BusinessLocal News Airport mulls ending shoe removal as security review looms by Emmanuel Joseph 19/07/2025 written by Emmanuel Joseph 3 min read Aviation authorities are considering ditching mandatory shoe removal at airport security checkpoints, following a similar move by the United States, Barbados TODAY can reveal. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is … Continue Reading 19/07/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappThreadsBlueskyEmail
CrimeLocal News Union calls for action, not accusations, on port gun smuggling by Emmanuel Joseph 18/07/2025 by Emmanuel Joseph 18/07/2025 As allegations mount over illegal firearms flowing through Barbados’ ports, the union representing customs officers has challenged the authorities to use existing disciplinary procedures if they possess evidence of wrongdoing, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappThreadsBlueskyEmail
CourtLocal News High Court to hear landmark genocide case against Israel by Emmanuel Joseph 18/07/2025 by Emmanuel Joseph 18/07/2025 The High Court will convene on July 28 to hear the State’s request to strike out a landmark application seeking to invoke provisions of the island’s Genocide Act in a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappThreadsBlueskyEmail
CourtLocal News CCJ to rule on whether Massy erred in firing employee by Emmanuel Joseph 18/07/2025 by Emmanuel Joseph 18/07/2025 The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has reserved judgment in the wrongful dismissal case involving former Massy Stores Limited employee, Merton Forde. Following submissions from both sides on Thursday, the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappThreadsBlueskyEmail
Local News SSA workers set to get incentive pay after months of dispute by Emmanuel Joseph 17/07/2025 by Emmanuel Joseph 17/07/2025 More than 700 Sanitation Service Authority employees are finally poised to receive their overdue performance incentive pay next week, after months of industrial tensions and delays over the government-backed scheme, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappThreadsBlueskyEmail
BusinessLocal News AG: EU blacklist removal opens door for business in Europe by Emmanuel Joseph & Barbados Today 17/07/2025 by Emmanuel Joseph & Barbados Today 17/07/2025 Attorney General Dale Marshall has welcomed the long-awaited removal of Barbados from the European Union (EU) list of high-risk third countries, saying it clears a major hurdle for Barbadian individuals … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappThreadsBlueskyEmail
CrimeLocal News Gun crime surge triggers major crackdown as police launch new strategy by Emmanuel Joseph 16/07/2025 by Emmanuel Joseph 16/07/2025 Law enforcers have intensified their anti-gun strategies aimed at dismantling the criminal networks behind the current crime wave affecting the island, according to a newly released government report. The Barbados … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappThreadsBlueskyEmail
Local News Gov’t launches ambitious push to fix housing, clinics and inner-city living by Emmanuel Joseph 16/07/2025 by Emmanuel Joseph 16/07/2025 Barbados is embarking on a $185 million investment drive to revitalise urban communities and upgrade critical healthcare facilities, in what Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn has described … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappThreadsBlueskyEmail
CourtLocal News High Court allows challenge to government’s bid to strike out genocide case by Emmanuel Joseph 15/07/2025 by Emmanuel Joseph 15/07/2025 High Court allows challenge to government’s bid to strike out genocide case The High Court has ruled that a local pro-Palestinian organisation can challenge a move made by the government … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappThreadsBlueskyEmail
Health CareLocal News Junk food marketing fuelling mental health issues among children by Emmanuel Joseph 15/07/2025 by Emmanuel Joseph 15/07/2025 A prominent psychiatrist has issued a stark warning that children are being exploited by the marketing of unhealthy foods, with serious mental health consequences. Dr Joy Sue, consultant psychiatrist at … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappThreadsBlueskyEmail