Younger drivers to have access to heavy-duty licences again Anesta Henry07/12/20220162 views Government on Tuesday took steps to amend the Road Traffic Act to enable the Barbados Licensing Authority to resume issuing heavy goods licences to eligible drivers between ages 18 and… Read more
Holness goes to Washington for help with crime Barbados Today06/12/2022092 views SOURCE: Jamaica Gleaner – Prime Minister Andrew Holness is to leave the island Tuesday afternoon for Washington, where he is slated to discuss security matters with a slew of US… Read more
Morocco reach World Cup quarter-finals for first time Barbados Today06/12/20220123 views Achraf Hakimi made himself a hero with a chipped winning penalty as Morocco stunned Spain in a shootout after a goalless draw to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. The two… Read more
Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside marriage Barbados Today06/12/20220106 views Source: BBC News – Indonesia’s parliament has approved a new criminal code that bans anyone in the country from having extramarital sex and restricts political freedoms. Sex outside marriage will… Read more
PM: Cuba to help Barbados fight diabetes epidemic Anesta Henry06/12/20220127 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced that Barbados will be getting assistance from Cuba to manage the island’s diabetes epidemic. During a joint statement with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel who… Read more
Hard times Emmanuel Joseph06/12/20220209 views Acknowledging that a significant number of Barbadians are falling on hard times, the social services minister revealed on Monday that the numbers seeking welfare help have skyrocketed from 3,000 to… Read more
Plea for help Barbados Today06/12/2022079 views Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) president Rudy Lovell says there is a strong possibility the level of violence being seen among school children could be linked to a lack of… Read more
Brazil, Croatia reach quarterfinals Barbados Today Traffic06/12/2022069 views By Anmar Goodridge-Boyce Five-time champions Brazil issued a statement of intent by humiliating South Korea 4-1 to register an emphatic victory and set up a World Cup quarter-final encounter on… Read more
West Indies women suffer heavy defeat Barbados Today Traffic06/12/20220107 views West Indies Women suffered a heavy 142-run crushing in the first One-Day International here Sunday night, to slump to their seventh defeat in their last nine ODIs against England Women.… Read more
League football starting January 22 Barbados Today Traffic06/12/20220162 views The Barbados Football Association (BFA) has announced Sunday, January 22, 2023 as the start date for its men’s Premier League and Women’s League competition at the Wildey Turf. This will… Read more