Safe card Shamar Blunt01/03/20230394 views The new Barbados Trident ID Card remains a secure and convenient form of identification for citizens to use. This assurance comes from Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology, Davidson… Read more
Statement on the National COVID-19 Response Programme Asminnie Moonsammy28/02/20230515 views As part of the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ National COVID-19 response, 538 persons were recruited to serve in various capacities. They were recruited at different intervals from May 2020… Read more
Armstrong Agencies to distribute ‘Only Coconuts’ products in Barbados Barbados Today28/02/20231330 views Source: Guyana Chronicle – “ONLY Coconuts,” a Guyanese-owned business that produces a range of coconut products, will now have its items distributed in Barbados by Armstrong Agencies Ltd., which offers… Read more
Change in vehicle policy – Energy minister Barbados Today28/02/20230393 views From next month, all new government vehicles will be electric or hybrid. This decision has been made by Cabinet according to Minister of Energy and Business Development, Senator Lisa Cummins,… Read more
Survey finds gas potential off Barbados Shamar Blunt28/02/202301K views By Shamar Blunt International oil and gas explorer giant Woodside Energy has found significant prospects for natural gas and potential for oil off Barbados in its assessment of offshore fossil… Read more
Employee engagement key to business success – BCCI president Marlon Madden28/02/20230275 views Companies are being urged to keep their workforce engaged as one of the strategies to grow operations and remain competitive. “A strategy less spoken of that is of significant importance… Read more
CDB head proposes air and sea option to get regional transportation going again Marlon Madden28/02/20230250 views By Marlon Madden President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr Hyginus Gene Leon has put forward a “two-stage process” for building out an effective air and sea transportation system… Read more
Cane harvest starts Sheria Brathwaite28/02/20230784 views The 2023 sugarcane harvest got off to a slow start today. Reports from some private cane farmers indicated that the large blue trucks/bins, which transport several tonnes of cane to… Read more
Bigger reach Emmanuel Joseph28/02/20232357 views A draft policy to address Barbados’ declining population rate would see authorities providing child subsidies for low-income single parents along with affordable fertility assessments and treatments, and facilitating foreigners taking… Read more
Man appears in court accused of killing woman on 26th birthday Barbados Today28/02/202301K views A 23-year-old general worker appeared before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes on Monday accused of killing Joel Hope on her 26th birthday. Xavier Anthony Haynes, of St Austell Lane, Pinelands, St… Read more