, highlighting...
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Expert urges national action on nurses wellbeing
Nurse consultant and self-care coach Kathleen Brathwaite is urging the introduction of well-being support programmes for nurses, warning that mounting emotional and mental strain — fuelled by systemic...
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Jordan justifies minimum wage increase as concerns mount
With just over two weeks before a national minimum wage increase comes into effect, Minister of Labour Colin Jordan is defending the move as fair, measured and necessary—despite employers and...
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Man to spend another decade in prison for brutal hammer attack on brother
A man who brutally bludgeoned his brother with a hammer as he lay sleeping has been sentenced to 22 years in prison, with a High Court judge warning that he poses a threat not just to family but to...
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Witness: White stabbed woman in neck during fight
A state witness on Wednesday testified that murder accused Haniyfa White stabbed Julene Bryan in the neck during a fight on May 16, 2007, as the long-delayed murder trial got underway in the No. 5...
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Woman remanded pending sentencing for importing $84K worth of weed
A 28-year-old Christ Church woman who imported over 23 pounds of cannabis concealed in a barrel has been remanded to prison while she awaits sentencing. Moesha Kadijah Clarke, of Thornbury Hill, will...
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Preconco workers down tools over unresolved issues
Unionised workers at Preconco Limited staged a walkout on Tuesday morning, halting operations at the concrete fabricator, amid mounting frustration over stalled wage negotiations and other issues....
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PM calls for reclaiming national destiny
The 400th anniversary of the landing of the first British ship in Barbados passed largely unnoticed by the descendants of the British settlers and enslaved people who now call it home on Wednesday,...
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Hundreds flock to register for $300 solidarity allowance
Hundreds of people have been queueing at post offices across the island to register for the government’s $300 solidarity allowance, with many expressing both gratitude and scepticism with the deadline...
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Dujon pledges people-centred representation in St James North
Democratic Labour Party (DLP) candidate Felicia Dujon has made a passionate appeal to voters in St James North, positioning herself as a voice of integrity and action ahead of the May 21 by-election....
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UWI students head to UK for surgical robotics research programme
Three top students from The University of the West Indies (UWI) will be headed to England for the summer to participate in a surgical robotics research programme at the University of Leeds. The...
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Too much information tightly held from citizens
Access to credible, timely information is the lifeblood of an informed citizenry—an asset as valuable as gold, some argue. Yet, controlling the flow of information remains a powerful tool for...
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Mottley pledges Blackman’s ministerial return if he wins St James North...
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has dismissed opposition claims of a leadership vacuum in the Ministry of Education, promising that Barbados Labour Party candidate Chad Blackman will be reinstated as...
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Assistance available for persons with disabilities voting in by-election
Voters in St James North who are blind or otherwise physically incapacitated or who declare they are illiterate, or who are mentally challenged, are advised that they may request assistance from the...
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Blackman condemns body-shaming tactics in campaign
Barbados Labour Party (BLP) candidate Chad Blackman has accused his opponents of targeting his appearance rather than debating key issues ahead of Wednesday’s by-election in St James North, condemning...
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Mottley vows lasting water solutions for St James North
As St James North residents prepare to vote in Wednesday’s by-election, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has promised that her government will deliver enduring solutions to persistent water shortages...
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St Joseph mother, children endure years in collapsing home without water or...
A visually impaired single mother who has waited 18 years for government housing assistance is finally the subject of an official investigation by the newly-amalgamated Rural and Urban Development...
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