A New Empire as the true heart of City renewal Barbados Today17/04/202401.5K views For more than three decades, the Empire Theatre has drifted from abandonment to disrepair to ruin, now crumbling and forgotten. Yet, this could be no better moment than to resuscitate… Read more
Open up on workplace deaths, injuries Barbados Today16/04/20240374 views Words of comfort and expressions of condolences to the family of construction worker Andell McGarell will do little to account for his death or protect other workers in Barbados who… Read more
The electorate is watching, unimpressed Barbados Today13/04/20240959 views Citizens around the world are fighting to maintain their democracy under the powerful shadow of aspiring tyrants. A most enlightening article in Time Magazine described 2024 as the most consequential… Read more
Honour the victorious teen netballers with financial support Barbados Today12/04/20240585 views There is nothing that compares to hearing the National Anthem at a regional or international sporting competition. The pride felt by athletes and spectators rooting for victory cannot be fully… Read more
Met Office: Stop tampering with unmanned surface vehicles Barbados Today11/04/202401.3K views The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) is advising members of the public, especially fishermen and other sea users, to refrain from removing or tampering with its unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) in… Read more
Banking on Cricket World Cup again Barbados Today11/04/20240641 views Barbados is expending significant sums this year on capital works and infrastructural developments in anticipation of major returns from the staging of the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup.… Read more
Bleeding our best and brightest Sasha Mehter10/04/202401.1K views Barbados has long taken immense, deserved pride in the calibre of our education system and the teachers who have shaped it over the decades. Our schools have consistently produced some… Read more
Haiti’s suffering, America’s responsibility Barbados Today09/04/20240363 views For too long, Haiti has suffered from chronic instability, violence, and desperate poverty. The surge in gang warfare and the exodus of Haitians fleeing Port-au-Prince have only compounded a long-running… Read more
Vendors’ issues a cycle Barbados Today06/04/20240266 views “We have to decriminalise illegal vending; no man should become a criminal because of the rules and regulations. By the same token, government has to facilitate it and treat it… Read more
Let’s get our Bajan athletes back on track Barbados Today05/04/20240601 views Still fresh from the national excitement we experienced over the past weeks with the staging of both the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Athletics Championships (BSSAC) and National Primary Schools’ Athletic Championship… Read more