Local NewsOpinionSpeaking Out Stop bleeding consumers at the pump by Barbados Today 29/05/2025 written by Barbados Today 4 min read Barbados, it appears as if we are being robbed and we’re expected to smile and carry on. On May 23, 2025, the government raised fuel prices once again: gasoline now … Continue Reading 29/05/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsSpeaking Out Reparations must come with responsibility and reform by Barbados Today 23/05/2025 by Barbados Today 23/05/2025 Reparative justice for the transatlantic slave trade and the centuries of oppression, exploitation, and violence it has enabled is both morally appropriate and historically imperative. For hundreds of years, millions … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
OpinionSpeaking Out We cannot negotiate with criminals: It’s time to set an example by Barbados Today 02/04/2025 by Barbados Today 02/04/2025 I have truly reached a breaking point. I am tired — deeply tired — of this growing culture where gangsters, criminals, and perpetrators of violence in our nation believe they … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeLocal NewsSpeaking Out How Many More? by Barbados Today 29/03/2025 by Barbados Today 29/03/2025 Too many families are mourning and heartbroken on this small island. I am reminded of these words of John King’s rendition, How Many More? Rose up early this morning … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsOpinionSpeaking Out #SpeakingOut – Preserve the Holetown Festival by Barbados Today 18/02/2025 by Barbados Today 18/02/2025 Holetown Festival culminated last weekend. For decades, I have attended the festival, an event that embodies the heart and soul of St James. During a land acquisition resolution debate last … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
OpinionSpeaking Out #BTSpeakingOut – Barbados makes its mark by Barbados Today 08/12/2024 by Barbados Today 08/12/2024 Last Saturday – 30th November – we celebrated not only 58 years of Independence, but also the 3rd anniversary of our Republic of Barbados. Our achievement of substantive independence from … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Speaking Out The people have spoken by Barbados Today 12/11/2024 by Barbados Today 12/11/2024 While campaigning in the 2024 US general election, then-candidate Vice President Kamala Harris said that it was time to ‘turn the page’. However, the electorate thought it was time for … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsOpinionSpeaking Out We are on a dangerous path by Barbados Today 06/11/2024 by Barbados Today 06/11/2024 There is a video of the police making an arrest circulating on social media. When I saw it I was deeply concerned by the actions of the youth involved. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsSpeaking OutTribute Sir Henry, the greatest role model by Barbados Today 01/11/2024 by Barbados Today 01/11/2024 The President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Justice Adrian Saunders said that the region has lost one of its most venerable sons with the passing of Sir Henry … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsSpeaking Out Never a call for St Lucy residents not to pay water bills by Barbados Today 01/11/2024 by Barbados Today 01/11/2024 The Leader of the Opposition and political leader of the Democratic Labour Party, the Honourable Ralph Thorne has made a commitment to be a responsible opposition, and not to oppose … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
