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Lashley voices EPA concerns
Minister of Culture, Youth Affairs and Sport Stephen Lashley has contended that the Economic Partnership Agreement is not a simple arrangement to implement.Lashley voiced this concern yesterday in the...
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Crisis facing youth
Young people in Barbados are facing a crisis!That is the view of Roger Husbands, chairman and Director of Drug Education and Counseling Services (DECS), who told a press conference today that youth...
View ArticleICAB responds to Central Bank report
It has come as no surprise to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB) that the Central Bank of Barbados’ report has shown no real economic growth in the local economy during the first...
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CARICOM govts knocked
A leading disaster official has chastised Caribbean governments for not doing all they can in the control of disaster risk management.Executive director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management...
View ArticleIT’S A SHAME
Onerous and unjust!That’s how outspoken Bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies Gerry Seale today rejected the controversial Municipal Solid Waste Tax.In a strongly worded letter to Barbados TODAY, Seale...
View ArticleBank official pleased with outcome of ATM scam
A top official at one of the financial institutions that were hit by the island’s biggest Automated Teller Machine (ATM) breach in October last year has expressed satisfaction that the culprits have...
View ArticleWhat a relief!
In the face of a strong public outcry, Cabinet today agreed the full removal of the controversial Municipal Solid Waste Tax in the case of pensioners, whose land carries an improved value of $190,000...
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It’s intimidation, says Mottley
Opposition Leader Mia Mottley has spoken out about a move by the Personnel Administration Department to censure teacher and outspoken cleric Charles Morris for speaking during a Barbados Labour Party...
View ArticleWrong priorities at UWI
The President of the Young Democrats, Curtis Cave, has expressed concern about the way in which money is being spent at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies.Cave voiced this...
View ArticleSecond murder charge for St Philip killing
A second man appears in court today charged in connection with last month’s shooting death of Dereck Hunte of Lynches, St. Philip.Scott Coby Richardson Harewood, 28, of Beque has been charged with...
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Stop pointless suspensions
Principals need to stop suspending students unnecessarily, contends youth activist Roger Husbands.He has warned that many of these students get involved in unproductive activity when they should be at...
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Time for action, says Lowe
It is time Small Island Developing States (SIDS) start seeing the fruits of their labour from discussions at SIDS meetings.This assertion was made recently by Minister of the Environment and Drainage...
View ArticleJamaican woman on drug charges
A 25-year-old Jamaican woman has been charged with drug trafficking offences.Tasha Gay Blake, 25, is accused of importing a pound of cannabis via the Grantley Adams International Airport.She has been...
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Outrage!
President of the Small Business Association (SBA) Lynette Holder has expressed outrage at changes to the Municipal Solid Waste Tax.SBA president Lynette HolderAn upset Holder told Barbados TODAY that...
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Sinckler confirms municipal tax relief
Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler has confirmed that pensioners and owners of agricultural land would get a relief from the Municipal Solid Waste Tax.Speaking ahead of today’s meeting of the social...
View ArticleWATCH OUT
Police and criminals beware!Acting Commissioner of Police Tyrone Griffith today served notice of his intention to utilise “video patrols” on the streets of Barbados as a means of tracking down criminal...
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Missing partner
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has signaled his intention to convene a meeting with the Barbados Workers Union (BWU) after unions officials failed to show up for today’s meeting of the Social...
View ArticleGood news for local economy
Economic growth for Barbados is possible by the end of next year, says chief executive officer and managing director of Republic Bank (Barbados) Limited Ian De Souza.He said this is due to the fact...
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Paul grateful for relief
The Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) and the Barbados Association of Retired Persons are both giving kudos to Cabinet for granting relief to some members from the Municipal Solid Waste...
View ArticleMottley: Not far enough!
Leader of the Opposition Mia Mottley does not believe Cabinet changes to the Municipal Solid Waste Tax go far enough and has called for Government to repeal the measure in its entirety.In a statement...
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