More recognition for long-livers
With the introduction of Barbados’ first Hall of Fame for centenarians, a top tourism official is suggesting that these elderly Barbadians should be used to help market the country. Speaking at the...
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Dodds inmates produce calendar
After their very first calendar was so well received, inmates in the rehabilitation programme at Her Majesty’s Prisons (HMP) Dodds are putting the finishing touches on a 2015 calendar. Tentatively...
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Concessions wait
Anxious hoteliers may have to wait a little longer to access the tax breaks that Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler promised they would get their hands on this week. President of the Barbados Hotel...
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Notice served
Barbados has served notice that it may need to borrow from the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF). That’s according to St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves who has urged...
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PUMP BRAKES
Amid claims of taxi drivers overcharging passengers and demanding they pay more for “extra luggage” or air conditioning, the Director of the Barbados Transport Authority Alex Linton has warning...
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Consultant says Employment Rights Act seriously flawed
A serious flaw. That is how one human resource management and development consultant has described a section of the Employment Rights Act which relates to the issuing of contracts to employees. Brenda...
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Fatal accident in Belleville
Police are on the scene of a fatal accident at the corner of 5th Avenue Belleville and Pine Road, St Michael. A bicyclist was killed after being involved in a collision with an SUV. The identity of the...
View ArticleBad weather causes power outages
Some Barbados Light and Power Company Limited (BL&P) customers have been reporting power outages across sections of the island. But in a short statement this morning, the utility company gave the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Victim in road fatality identified
Police say 51-year-old Clement Alexander of West Terrace Gardens, St James was the bicyclist who was killed in a road accident around 8 am at the junction of Pine Road and 5th Avenue Belleville, St...
View ArticleMan shot in Bank Hall
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident that occurred around 3 o’clock this morning at Happy Cot Road, Bank Hall, St Michael. A man in his 20s was reportedly shot...
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Flood warning
A flood warning is currently in effect for Barbados. Meteorologist David Best says persistent rainfall, which have been affecting the island over the past 48 hours, will continue for the next three to...
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More rain ahead
The flood warning for Barbados has been discontinued but there is more bad weather on the horizon. Acting chief meteorologist Clairmonte Williams told Barbados TODAY Barbadians can expect some more...
View ArticleTOO HARSH
A former trade unionist is criticizing the labour movement’s handling of the retrenchment of Government workers, saying representatives are becoming too emotional. Ulric Sealy, who previously served as...
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Don’t disregard beaches
The Opposition has called on Government to take immediate steps to ensure beaches across the island are sufficiently manned, warning that failure to do so would amount to “gambling with precious...
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Crime worry
While another shooting victim clings to life following a gun attack in the early hours of this morning, the Barbados Christian Council has expressed concern that too many young men appear to be...
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Don’t rush to legalize marijuana
The Freundel Stuart administration is being advised by the head of the region’s public health agency against any move to legalize or decriminalize marijuana. Executive Director of the Trinidad-based...
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Fighting child labour
The Freundel Stuart administration on Friday vowed to crack down on child labour in Barbados, and to strengthen safeguards for workers in the informal sector. The commitments were given by Minister of...
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Hundreds join clean up effort
More than 500 volunteers today scoured beaches and other areas around the island, picking up garbage as part of a major clean up drive. It was the sixth annual staging of Clean Up Barbados – an...
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Government moves to strengthen laws for seafarers
Richard Sealy Government is moving to strengthen the laws that deal with conditions of work for people employed at sea. Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy made that announcement this evening at an event...
View ArticleFour wounded in stabbing incidents
Four men, including two Route Taxi operators, were injured in two separate stabbing incidents yesterday. The first incident occurred between 10 am and 10:30 am at the Nursery Drive Terminal. Police...
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