O’Connor: A better deal for fathers Marlon Madden02/03/2022096 views UK activist and founder of Fathers4Justice Matt O’Connor is recommending that Barbados holds a referendum on equal rights of fathers in an effort to introduce a 50/50 shared care law… Read more
CARICOM leaders urged to move urgently on CSME implementation Barbados Today02/03/2022074 views Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has urged Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to move more urgently to implement the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) that allows for the… Read more
Heads of Government to cover critical issues including pandemic and the attack on Ukraine Barbados Today02/03/2022073 views Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders began a two-day summit in Belize still grappling with the socio-economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the need to implement measures aimed at further deepening… Read more
Layne heading BAM again Randy Bennett02/03/2022049 views Anthony Layne has been re-elected as president of the Barbados Association of Masqueraders (BAM) for a second successive year. When elections were held during last night’s Annual General Meeting, Layne… Read more
Protocol ease good for tourism business Randy Bennett02/03/2022066 views The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) believes that Government’s recent decision to ease restrictions on travel and weddings will make the country a more attractive destination. In a press… Read more
BIBA says sanctions on Russia could have ripple effect Marlon Madden02/03/2022052 views A top official of the umbrella body responsible for global business in Barbados says he is not expecting any direct impact on the island’s international business sector as a result… Read more
Son charged with stealing from dad’s house Fernella Wedderburn02/03/20220249 views Attorney-at-law Alvin David Bryan has been charged with theft of property belonging to the Advocate Publishers (2000) Incorporated. The 52-year-old of Astoria, St George is accused of entering the house… Read more
No cross-examination of AG, lawyers insist Fernella Wedderburn02/03/2022062 views The Attorney General’s legal team is fighting a move to have him cross-examined in court in the lawsuit challenging the makeup of Parliament on the basis of an incomplete Senate.… Read more
People all over the globe say goodbye to political “colossus” Sandy Deane02/03/20220126 views The dignified gathering of family, friends, colleagues, and politicians from both sides of the divide in the chapel of the Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens on Tuesday morning was a mere… Read more
Heart attacks and strokes still leading causes of death Marlon Madden02/03/20220144 views Barbados continues to record an increase in heart attacks and strokes, according to the Barbados National Registry (BNR) 2019 cardiovascular disease report. The document pointed out that studies have shown… Read more