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#YEARINREVIEW – Rise back to economic glory
Having fallen from glory, the Barbados economy stood at the edge of a precipice at the beginning of 2018, requiring urgent resuscitation and emergency surgery to save it from total collapse. But with...
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Labour pains and victories
Since 2013, Barbados’ industrial relations climate has been fraught with volatility, and the first five months of 2018 was much of the same. At the beginning of the year, the National Union of Public...
View ArticleWorker suffers head injures after falling from roof at Popular Discounts
A Christ Church man suffered head injuries after falling from the roof of Popular Supermarket in Spooners Hill, St Michael this morning. According to police, 46-year-old Adrian Clarke, who is a member...
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Evicted Haitians cry for help
By Anesta Henry A group of Haitians evicted last night from a four-bedroom house at Bonnetts, Brittons Hill, St Michael, are calling on authorities for help. Around 1 a.m., former Government Senator...
View ArticleCity move
Officials are suggesting that the best way to breathe new life into the island’s capital is to get more people living there. President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Ezra...
View ArticleTough fines needed for indiscriminate burning
A civilian group is calling on authorities to go a step further in the fight against indiscriminate burning by introducing stiff penalties for people who engage in the practice. President of the social...
View Article‘Regional approach needed to tackle gun violence’
A former Member of Parliament is urging Caribbean leaders to come together to tackle the worrying epidemic of gun violence in the region. Hamilton Lashley, who represented the St Michael South East...
View ArticleJemmott parts with Divi Southwinds
After 12 years as General Manager at the Divi Southwinds Beach Resort Alvin Jemmott will be leaving the hotel next Monday December 31. Asked if there was a reason for his seemingly sudden departure at...
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Water woes
Residents at Kew Land, Redman’s Village in St Thomas are “fed up” of their inconsistent water service. Shakera Brooks told Barbados TODAY that while the area has been experiencing water issues for...
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Shattered dreams
A group of Haitians evicted from a four-bedroom house in Bonnetts, Brittons Hill, St Michael late Thursday night, are saying that they paid between US $2,000 and $3,000 to an agency that promised them...
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2019 top honours
The founder of the largest fast-food restaurant chain in Barbados and a noted legal luminary are heading the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. Assad John Haloute, the man responsible for the Chefette...
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Too little, too late
The reopening of the Worthing Beach two weeks into the winter season has come too late to prevent at least two accommodation establishments on the south coast from feeling the effects of the closure in...
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Haitians being duped to travel to Barbados
The removal of the visa requirement for Haitians coming to Barbados has resulted in a major scam where Haitians are being duped out of thousands of dollars with the hope of finding a job here. However,...
View Article‘Small victory’ for former minister, says DLP leader
Political leader and president of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Verla DePeiza said today she can only wait and see how the criminal case brought by the US against former DLP Cabinet Minister...
View Article#YEARINREVIEW – Fond farewells
In a type of awkward paradox, the possibilities and uncertainties afforded to those who are alive are often accompanied by the uncomfortable, constant and often mysterious reality of death. Certainly...
View ArticleCMO Chief Retires – New Chief Onboard
The CARICOM Secretariat today announced the retirement at the end of November 2018 of Mr Tyrone Sutherland, long-serving Coordinating Director of the Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO). The...
View ArticleStudents assisting with TAMIS registration
Registration for the Barbados Revenue Authority's (BRA) TAMIS online system is about to receive a major push with a new project being rolled out in conjunction with the Ministry of Innovation, Science...
View ArticleSalvation Army to the rescue
The Salvation Army is offering shelter to a group of Haitians who were this week evicted from a four-bedroom house at Bonnetts, Brittons Hill, St Michael. Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM David...
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Vehicle crashes into people waiting at bus stop, commuters injured
A number of people were seriously injured when a vehicle crashed into a group of people waiting at a bus stop. The accident happened this morning as in Paynes Bay at the bottom of Holders Hill. More...
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Scores pay final respects for Sir Don
The extraordinary and impactful life of Don Jose Lemonte Marshall, also known as Sir Don was commemorated with a funeral service at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre this afternoon. Hundreds of...
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