JAMAICA – PM pleased with two-hour talks with Trump Barbados Today23/03/201912280 views CMC – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the message coming out of the discussions the United States President Donald Trump had with a select group of Caribbean leaders is… Read more
Workers still on edge Barbados Today23/03/20198191 views Employees in the food court of Sheraton Mall are still recovering from Thursday’s bloody and brutal attack, which claimed the life of Damien Trotman and sent dozens of civilians scampering… Read more
Bail worry Barbados Today23/03/201959276 views Attorney General Dale Marshall has vented his frustrations on the issue of bail being granted to persons accused of murder who secure release and then commit other heinous crimes. “We… Read more
Minibuses ‘to boost bus service’ Barbados Today23/03/201941181 views Minister in the Ministry of Transport Peter Phillips has announced a new initiative to partner with privately owned Public Service Vehicles to boost bus service to under-served districts with bus… Read more
Trust Fund lending reaches 700 Barbados Today23/03/20198167 views Some 700 people have so far received low-interest startup loans from the Government’s Trust Loan Fund, Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce Dwight Sutherland has reported. He made the… Read more
New deadline Barbados Today23/03/201910251 views Government is giving more time before the plastics ban comes into effect. Instead of the April 1 deadline, an adjustment to the ban on the importation of single-use plastics now… Read more
NUPW aims to boost its membership Barbados Today23/03/20198167 views The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) is taking steps to add new members to its roll but its outreach will be dependent on the successful passing of a resolution… Read more
‘Hike police pay, toughen laws’ Barbados Today23/03/201937181 views As lawmakers weigh in on a murder spree gripping the nation, MP for Christ Church South Ralph Thorne today challenged Attorney General Dale Marshall to raise the pay of police… Read more
#BTEditorial – Time to take back our streets Barbados Today23/03/20195142 views The Royal Barbados Police Force really has a fight on its hands. Yesterday’s brazen daytime shooting inside the Sheraton Centre mall, in which a young man was slain execution-style, ventured… Read more
We have to fight crime, says BPSA head Marlon Madden23/03/201911119 views Chairman of the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) Edward Clarke has condemned the most recent killing, which took place at the busy Sheraton Mall on Thursday afternoon. In fact, Clarke… Read more