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No more excuses
In an impassioned plea in the wake of the recent jump in gun violence, Prime Minister Mia Mottley today urged young people and parents to make choices that would best serve them for the future....
View Article‘Will, no cash’ to fix women’s issues
At a time when political leaders seem to be paying attention to women issues for the first time in the country’s history, there is no money to fix them. Reflecting on this year’s International Women’s...
View ArticleLaws coming for litter bugs, garbage separation
Government’s move to ban oil-based plastics in favour of a biodegradable variety should not be seen as an excuse for litter bugs, who will soon face tougher laws, Minister of Maritime Affairs and the...
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Fortress upbeat after ‘weak’ 2018
Despite recording an “unusually weak” 2018, Fortress Fund Managers is still positive about growth for its mutual funds’ investments this year, Chief Investment Officer of Fortress Advisory and...
View Article‘Not me!’
Former minister for social transformation and parliamentarian Hamilton Lashley has rubbished reports that Opposition Leader Joseph Atherley has invited him to be part of a new political party. Lashley...
View ArticleUWI Cave Hill says big turnaround in fortunes
While enrollment is still nearly half its peak levels five years ago, the University of the West Indies (UWI) at Cave Hill is reporting a steady increase in Barbadians studying there, campus principal...
View ArticleLead police force reform, sergeants told
Police sergeants were today told to be agents of change in a 183-year-old constabulary “in serious need” of reform. The officers received the charge during a closing ceremony for the Sergeants General...
View ArticleSt Vincent hosting ‘prime ministerial meeting’ on LIAT
CMC – Heads of government from Barbados and four other Caribbean countries are expected to attend a meeting on the regional airline, LIAT, to be held in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday. A...
View ArticleBTMI head announces solid 2018 performance
CEO of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI), William ‘Billy’ Griffith, has revealed that Barbados enjoyed a 2.7 per cent increase in stay-over arrivals last year, compared to the corresponding...
View ArticleCOTA launches sixth essay competition
The Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) launched its Sixth Essay Competition for secondary school students on February 18. The Competition topic is ‘Digitalization – Moving Today’s Tax...
View ArticleMulti-faith service, parade of flags planned for Commonwealth Day
The Royal Commonwealth Society Barbados Branch will host its annual Multi-Faith Observance for Commonwealth Day 2019 at the Cathedral of St. Michael and All Angels, St Michael’s Row, Bridgetown. The...
View ArticlePolice investigating unnatural death in St Philip
Police are on the scene of an unnatural death at Stanford, St Philip. More details as they come to hand. The post Police investigating unnatural death in St Philip appeared first on Barbados Today.
View ArticleUPDATE: Man, 71, stabbed to death in St Philip
A 71-year-old man was stabbed to death at Sandford in St Philip this afternoon. He has been identified as Cardon Young. Around 1:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a man being stabbed at a...
View ArticleA state of crisis
With chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and hypertension accounting for the majority of deaths in Barbados, medical professionals have labelled the island...
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Consumer protection a priority, Sutherland says
Faced with emerging threats to consumer safety, government has pledged its commitment to the protection of Barbadians from the injustices meted out by local and international companies. Minister of...
View Article12 women honoured for community leadership
Twelve Barbadian women were awarded last night for their outstanding contributions to the social fabric of Barbadian society. In honour of International Women’s Day, the UWI Institute for Gender and...
View ArticleMissing: Kadesh Bowen
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to help locate a missing man. He is 19-year-old Kadesh Kabeem Bowen of Lee’s Gap, Passage Road, St Michael. His mother, Bernadette Wilson reported that Bowen...
View ArticleMissing man: Neville Stafford
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to help locate a missing man. He is 62-year-old Neville Alonzo Stafford, of Holder’s Land, Brandons, St Michael. Stafford was last seen on Monday, March 4...
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LIAT shareholders to hold urgent talks in Barbados this evening
SOURCE: CMC NEWS : Shareholder governments of the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, will meet in Barbados later on Monday to discuss the financial crisis facing the Antigua-based airline, Prime...
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Police and Child Care Board investigate incident
The Royal Barbados Police Force and the Child Care Board are currently investigating an incident which began circulating on social media last Sunday of a child tied up with rope. The video shows the...
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