Local NewsSpeaking Out Glyphosate a threat to food security, public health by Barbados Today 29/03/2024 written by Barbados Today 4 min read The 1996 World Food Summit stated that: โFood security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their … Continue Reading 29/03/2024 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsOpinion On good behaviour at work by Dennis De Depeiza 29/03/2024 by Dennis De Depeiza 29/03/2024 Decorum is about proper and polite behaviour. This is taken to mean that it embraces proper etiquette, politeness, respectfulness and appropriate language usage. The understanding is that the exercise of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinion Time to revisit VAT by Barbados Today 27/03/2024 by Barbados Today 27/03/2024 The small business community and the wider business sector waited expectantly for the 2024 Financial Statements and Budgetary Proposals, a key feature of the presentation of the Estimates of Revenue … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Living WellLocal News BARP gears up for Towards 2050 conference by Ryan Gilkes 24/03/2024 by Ryan Gilkes 24/03/2024 The Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) is gearing up to host its Towards 2050 conference, aimed at equipping individuals aged 40 to 59 with the tools and knowledge necessary … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
OpinionTechnology Boardroom guidance: Digital liabilities by Barbados Today 21/03/2024 by Barbados Today 21/03/2024 By Edward Millington D igital transformation has enabled businesses to compete globally, fostering innovation and growth and creating operational diversities – providing competitive business edges in highly competitive markets. With … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinion Invasion by a gang of respiratory viruses by Barbados Today 21/03/2024 by Barbados Today 21/03/2024 We certainly have no shortage of flu-like illnesses, and, for most people, unless you become very ill, you rarely seek medical attention, and you rarely think that it makes a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsOpinion Workers can act to keep trade union autonomy by Dennis De Depeiza 16/03/2024 by Dennis De Depeiza 16/03/2024 The public questioning of the independence of trade unions suggests that there is some concern about their functioning as it relates to how they conduct their business. It is left … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsOpinion We need a task force on food security. Here’s why. by Barbados Today 16/03/2024 by Barbados Today 16/03/2024 In June 2022, I brought to the Senate a Private Memberโs Resolution to discuss the issue of food security in Barbados. The objective of my efforts was to bring to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Opinion There are bullies in the Senate, too by Barbados Today 14/03/2024 by Barbados Today 14/03/2024 I watched Mondayโs Senate debate and was disgusted by the uncouth conduct of many on the government side. Should you have doubts about my assessment, the live stream is there … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
OpinionUncategorized Ralph Thorneโs much ado about nothing by Barbados Today 14/03/2024 by Barbados Today 14/03/2024 After what can only be considered an inauspicious return to Parliament after almost six years in the political wilderness, we have been afforded a blinding glimpse of the obvious; the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail