Passport applications going fully online Barbados Today07/01/20220189 views The process for Barbadian passport applications will soon move to a 100 per cent online process, says Acting Chief Immigration Officer, Margaret Inniss. Speaking during Thursday’s induction ceremony for 36… Read more
Cement production continues Marlon Madden07/01/20220114 views ARAWAK Cement Company Limited says there will be no pause in its production of cement as it carries out major maintenance work starting in early February. Following several meetings over… Read more
CTUSAB defends nurses’ association Sandy Deane07/01/2022067 views At the height of lingering unrest among some of the island’s nurses, the umbrella body representing the island’s trade unions, the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados… Read more
Public answering nurses’ call for donations Marlon Madden07/01/20220105 views Donations continue to pour in for scores of striking nurses who have had their pay docked as they continue industrial action. While not giving an update on how much money… Read more
Solutions Barbados tentatively supports pause on elections Emmanuel Joseph07/01/2022049 views At least one opposition party has expressed its willingness to support the Alliance Party for Progress (APP) which has suggested legal action against the government to ensure provisions are made… Read more
COP reports drop in major offences in 2021 Emmanuel Joseph07/01/20220134 views Barbados has recorded a 24 per cent drop in overall crime for the past year. Updating the country on the status of criminal activity for 2020 and 2021, newly-appointed Commissioner… Read more
Striking health care workers take protest to Bridgetown Marlon Madden07/01/2022091 views Scores of striking nurses took to the streets of Bridgetown Thursday morning as they protested deplorable working conditions, late pay and other grievances, in hopes of forcing authorities to resolve… Read more
Electoral laws could be “vulnerable” in the event of a legal review Emmanuel Joseph07/01/2022080 views A local constitutional law expert is contending that COVID-19 positive Barbadians who are being prevented from voting during the existing pandemic may have a legitimate cause for the High Court… Read more
Attorney General’s statement on new COVID-19 Directive Barbados Today06/01/20220141 views At midnight tonight, upon the expiration of the current COVID directive, a new COVID directive will be put in place and will last until January 31. This new directive… Read more
Two more COVID-19 deaths Barbados Today06/01/2022089 views Two Barbadian males, aged 14 and 70, died from COVID-19 on Wednesday, January 5, and Thursday, January 6, respectively. The teenager passed away at the Enmore Isolation Facility, while the… Read more