Local NewsNews Improved trafficking legislation to go before Parliament by summer by Barbados Today 10/03/2022 written by Barbados Today 4 min read Attorney General Dale Marshall has promised a full review of this country’s Trafficking in Persons Act as new details emerge about the nature and extent of local human trafficking rings. … Continue Reading 10/03/2022 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Statement by CARICOM Heads of Government on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the racist treatment of black refugees by Barbados Today 09/03/2022 by Barbados Today 09/03/2022 Below is the full statement: We, the Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community strongly condemn the military attacks and invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Alleged crop thieves remanded to Dodds by Barbados Today 09/03/2022 by Barbados Today 09/03/2022 Two men charged with the theft of sweet potatoes from Applewaite’s Plantation, Applewaite’s St George were remanded to Dodds after appearing in the District ‘B’ Magistrates Court today. Rico … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19Local NewsNews COVID-19 Vaccine Report for March 9 by Barbados Today 09/03/2022 by Barbados Today 09/03/2022 As at noon, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, there were 49 patients in isolation facilities (nine in primary, 29 in secondary, and 11 in tertiary isolation). Of these, 19 patients (39 … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
LifestyleNews A day of celebration by Barbados Today 09/03/2022 by Barbados Today 09/03/2022 By Michron Robinson As the world celebrated International Women’s Day under the theme Gender Equality Today For A Sustainable Tomorrow on Tuesday, Barbados TODAY reached out to progressive women across … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19Local NewsNews COVID-19 Update: 175 new cases by Barbados Today 09/03/2022 by Barbados Today 09/03/2022 There were 175 new COVID-19 cases, 77 males and 98 females, recorded from the 1,056 tests conducted on Tuesday, March 8, by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. Of the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews PM Mottley salutes Barbadian women on International Women’s Day by Emmanuel Joseph 09/03/2022 by Emmanuel Joseph 09/03/2022 Prime Minister Mia Mottley has paid glowing tribute to the women of Barbados for their fortitude and resilience in trying times, while contending that their duty of care to one … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Taxi, PSV operators want Gov’t to assist them in navigating rising prices by Marlon Madden 09/03/2022 by Marlon Madden 09/03/2022 Already feeling the impacts of rising oil and food prices and expecting that things could get worse, some taxi and public service vehicle (PSV) operators are calling on the Mia … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Attorney suggests Marriage Act may not prohibit same-sex marriage by Barbados Today 09/03/2022 by Barbados Today 09/03/2022 Attorney-at-law Lalu Hanuman believes the time has come to test Barbados’ Marriage Act to see if same-sex unions would be allowed under the existing law. He contended that even if … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Eye surgeries back on by Anesta Henry 09/03/2022 by Anesta Henry 09/03/2022 The Ophthalmology Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) will this week begin clearing the backlog of glaucoma surgeries that have accumulated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
