Advocate: PriceCheck app won’t bring real savings Emmanuel Joseph22/10/20240885 views The Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) expressed concern Monday about the implications of PriceCheck, a new government price comparison app, particularly regarding the concept of “approved price margins”. But Acting… Read more
Principals ‘want expert guidance’ on student conflict resolution Emmanuel Joseph19/10/20240724 views By Emmanuel Joseph A spokesman for secondary school administrators has expressed concern over students’ inability to manage conflict, urging experts to investigate the root causes amid an outbreak of violent… Read more
Top court slams slow legal system Emmanuel Joseph18/10/202401.2K views Barbados’ highest court has called for the creation of a modern parole board to reform the criminal justice system while condemning persistent delays in the courts. Caribbean Court of… Read more
Israel calls on Barbados to support right to defend against Hamas Emmanuel Joseph17/10/202401.2K views Israel’s Ambassador to Barbados, Itai Bardov, has called on the government to demonstrate leadership by backing Jerusalem’s war against Hamas. Speaking exclusively with Barbados TODAY from his Panama base, the… Read more
Israel calls on Barbados to support right to defend against Hamas Emmanuel Joseph17/10/202401K views Israel’s Ambassador to Barbados, Itai Bardov, has called on the government to demonstrate leadership by backing Jerusalem’s war against Hamas. Speaking exclusively with Barbados TODAY from his Panama base,… Read more
BICO workers to continue strike over pay, safety issues Emmanuel Joseph17/10/20240527 views Employees of ice cream maker and cold store BICO are on strike, citing long-standing concerns over pay, health and safety conditions, and accusing management of disrespect. The industrial action which… Read more
AG: Govt to stand by controversial Cybercrime Bill Emmanuel Joseph17/10/20240857 views The government confirmed Wednesday that it will defend its controversial Cybercrime Bill at a hearing before the Washington-based Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in November. Attorney General Dale Marshall… Read more
National Peace Programme, education ministry to work closely on crime prevention initiative Emmanuel Joseph12/10/20240649 views The government’s National Peace Programme (NPP) is about to introduce a new crime prevention initiative, targeting schools, parents, and faith-based organisations, the minister responsible for crime prevention Corey Lane has… Read more
Full-time ERT must be upgraded to make a difference, warns ex-chairman Emmanuel Joseph10/10/20240597 views The retired judge who once ran the quasi-judicial Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) has slammed the plan to transform it into a full-time body, urging the tribunal be elevated to High… Read more
Youth accused of having sex with minor Emmanuel Joseph09/10/202401.4K views A young unemployed man of Rock Hall, St Philip has been released on $10 000 bail with one surety on a charge of having sexual intercourse with a minor girl.… Read more