Local NewsSpeaking Out Notes on the Drax Hall affair by Paula-Anne Moore 27/04/2024 written by Paula-Anne Moore 3 min read I am glad that the Barbados government quickly reconsidered the original plan to purchase part of Drax Hall (for ยฃ3 million) after a tremendous public outcry against the original plan. … Continue Reading 27/04/2024 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsSpeaking Out Sutherland, don’t be an accessory to a crime against humanity by Barbados Today 24/04/2024 by Barbados Today 24/04/2024 Dwight G Sutherland, MP, Minister of Housing, was quoted in the British Guardian newspaper on April 20 stating that the proposed payment of millions of dollars of Barbadian taxpayers’ money … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsSpeaking Out No justification for Drax payment by Barbados Today 24/04/2024 by Barbados Today 24/04/2024 As an ardent supporter of reparatory justice and self-repair for over three decades, and one who has a fairly intimate relationship with the national, regional and international call for reparatory … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPoliticsSpeaking Out DLP has no confidence in itself by Barbados Today 24/04/2024 by Barbados Today 24/04/2024 Not for the first time, nor I dare say the last, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has nailed its political colours firmly to internal divisions and party partisanship. A recent … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsSpeaking Out Crossing the floor โ a poisoned chalice? by Barbados Today 23/04/2024 by Barbados Today 23/04/2024 I‘ve been reflecting on this for a few weeks now and wrestling with my thoughts, trying to make sense of what is unfolding. We all love our country, right? And … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsSpeaking Out Drax Hall: Acquisition or reparation? by Barbados Today 23/04/2024 by Barbados Today 23/04/2024 A simple definition of reparation(s) is the making of amends for wrong or injury done. British newspaper The Guardian recently published a report that the Barbados government plans to pay … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
OpinionSpeaking Out A UK motorcycle trainer on our motorcycle menace by Barbados Today 19/04/2024 by Barbados Today 19/04/2024 Iโve been travelling back and forth to Barbados since 2016 and usually enjoy it. But, for a variety of reasons, I have to say, that enjoyment has been severely dampened. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsSpeaking Out ‘Pop-down’ telecoms wires by Barbados Today 06/04/2024 by Barbados Today 06/04/2024 The utility companies, Flow and Digicel, must be called to account and made to clean up the mess of wires and contraptions that now hang from almost every wire and … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
OpinionSpeaking Out Is justice really served? by Barbados Today 05/04/2024 by Barbados Today 05/04/2024 Despite its shortcomings, I have a very healthy respect for the judicial system in Barbados but there are some things about it which I find difficult to understand, far less … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
OpinionSpeaking Out Open letter to Agriculture Minister on monkey culling by Barbados Today 04/04/2024 by Barbados Today 04/04/2024 We, the below animal welfare/animal rights organisations, note with dismay the recent announcement that huntersโ bounties on green monkeys have been increased from $15 to $25 in a bid to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail