A call to literary arms. We need a nation of readers Barbados Today11/12/20240184 views Barbadians have long taken pride in their historically high literacy rate–adjudged to be at 99.9 per cent which places us at the pinnacle of Caribbean achievement and on par with… Read more
Labour Minister hails progress as bill prioritises workers, sustainability Aguinaldo Belgrave11/12/20240169 views Tourism workers may soon benefit from improved pay and working conditions as the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) and the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) finalise a landmark collective agreement.… Read more
Coffee price surges to highest on record Barbados Today10/12/20240391 views Coffee drinkers may soon see their morning treat get more expensive, as the price of coffee on international commodity markets has hit its highest level on record. On Tuesday, the… Read more
China ready to go deeper into debt to counter Trump’s tariffs Barbados Today10/12/20240282 views BEIJING, Dec 10 (Reuters) – In one of their most dovish statements in more than a decade, Chinese leaders signalled on Monday they are ready to deploy whatever stimulus is… Read more
Joseph fined for misconduct in first ODI Sandy Deane10/12/20240532 views West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct in the first One Day International against… Read more
Nutman’s killer gets 25-year starting sentence Jenique Belgrave10/12/20240605 views The man who fatally shot popular nut vendor Randy Selman four years ago told a High Court on Monday: “I never wanted to hurt Randy. It hurts to see that… Read more
Beyond the 2019 Data Protection Act: Rebuilding Trust in Barbados’ Digital Future Barbados Today10/12/20240301 views Writing this article has been uniquely challenging—not because of its technical complexity, but because it requires balancing fairness with my conflicted feelings about how cybersecurity and data privacy have been… Read more
QEH urges relatives to step up as abandonment cases drop Shanna Moore10/12/20240373 views In a stark plea to combat patient abandonment, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has dramatically reduced the number of “elderly for care” (EFC) and “young for care” (YFC) patients to… Read more
Entrepreneur vows to rebuild after fire razes home, livelihood Sheria Brathwaite10/12/20240187 views What began as an ordinary day for small businesswoman Talicia Lewis turned into a nightmare when her home and business went up in flames last Wednesday, leaving her and her… Read more
Sellers pass on grower demands, labour costs to consumers Sheria Brathwaite10/12/20240620 views Consumers will now have to dig deeper into their pockets for coconut water, the Barbados Association of Retailers, Vendors, and Entrepreneurs (BARVEN) announced on Monday, claiming that vendors are facing… Read more