BWU kicks off May Day celebrations with church service Sandy Deane28/04/202401K views Key national stakeholders joined the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) this morning as it started its May Day celebrations with a church service at the St Barnabas Anglican Church. President Dame… Read more
DLP infighting prompts Hewitt’s unity call Sandy Deane24/04/202401.1K views Unsettled by the bitter division in the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), Reverend Guy Hewitt, who contested the top leadership post in 2021, wants the party to get its house in… Read more
Abrahams: No cover-up at Dodds Sandy Deane23/04/20240454 views Home Affairs and Information Minister Wilfred Abrahams has rubbished a viral video clip that claims there were attempts to cover up an incident at Dodds where a man was caught… Read more
Thorne welcomes, then questions Bay Gardens upgrade Sandy Deane20/04/20240934 views The area MP for the Oistins Bay Garden – Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne – on Friday welcomed the government’s “sudden generosity” in undertaking a nearly $5 million upgrade for the… Read more
Comissiong calls for special body to work out reparations claims Sandy Deane18/04/20240458 views Ambassador to CARICOM David Comissiong on Wednesday proposed the creation of a new special international tribunal to quantify and settle reparations claims from the atrocities of the Atlantic slave trade,… Read more
Thorne calls for unity amid DLP no-confidence motion drama Sandy Deane16/04/20240652 views Turmoil in the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) showed no sign of abating as the week began, despite political leader Ralph Thorne’s plaintive cry: “Fellows behave nuh, what yuh doing… Read more
Not quashed Sandy Deane12/04/20240633 views A no-confidence motion brought against Democratic Labour Party (DLP) President Dr Ronnie Yearwood and General Secretary Steve Blackett by veteran party member Hartley Reid was stalled by procedural issues but… Read more
‘No big thing’ Sandy Deane04/04/20240767 views Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states have failed to meet last month’s deadline to complete arrangements to facilitate the full free movement of Caribbean nationals as announced at their February meeting… Read more
Hotel stays down but arrivals up Sandy Deane29/03/202401.6K views Visitor arrivals here during the winter season are warming the cockles of tourism officials’ hearts, as records tumble for the first two months of this year. But even as more… Read more
‘No deal’ Sandy Deane29/03/202402.1K views By Sandy Deane Mere hours after outgoing Chairman of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Renee Coppin announced a 10 per cent pay hike for tourism workers over the… Read more