BNSI ‘unaware’ of Johnson & Johnson baby powder cancer-causing concerns
The Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI) today said it was in the dark regarding concerns that Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Baby Powder may be linked to ovarian cancer. The pharmaceutical...
View ArticleGovt looking to cut down on noise pollution – Prescod
Government is committed to combating noise pollution and will be re-examining the 2007 National Noise Policy, Minister of the Environment and National Beautification Trevor Prescod said today....
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Tourism officials look to reap benefits of Panama flight
Tourism officials here believe direct air links between Barbados and Panama will open the door for the growth of genealogy tourism. The inaugural Copa Airlines flight from Panama City, CM0260, landed...
View ArticleGov’t to establish new renewable energy regime
Within another month producers of electricity from renewable energy sources should have an idea of the new rate they will be paid for selling power to the Barbados Light & Power (BL&P) under...
View ArticleStop trying to bribe us!
A Government minister today appealed to the local business community to stop offering bribes to politicians, while suggesting that there would be no takers if there were no givers. “I want to say as...
View ArticleWhite Oak is no Cahill, assures Mottley
Prime Minister Mia Mottley today sought to defend the integrity and reputation of White Oak Advisory Ltd. in light of Opposition Leader Joseph Atherley’s insistence that she needed to come clean with...
View ArticleStraughn calls for an independent integrity commission
A Government minister is calling for the soon-to-be established Integrity Commission to be “insulated from any political interference”. In that regard, Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn...
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LGBTQI rage
It is a Billboard hit that has set calypso lovers, and those outside the art form, talking. However, the 2018 calypso, Sex Change by Paul Billboard Murrell has provoked the ire of the lesbian, gay,...
View ArticleBarbados not affected by Valsartan recall
The Ministry of Health is assuring the public that Valsartan products in Barbados have not been affected by an international recall. The popular drug is used to treat high blood pressure, which...
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Stop the guns!
One of Barbados’ largest private sector groupings is calling on Prime Minister Mia Mottley to implement a comprehensive strategy to tackle the issue of illegal guns. In a direct appeal this afternoon...
View ArticleAtherley wants Govt to come clean on high profile sackings
The Mia Mottley administration is being asked to come clean with Barbadian voters on a number of high profile firings and departures from statutory corporations since taking office following the May 24...
View ArticleWhither CBC?
The jury is still out on what state-owned entities the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) administration will shed or share ownership of in the next phase of its economic recovery plan. However, Prime...
View ArticleGooding-Edghill wants a Caribbean FBI
A Government backbencher believes the time has come for the Caribbean to have its own version of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the principal law enforcement agency and domestic...
View ArticleClarke makes a case for higher ministerial pay
A Government backbencher has made a case for ministers to receive higher pay. Making his contribution to yesterday’s debate on the Integrity in Public Life Bill, Member of Parliament for St George...
View ArticleDLP failed to deliver on integrity, says Bradshaw
A ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) spokeswoman has strongly lamented that the former Democratic Labour Party (DLP) administration promised much, but delivered very little in terms of integrity...
View ArticleNCC in ‘urgent’ clean-up of sargassum on the south coast
The National Conservation Commission (NCC) is working overtime to keep beaches on the south coast clear of the troubling sargassum seaweed this Crop Over season, according to General Manager Keith...
View ArticleMore Bajans seeking help from HIV Food Bank
The charity that helps feed people living with HIV and their families is reporting a dramatic rise in the number of people seeking its support. And with students out on holiday for the summer, the HIV...
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China MOU
Medical professionals at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) will have further opportunities to develop their skills in vascular and orthopedic surgery and other specialized areas through collaboration...
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Pine’s cry
When 81-year-old Lionel Burgess of The Pine, St Michael talks about the state of the two bedroom Government structure he calls home, tears come to his eyes. The passion is palpable as he lists the...
View ArticleCDEMA urges Barbados to restore its catastrophe fund
Barbados is being urged to reinstate its national catastrophe fund. Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Ronald Jackson issued this caution during a recent...
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