Singapore’s culture of entrepreneurship and the Caribbean Sasha Mehter12/07/2025018 views “Show Your Faith Through Your Actions” – James 1:2 Singapore’s transformation from a small, resource-scarce island into a global economic powerhouse has long been admired. At the heart of this… Read more
Low wages, limited opportunities: young workers’ uphill battle Sasha Mehter12/07/2025074 views “Young workers are getting a raw deal at work, with limited opportunities and low wages.” This is a statement attributed to Frances O’Grady, General Secretary of the British Trades Union… Read more
AI a tool for advancing healthcare Barbados Today11/07/2025031 views Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly evolving field of computer science that aims to create machines that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. AI in medicine and healthcare… Read more
Small businesses targets of violent crime Sasha Mehter08/07/2025054 views The recent pronouncement by head of the Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit (CJRPU), that on current trajectory, Barbados could record some 60 homicides by year-end, should give every citizen… Read more
Breaking the bureaucratic cycle: A personal journey through government inefficiency Barbados Today08/07/20250423 views I’ve long been aware of the inefficiencies that exist within government systems, but it wasn’t until a recent personal experience that the true extent of these challenges became painfully clear.… Read more
International Day of Cooperatives Barbados Today08/07/2025013 views The Caribbean is at a critical juncture. Climate change is battering our shores, global economic shocks are testing our resilience, and social inequalities continue to leave too many behind. Amid… Read more
Apply directive on school violence impartially Barbados Today05/07/20250268 views The scourge of violence, indiscipline, toxic bullying, gang-like and other deviant behaviour has long plagued our nation’s schools. Some schools seem to have more than their share of such incidents.… Read more
The storied rivalry between West Indies and Australia at Kensington Oval Barbados Today25/06/20250229 views Kensington Oval, once the mecca for fast bowlers in the region and an impregnable fortress of West Indies cricket, boasts a proud history. From its inaugural test in 1930 until… Read more
Cybersecurity is everyone’s job now: Lessons from the largest credential leak in history Sasha Mehter24/06/2025057 views On June 18, 2025, a report by Cybernews.com, corroborated by several reputable media outlets such as Axios and Forbes, revealed the discovery of a data breach involving over 16 billion… Read more
Beyond pepper sauce: Charting a bold new path for Barbadian manufacturing and wellness brands Barbados Today17/06/20250706 views This year, I decided to take in some of what our local manufacturers had to offer at what I fondly remember as the Barbados Manufacturers’ Exhibition (BMEX). Originally launched in… Read more