EditorialLocal News Clearer policy, action needed on rising drug use by Barbados Today 23/12/2025 written by Barbados Today 4 min read Even when taking what we would characterise as bold policy steps, it is critical to anticipate unintended consequences and assess how those effects are to be addressed. Barbados … Continue Reading 23/12/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News Wages, prices, corporate pressure and consumer tolerance by Barbados Today 20/12/2025 by Barbados Today 20/12/2025 One must expect that the Barbados Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI) will represent the interest of the business class, and so it is not surprising its leadership would be … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News Listening, adjusting, explaining Growth Fund Bill by Barbados Today 18/12/2025 by Barbados Today 18/12/2025 Prime Minister Mia Mottleyโs response to the concerns raised about the Economic Diversification and Growth Fund Bill deserves to be commended, though we submit, the criticism could not have been … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News Growth Fund Bill โ Promises and public concern by Barbados Today 16/12/2025 by Barbados Today 16/12/2025 Governmentโs Economic Diversification and Growth Fund Bill has been presented as a bold attempt to reshape Barbadosโ economy in the face of an extremely uncertain global environment for small economies … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News Wage increases, questions on preparedness by Barbados Today 13/12/2025 by Barbados Today 13/12/2025 Governmentโs recent announcement of a planned two per cent increase in both the national minimum wage and the sectoral minimum wage for security guards has generated mixed reactions, with several … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News The new pirates of the Caribbean by Barbados Today 12/12/2025 by Barbados Today 12/12/2025 The seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker by US President Donald Trumpโs administration and the accompanying threats of ground attacks, are ominous signs of a return to a dark era … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News What would happen if the world follows Australiaโs social media ban? by Barbados Today 11/12/2025 by Barbados Today 11/12/2025 Australia has just done what many parents have wished for, and what most governments have avoided, by banning social media for children under 16. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook are … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News Barbados deserves credit for tax transparency by Barbados Today 09/12/2025 by Barbados Today 09/12/2025 Barbados is proving to the world that a small country can play a big role in global finance, especially at a time when many countries are being pushed to improve … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News Audit watchdog needs teeth, autonomy by Barbados Today 06/12/2025 by Barbados Today 06/12/2025 When Barbadosโ long serving, former auditor general, Leigh Trotman, warned that the islandโs top watchdog is being kept on a leash, it was something to which people should pay attention. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News A new education tracker, a new debate by Barbados Today 05/12/2025 by Barbados Today 05/12/2025 The Ministry of Educational Transformation has introduced an initiative that promises to change the way Barbadians view the Stateโs provision of primary and secondary school education. Parents are expected … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail