A world of uncertainty in US education Barbados Today31/05/20250469 views The US Trump administration announced this week a pause to new student visa interviews. This decision, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, means that US embassies and consulates will… Read more
UN Security Council fails Ukraine, Gaza and the world Sasha Mehter31/05/2025038 views When Russian drones stalk civilians along Ukraine’s Dnipro River and Gaza’s hospitals lie in ruins under relentless bombardment, the world cannot pretend that these are distant crises. Yet the UN… Read more
Trend of transient workers Barbados Today31/05/20250468 views The trend towards engaging in temporary or part-time work is part of the new employment trend that has given rise to the transient worker. A transient worker is described as… Read more
End-of-life vehicle recycling – A Caribbean business opportunity Sasha Mehter31/05/2025069 views “Where there is no vision, the people perish” Proverbs 29:18. The Caribbean must reject political fatigue and embrace a culture of visionary thinking that uncovers new avenues for sustainable economic… Read more
Stop bleeding consumers at the pump Barbados Today29/05/20250307 views Barbados, it appears as if we are being robbed and we’re expected to smile and carry on. On May 23, 2025, the government raised fuel prices once again: gasoline now… Read more
China will always stand by LAC countries as a good friend and a good partner Barbados Today27/05/20250281 views On May 13, the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Forum (China-CELAC Forum) was successfully held in Beijing. President Xi Jinping attended the opening… Read more
Stop hiring IT consultants — Start hiring transformation strategists Aguinaldo Belgrave27/05/20250217 views A few weeks ago, a colleague ran into me and said he was working on an international project—and that I was the first person who came to mind when thinking… Read more
Senior athletes to bring parish pride to the National Senior Games Barbados Today25/05/20250423 views For the first time in its 21-year history, athletes in the Barbados National Senior Games will not only be competing for personal glory, they will also be carrying the pride… Read more
Union busting Aguinaldo Belgrave24/05/2025070 views The term union busting is associated with the behaviour of an employer who undertakes to replace employees at the workplace, whether temporary or not, who have withdrawn their labour as… Read more
The billion-dollar bite: Remembering the day two pizzas changed the world Barbados Today23/05/20250147 views Fifteen years ago, on May 22, 2010, a man named Laszlo Hanyecz unknowingly made history—not in a boardroom or laboratory, but from the comfort of his home, with a keyboard… Read more