A letter to my Bajan family: On the dawn of our new horizon Barbados Today28/09/202505K views My fellow Barbadians, even at the risk of sounding like your leader, I must address you on a significant development in our Caribbean family. In a few short days, on… Read more
On World Tourism Day, BHTA chairman urges vision, sustainability, and equity Barbados Today27/09/2025082 views Today (September 27, 2025), Barbados proudly joins the international community in celebrating World Tourism Day 2025 under the theme ‘Tourism and Sustainable Transformation’. This year’s theme calls on us to… Read more
Killing ourselves with our spoons, knives and forks Barbados Today24/09/20250482 views “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food” – Hippocrates, around 400 BC. Once upon a time, not so long ago, people ate most of their meals… Read more
The freedom to disagree peacefully Barbados Today17/09/20250161 views On January 4, 2022, I had the privilege to attend the planting of a Peace Pole on the Cave Hill Campus, The University of the West Indies (The UWI). The… Read more
Barbados can lead the Caribbean to a smoke-free future Barbados Today16/09/20250321 views Barbados stands at the cusp of making history. With smoking rates at just 6.4% of adults, the nation has achieved the lowest smoking prevalence in the Caribbean region. Yet despite… Read more
My rice combo special Aguinaldo Belgrave13/09/20250116 views “Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.” – Genesis 9:3 I have… Read more
Haiti cannot wait Aguinaldo Belgrave13/09/20250133 views On September 10, all 32 active member states of the Organisation of American States (OAS) signed a joint statement on Haiti. As often happens in diplomacy, not every member state… Read more
Small Business Week focuses on artificial intelligence and digital trade Sasha Mehter10/09/2025055 views Each year, the Small Business Association of Barbados hosts its flagship event, Small Business Week (SBW), a time when the national spotlight is turned towards entrepreneurs and the vital role… Read more
Where will Barbados find its sharp independent thinkers? Aguinaldo Belgrave09/09/2025090 views Barbados TODAY columnist Dr Basil Springer, in his article of Friday, September 5, 2025, made a call for what he termed a Brain Trust, apparently a kind of think tank… Read more
Do we need a braintrust? Barbados Today07/09/2025092 views “Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. ”– Romans 12:2 In uncertain times, societies instinctively search for wisdom beyond… Read more