Police roll out pilot night patrols to combat farm theft in South Shanna Moore24/03/20260208 views Police have begun a pilot programme of enhanced nightly patrols in key farming districts across southern Barbados, stepping up efforts to curb a surge in crop theft that farmers and… Read more
Portvale grinding to resume after brief strike Emmanuel Joseph19/03/2026062 views The sugar harvest was expected to resume on Friday after being interrupted by a wildcat strike by some workers at the lone sugar mill, Portvale in St James, over a… Read more
AG urges crackdown on farm theft as cane farmers suffer Shamar Blunt19/03/20260213 views Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams has called for farm theft, widely known by the archaic legal term of praedial larceny, to be treated with far greater urgency, warning that growing complacency… Read more
Portvale strike amps ownership confusion, failed restructuring frustration Sheria Brathwaite19/03/20260452 views Uncertainty over who employs them, and lingering disappointment over a failed plan that once promised them a stake in the sugar industry, have deepened frustration among employees at the Portvale… Read more
Portvale walkout halts sugar harvest amid union recognition battle Sheria Brathwaite18/03/20260426 views A simmering row over union recognition and working conditions erupted into industrial action on Wednesday when dozens of workers at the Portvale sugar factory walked off the job, disrupting the… Read more
Budget ‘puts money back in people’s pocket’ – PM Barbados Today17/03/20260381 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has described the 2026 Budget as a “people’s budget”, saying it delivers on campaign promises while taking steps to protect Barbadians from mounting global pressures. Speaking… Read more
Goodridge: Some measures welcomed, but relief falls short Barbados Today17/03/20260352 views President of Friends of Democracy Senator Karina Goodridge says the 2026 Budget, while containing some positive steps, does not go far enough to ease the pressure on Barbadians already struggling… Read more
Farmers brace for uncertain sugar crop Sheria Brathwaite16/03/2026089 views The 2026 sugar crop is set to begin on Tuesday with Portvale Sugar Factory accepting canes from daybreak, but veteran farmers warned that the centuries-old sugar industry now stands at… Read more
Consett Bay fisherfolk upset over unannounced market repairs Sheria Brathwaite13/03/20260804 views Fish vendors at the Consett Bay Fish Market are crying foul over repairs being carried out without notice, saying the unexpected work has disrupted their operations just weeks before the… Read more
Minister denies septic waste dumped on farmland at Spencer’s Sheria Brathwaite13/03/20260312 views Agriculture Minister Dr Shantal Munro-Knight has denied that septic waste was dumped on farmland at Spencer’s, Christ Church, insisting the material was left nearby but not on cultivated land, and… Read more