#BTEditorial – When human resources are lost on both sides of the fence Barbados Today01/02/20192181 views The recent arrest and subsequent charging of a teenage boy for three murders – one of them being his mother – has sent shockwaves through the country. Eighteen-year-old Romario Antonio… Read more
New use for discarded fish Barbados Today01/02/201924226 views Between 30 and 70 per cent of fish caught by local fishermen is currently being wasted. This alarming statistic has prompted the government to fast track an initiative aimed at… Read more
Messy decision Barbados Today01/02/201914371 views In what is being described as a case of the nation’s health being compromised for the sake of a few dollars, the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) is charging… Read more
Fishing woes Barbados Today01/02/20194376 views Local fisherman and vendors at the country’s fish markets are becoming increasingly agitated about rising costs, dwindling profits and poor facilities, as they operate in an increasingly hostile marine environment.… Read more
Wiretapping worry Barbados Today01/02/201911435 views As Barbados looks for a solution to a wave of violent crimes sweeping the country, one prominent criminal attorney does not believe introducing wiretapping legislation is the way to address… Read more
Sixty-eight per cent repeat offenders at Dodds Barbados Today01/02/201934382 views With recidivism rates at Her Majesty’s Prisons Dodds, St Philip at 68 per cent, Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson has said that the island’s prison system is in need of… Read more
Straughn: ‘Barbadians looking at BERT the wrong way Barbados Today01/02/201910210 views The Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) programme should not be seen as a bitter potion which Barbadians must drink and be done with. Instead, Minister in the Ministry of… Read more
Water relief in the works Barbados Today01/02/20190195 views The north and central parts of the island which have been affected by water shortages have been assured by Minister of Energy and Water Resources Wilfred Abrahams that they will… Read more
Praying for peace Barbados Today01/02/201911381 views Seventy-two hours of prayer and reflection in response to the recent spate of crime and violence that led to Barbadians seeing red in January started today with a powerful worship… Read more
‘Go to gun source’ Barbados Today01/02/201917241 views Government is being advised by a prominent community practitioner to search for the “underground markets” that are supplying the youth with illegal firearms. In light of Barbados recording nine murders… Read more