#BTEditorial – When options are not real choices Barbados Today23/10/2021040 views According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a dilemma is described as “a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could do”. One can… Read more
#BTEditorial – ‘Silly season’ seems on the horizon Barbados Today22/10/2021092 views Events that have unfolded in recent months point to one thing: a general election seems to be on the horizon. And if there were any doubt, political scientists made the… Read more
#BTEditorial – Distracted from the President Barbados Today21/10/2021024 views Today was a day of paradoxes for Barbados as the country entered a new phase of its development process following the joint sitting of the Lower House and the Senate… Read more
#BTEditorial – We are better than this trio of shame Barbados Today20/10/2021021 views At a time when most of Barbados is reasonably fixated on the rising COVID-19 death toll and new infections attributed to the highly infectious Delta variant, three troubling events have… Read more
#BTEditorial – Depending on the regulator for cover Barbados Today19/10/2021056 views All eyes are on the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) as Barbadians await the responses of intervenors and the deliberations of the regulator to the application of Barbados Light & Power… Read more
#BTEditorial – Protect healthcare workers from abuse Barbados Today16/10/2021036 views It was not long ago that our healthcare workers were being celebrated for the fantastic work they are doing to keep this country relatively safe from the COVID-19 pandemic. That… Read more
#BTEditorial – There is a cost to “free” education Barbados Today15/10/20210127 views We repeatedly say that education is free in Barbados. Truth is, while it is free to those who benefit from it, it comes at a cost. The Government, by way… Read more
#BTEditorial – Wrong time for a rate increase Barbados Today14/10/2021033 views Any onlooker at what is happening in the Barbados economy, regionally and globally, would reasonably argue that this is a period of consolidation. There is little to no wiggle room… Read more
#BTEditorial – Time for a national ‘safe zone’ Barbados Today13/10/2021034 views We have reached a milestone we have long dreaded. The Ministry of Health and Wellness recorded 101 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic even as new infections reached 342 on Monday… Read more
#BTEditorial – The brakes are required Barbados Today Traffic12/10/2021033 views The pressure was mounting for the past few weeks on Government to do something substantial and far-reaching about what many Barbadians were describing as a crisis unfolding with our COVID-19… Read more