Bomb threat investigations
Police and fire officials are currently at the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) headquarters at St Ann’s Fort where investigations are underway into a bomb threat. According to police the threat was made...
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Jolly November
Barbados’ tourism figures for the last month were “extremely good” and December’s forward bookings are “very encouraging”, said acting Prime Minister Richard Sealy when Australia’s Ambassador to...
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New Japanese embassy by February
Japan is pressing ahead with plans to open an embassy here by next February. Japanese Ambassador Mitsuhiko Okada Word of this from the country’s new Ambassador to Barbados Mitsuhiko Okada during a...
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‘I’ve walked in Mia’s shoes’ – Chastanet
The political leader of St Lucia’s main Opposition United Workers Party (UWP), Allen Chastanet, says he knows only too well what his Barbadian counterpart Mia Mottley is going through. Chastanet, who...
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Sinckler responds to promoters
Salacious foolishness! That’s how Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler today dismissed suggestions coming from within the local entertainment fraternity that he had turned a blind eye to their concerns...
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Perry remembered as a ‘gentleman’
The funeral service took place at the Abundant Life Assembly. Trade unionists, educators, credit union officials and personalities on both sides of the political divide turned out in their numbers...
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Walk for purity
A group of about 50 people took to the streets of Bridgetown today to walk for purity in acknowledgement of HIV/AIDS Awareness Week. Bearing many placards promoting abstinence until marriage and...
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Special surfers
This young man was not as brave as the others and opted not to go out surfing. Fifteen disabled children were treated today to a fun day at sea compliments Courtesy Garage and the Variety Club. They...
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Support us!
Members of the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD) were gathered outside the Massy Supermarket in Warrens, St Michael today collecting signatures for a petition. They are seeking a change to the...
View ArticleGive us a sixth form too!
Outgoing principal of the Parkinson Memorial School Jeff Broomes believes its time for that Pineland, St Michael institution to be made into a sixth form school. Addressing the school’s Speech Day and...
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NIFCA winners
The work and performances of Barbadians, who participated in this year’s National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA), have been lauded by acting Prime Minister Richard Sealy. Last night,...
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All Bajan Expo a hit
Scores of Barbadians and visitors sampled local craft, delicacies and entertainment at the Bajan Pride expo at the Belfield Playing Field, Black Rock yesterday. The community-based fair to mark the...
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Mixed night at Hennessy Artistry
A perfect blend was promised, but the verdict may still be out on whether patrons left convinced they had the right mix of performers at this year’s Hennessy Artistry. The packed audience at Kensington...
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Education reality check
The European Union Project Officer for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr Stephen Boyce, has said that while Barbados’ education ranks high worldwide, too many on the island continue to fall...
View ArticleParliament to debate cell phone VAT
Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler today announced that legislation aimed at increasing the Value Added Tax (VAT) on mobile services will be tabled in Parliament next Tuesday. The legislation would see...
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Outplayed
Latin America’s largest brewery, the Brazilian-based company AMBEV appears to have outmanoeuvred its rival Trinidad and Tobago conglomerate ANSA McAL (AMC) to take majority control of Banks Holding...
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Apes Hill conciliation talks set for Thursday
There appears to be a fresh move afoot to resolve the industrial impasse between management of the plush Apes Hill Club in St James and the Barbados Workers Union (BWU). Barbados TODAY understands that...
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Parris: Expect many challenges
Dozens graduated from Erdiston Teachers’ Training College over the weekend with Principal Barbara Parris advising the graduates they will face as many challenges within their teaching environment, as...
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Raise the bar
Barbadian educator Dr Stephen Boyce has said that the island’s teachers need a higher level of training and knowledge to remain relevant to the changing education needs of children. The European Union...
View ArticlePhotographer appears in court
Photographer Remy Rico Rock, 26, of Small Land, Bridge Gap, Black Rock St Michael appeared in the Holetown magistrate court this morning. He was charged with the May 1, 2015 offence of committing...
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