EditorialLocal News Wage increases, questions on preparedness by Barbados Today 13/12/2025 written by Barbados Today 4 min read 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 … Continue Reading 13/12/2025 0 comments 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
EditorialLocal News Why Barbados cannot slip on vaccines by Barbados Today 03/12/2025 by Barbados Today 03/12/2025 The recent warning from the Ministry of Health and Wellness about measles should make all of us stop and pay attention, as the Region of the Americas, which includes Barbados, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News Celebrating Barbadosโ Independence in a changing world by Barbados Today 29/11/2025 by Barbados Today 29/11/2025 Every year, when we celebrate Independence Day, we find ourselves returning to the same truth: that we are a small island with a big spirit. Our history is filled with … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News Fix the licence plate mix-up before it gets worse by Barbados Today 28/11/2025 by Barbados Today 28/11/2025 Motorists are already battling with high gas prices, frustratingly heavy traffic, and the daily stress of simply getting from one end of the island to the other. The last thing … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News When silence becomes a sentence by Barbados Today 27/11/2025 by Barbados Today 27/11/2025 In Barbados, we often say, โWe small, so everybody know everybody business.โ Yet when it comes to violence against women and girls, people may whisper, but few speak openly. And … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail