Interception & Accountability: Can Barbados’ new surveillance law protect both security and privacy? Barbados Today12/08/20250332 views At the time of writing, the government has introduced the Interception of Communications Act, 2025, in Parliament for debate. So far, it has received bipartisan support, clearing the way for… Read more
The importance of getting and taking medical advice Barbados Today08/08/20250318 views About one year ago, a senior hospital official stated in a newspaper interview that non-compliance with medication was the cause of increased patient visits to the Accident and Emergency (A&E)… Read more
Sasha Mehter05/08/20250111 views As the curtains close on Crop Over 2025, I find myself reflecting on the few fetes I managed to attend. Even in party mode, my IT-trained eye is always scanning—not… Read more
How Barbados became a republic (Part 1 of 3) Barbados Today31/07/20250224 views The court case I decided to write my evidence-based witness account on how Barbados became a republic to fill the knowledge-gap in this current misinformation age. This first of… Read more
Can PM Mottley’s leadership style induce national unity? Aguinaldo Belgrave26/07/20250214 views “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity” – Psalm 133:1 Singapore’s rise from post-colonial struggle to first-world success under the stewardship of the late… Read more
Gen Z at work: Why proper orientation matters more than ever Aguinaldo Belgrave26/07/2025045 views The preparation of young people for the world of work is an important aspect of the transition process once they have graduated from secondary school or a tertiary-level institution. It… Read more
PM unveils plan to guard coastlines and biodiversity Emmanuel Joseph26/07/20250140 views Barbados is set to renew a five-year National Strategic Biodiversity and Action Plan and establish the Barbados Oceans and Coastal Authority in the coming months to ramp up work to… Read more
The literacy debate Barbados Today25/07/20250365 views An article headline in a section of the local Press read Literacy skills spark debate. It examined what the writer called “Barbados’ on-going struggle with childhood literacy”. The occasion was… Read more
Bad mentoring Barbados Today24/07/2025044 views Every four years there is a Cricket World Cup. The West Indies team won the first two Cricket World Cups in 1975 and 1979 and were runners-up in 1983. We… Read more
Generative AI is the business disruptor of the modern era Sasha Mehter22/07/20250151 views There is nothing more pervasive in business today than generative AI. The speed at which GenAI is going suggests that in the next decade, communication as we know it today… Read more