#BTColumn – AI Disruption in the Caribbean: Threats, Opportunities, Action Plans Barbados Today27/02/20240344 views Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Steven Williams Since humanity discovered fire, marking the foundational building block… Read more
#BTAfricanAwarenessMonth – Mammy Yoko: Leader of the Mende people Barbados Today27/02/20240341 views Madam Yoko, born Soma in the Gbo Chiefdom, was the head of the Mende people of Sierra Leone. She ruled the extensive Kpa Mende Confederacy for decades before her death.… Read more
How do we beat the black man’s ‘curse’? Barbados Today24/02/20240288 views Sixty years before our independence in 1966, there were several black-owned businesses established in Barbados, many of which operated in Roebuck Street in Bridgetown [1]. However, once the owners died,… Read more
FOR WOMEN ONLY…but the whole country benefits Dawne Parris22/02/20240258 views Women in India mean business. They are literally and figuratively emerging from the shadows of gender, religious and caste discrimination to become a driving force behind the country’s quest to… Read more
#BTColumn – Here’s what Black History Month can do about economic power Barbados Today21/02/20240248 views The commemoration of Black History Month started circa 1976 and is observed annually in the United States and Canada in February and in the month of October in the United… Read more
#BTSpeakingOut – Ralph Thorne’s politics of convenience Barbados Today21/02/20240333 views If ever there were to be a master class in political pretence, Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne could indeed teach it. The inveterate party-hopper who has come to be known more… Read more
#BTAfricanAwarenessMonth – Queen Amanirenas: Defender of an African Kingdom Barbados Today20/02/20240257 views From 25 to 21 B.C., Amanirenas, a queen or Kandake of the Kingdom of Kush, managed to do what many male leaders in her time could not – push back… Read more
#BTColumn – Moving Barbados’ Medical Records from Paper to Digital Barbados Today20/02/20240256 views Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Steven Williams In July 2023, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and… Read more
The Disaffection of Ralph Thorne Barbados Today20/02/20240410 views By Ralph Jemmott It is possible to be in two minds about the state of contemporary Barbadian politics. If one is given to cynicism one might be inclined to see… Read more
#BTColumn – Good leaders safeguard organisational stability Barbados Today17/02/20240136 views Civil society organisation, trade unions, political parties, governments and corporate entities, have all at some time, experienced some level of internal conflict, which had the potential of giving rise to… Read more