EditorialLocal NewsNews #BTEditorial – Our elderly must be well-protected by Barbados Today 20/08/2022 written by Barbados Today 3 min read As Barbados and the world move on from the COVID-19 pandemic, people are asking: what next? The Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) reminds us that the pandemic still hovers, … Continue Reading 20/08/2022 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews Tighten NIS controls by Barbados Today 20/08/2022 by Barbados Today 20/08/2022 Barbadians want greater oversight into the affairs of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) along with less political interference in its operations. This was the view expressed by some citizens who … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews Government to set up audit department by Randy Bennett 20/08/2022 by Randy Bennett 20/08/2022 An Internal Audit Department (IAD) is being established by Government to ensure that some of the issues highlighted in the 2021 Auditor General Report will never recur. The new department … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Sagicor delivers huge profits in strong quarter by Barbados Today 20/08/2022 by Barbados Today 20/08/2022 The Sagicor Group has again recorded a robust quarter with net income of US$42.6 million (BDS$ 85.2 million) for the period ending June 30, representing a significant increase from the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Promotion of X-rated events raises red flags by Barbados Today 20/08/2022 by Barbados Today 20/08/2022 A number of X-rated events being promoted on social media has caught the attention of the Barbados Police Service, as religious leaders expressed disgust at the activities and called for … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Work on School Meals Centre to resume soon at additional cost by Sandy Deane 20/08/2022 by Sandy Deane 20/08/2022 Government will have to pay an additional $10.6 million to complete the beleaguered School Meals Centre project at Six Roads, St Philip, more than ten years after construction began. According … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Missing millions located by Randy Bennett 20/08/2022 by Randy Bennett 20/08/2022 The over $6 million that had previously been unaccounted for at one of the Barbados Revenue Authority’s (BRA) collection points has been located. According to Director of Finance and Economic … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews Four Seasons loan guarantee “not properly appropriated” by Randy Bennett 20/08/2022 by Randy Bennett 20/08/2022 The $124 million advanced to the Government-owned company to settle a loan guarantee for the Four Seasons project did not go through all the right procedures. That acknowledgment has come … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews $3M search by Randy Bennett 20/08/2022 by Randy Bennett 20/08/2022 The Barbados Police Service (BPS) has been called in to help retrieve millions of dollars owed to the Government by persons who dishonestly obtained money intended for pensioners. This was … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal NewsNews Lawyers stalling by Randy Bennett 20/08/2022 by Randy Bennett 20/08/2022 Chairman of the Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) retired Justice Christopher Blackman has blasted some lawyers for their lethargy which has delayed the work of the ERT. However, Justice Blackman has … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
