#BTEditorial – When human resources are lost on both sides of the fence Barbados Today01/02/20192280 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
#BTEditorial – Overhauling the tourism engine Barbados Today31/01/20196288 views Tourism, the main engine of our economy, has been firing on all cylinders for decades, employing tens of thousands, earning millions in foreign exchange, generating huge tax revenues and delivering… Read more
#BTEditorial – But surely, Police Commissioner Griffith has skills too Barbados Today30/01/201919341 views To date, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has not yet fully articulated what specific “skills” she meant when she sought to explain the presence of former Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin… Read more
#BTEditorial – Gunplay needs more than just superficial treatment Barbados Today29/01/20198413 views Nine murders in 29 days, with four victims, who were allegedly connected to ‘gang wars’ associated with the drug trade dying as a result of gunshot wounds. Our sympathy goes… Read more
#BTEditorial – This band of brothers Barbados Today28/01/20194276 views “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.” – Henry V, Act IV, Scene iii. At a time when a minuscule minority of young people have been grabbing headlines… Read more
#BTEditorial – Cricket, lovely cricket, how welcomed art thou! Barbados Today25/01/20193236 views Thousands of tourists, mostly from England, descended on Barbados over the past week to take in some of the action at Kensington Oval, where the West Indies and England enjoyed… Read more
#BTEditorial – Ending our plastic love affair Barbados Today24/01/20192270 views For more than a year, Barbadians have had to wean themselves off plastic bags. In another two months, our divorce from single-use plastics will become final. From April 1, the… Read more
#BTEditorial – Barbados expects Barbados Today23/01/20190405 views The Caribbean is a natural magnet for some of the world’s wealthiest and most well-heeled people. From Oprah to one or two ex-presidents of the United States or prime ministers… Read more
#BTEditorial – Time to revisit NIS rules re the self-employed Barbados Today22/01/20190326 views Employment followed a basic pattern 50 years ago. People left school, went into a company or the public service and stayed in their chosen profession until retirement. Sometimes they stayed… Read more
#BTEditorial – PM Mia Mottley showing that inertia is not an option Barbados Today18/01/20197352 views If there is one thing that can be said about Prime Minister Mia Mottley thus far, it is that she is not afraid to make tough decisions. Following a violent… Read more