#BTEditorial – With rites come responsibilities Barbados Today25/09/20191187 views “Oh be careful little lips, what you say” – Traditional children’s song As Barbados continues debate on the eventual legalisation of marijuana for medicinal purposes, a Minister of Government who… Read more
#BTEditorial – September, remember Barbados Today23/09/20191191 views Believe it or not, there are still two more months left in the hurricane season. Over the weekend, Tobago became the latest island to be severely affected by a weather… Read more
#BTEditorial – Our house is on fire. Barbados Today21/09/20190283 views The television three-way split-screen could not tell a more stark tale of both denial and determination in the face of the greatest challenge facing the future of Planet Earth. On… Read more
#BTEditorial – A toast to the Commonwealth of Dominica Barbados Today20/09/20190210 views Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. – Psalms 30.5 Across the blue waters of this Caribbean, there’s a collective sense of pride today as… Read more
#BTEditorial – Finding Cannabis and Nirvana in the Atlantic Ocean Barbados Today19/09/20190202 views Similar to the secretive business agreement which Government entered into with White Oak Consultancy, the proposed Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2019 is churning up some questions to which Barbadians must demand… Read more
#BTEditorial – Getting our moonshots off the ground – with R&D Barbados Today18/09/20190416 views “You’ve got big dreams, you want fame: well fame costs, and right here is where you start paying.” – Debbie Allen, “Fame”, 1980 During the height of the Cold War,… Read more
#BTEditorial – Oiling the wheels of commerce – small business Barbados Today16/09/20190210 views Week in, week out, we make a trip to the barber or hairdresser, take our child to math lessons, buy a snow-cone, get coconut water on the highway, purchase birthday… Read more
#BTEditorial – Time has come for serious water conservation Barbados Today13/09/20191187 views The time has come for all who live, move and have their being on this 166-square-miles outcrop of rock in the Atlantic to recognize the importance of water conservation. As… Read more
#BTEditorial – Blacklisting, Derisking. Enough is enough Barbados Today13/09/20190371 views The Law of Unintended Consequences, much like the concept of the Holy Trinity, is a phenomenon often cited but rarely defined to the satisfaction of agnostics. In essence, the law posits… Read more
#BTEditorial – More judges, great! But what about our judicial culture? Barbados Today12/09/20191247 views Attorney General Dale Marshall recently announced that the pool of judges available to adjudicate criminal and civil matters in Barbados’ Court of Appeal and High Court would be increased. The… Read more