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T&T rocked by powerful earthquake
Trinidad and Tobago was rocked by a powerful earthquake around 5.45 p.m. Tuesday, which the Seismic Research Unit at the University of the West Indies said was a 6.2 on the Richter Scale. Citizens...
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Lashley: Thompson was a great talent
Minister of Culture Stephen Lashley has extended condolences to the family and friends of Barbadian vocalist Clarence Thompson, who died at the weekend. He was 71. In a statement released today,...
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8 Grammy nominations for Rihanna
Bajan superstar Rihanna is among three singers in second place with eight Grammy nominations for 2017. Rihanna joins Drake and Kanye West behind Beyonce who is in the lead with nine nominations. The...
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Hinkson: Show me the books!
Government tonight used its parliamentary majority to pass a resolution guaranteeing a $73 million loan to the Barbados Agricultural Management Company, despite objections by the Opposition. During the...
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Sinckler locks horns with Arthur on Sandals deal
Government’s concessions to international hotel chain Sandals has been paying big dividends, Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler today said in Parliament. In fact, he revealed that the country had...
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It’s a waste!
The pawpaws are plentiful, but the buyers are few. And for this reason, local farmer Arthur Smith has resorted to virtually giving them away from the roadside. The St Lucy farmer, who has specialized...
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No more guarantees!
If former Prime Minister Owen Arthur had his way, Needham Point Holdings Limited, the company that operates the Hilton Barbados Resort, would be footing the full bill of its $22 million refurbishment....
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Fix the pipes
A Trinidadian scientist has a very simple message for Barbados as the country grapples with chronic water shortages brought on by a prolonged drought: fix the pipes! Professor of Tropical Island...
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Efforts to cut down lengthy QEH wait
On average, the Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) sees about 110 people per day. And officials are hoping that with the donation of two ultrasound...
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BET property sold
After being on the market for more than a year, the ten-acre commercial site in Wildey, St Michael, on which the BET buildings are located, has been sold for $16.5 million, at least $2.3 million below...
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Come clean!
A horrible stench and murky waters are not enough to drive visitors Dwain and Lizette Bell away from Barbados. However, the Canadian couple is appealing to local authorities to take ownership of the...
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Government apologizes for sewage mess
Minister of Health John Boyce today apologized to business operators, residents and tourists who have been affected by awful runoff from the faulty South Coast Sewerage Project that has so far forced...
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Prospective customs brokers are feeling as if they have been shut out of a viable path to self-employment because the Customs and Excise Department is not issuing any new licences. Customs officials...
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BSTU not consulted on Combermere move
The Barbados Secondary Teachers Union (BSTU) is not at all happy with the way in which Government went about relocating the fifth and sixth form students of Combermere School. On November 16, the...
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Hilton spend justified
Parliament today stamped its approval on a $12 million guarantee to enable the Hilton Barbados Resort to complete its ongoing $22 million refurbishment. Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy told the House...
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Two remanded for Tudor Street shooting
Two men charged in connection with last Saturday’s shooting incident in Tudor Street, The City have been remanded to jail. They are 20-year-old Jerome Antone Stuart of 8th Ave New Orleans, St Michael...
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Mass casualty in St George
Thirteen people were injured in a three-vehicle smash-up involving a minibus and two private motor cars at Taitt Hill, St George this evening. Five people, including the driver of one of the vehicles...
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Electricity back on at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
All is now well at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) following a power outage this morning. Chief Executive Officer Dr Dexter James told Barbados TODAY that even though the electricity supply from the...
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‘Palpitating’ honour
Call it the irony of ironies, but in the midst of last week’s heavy downpour that resulted in flooding across the country, came the equally unexpected, but more welcomed news of a national honour for...
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Brexit bite
The Brexit vote in June continues to hit the Barbados tourism sector where in hurts – in the pocket. Despite a 2.2 per cent rise in stayover tourist arrivals from the United Kingdom up until the end of...
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