Lewis Hamilton receives knighthood days after being denied F1 title Barbados Today15/12/2021025 views SOURCE: CMC- Lewis Hamilton received his knighthood for services to motorsport just three days after he was denied an eighth Formula 1 drivers’ title. The 36-year-old Briton received the honour… Read more
Senator Boyce: Credit reporting bill needs ‘longer runway’ Barbados Today15/12/2021040 views While commending the fundamental purpose of the Fair Credit Reporting Bill 2021, Senator Kevin Boyce is of the view that some of the parties involved in administering the various aspects… Read more
Tribunal to be established soon Marlon Madden15/12/2021031 views Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn is giving the assurance that the process of establishing a Financial Services Tribunal that would help to discourage predatory lending was nearing… Read more
Lawyers making big bucks from political parties, complains Opposition Leader Anesta Henry15/12/2021041 views Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley wants to see an end to lawyers being paid exorbitant fees for services to governments and political parties. Making it clear that he was not… Read more
Minister Straughn says new legislation to benefit the disabled Marlon Madden15/12/2021051 views Individuals seeking to provide goods and services to Government will soon be able to do so with greater ease, efficiency and transparency, Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn… Read more
Barbadian is UNICEF’s youngest Youth Advocate in Eastern Caribbean Anesta Henry15/12/20210124 views Twelve-year-old environmental advocate Maria Marshall is UNICEF’s youngest Youth Advocate in the Eastern Caribbean. Representative of the UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Area, Dr Aloys Kamuragiye announced on Monday via Zoom that… Read more
Authority seeks ease for small cannabis farmers Dawne Parris15/12/2021059 views Small cultivators of cannabis will be able to import their first shipment of plant material to start their operations without having to pay the requisite fee if the Barbados Medicinal… Read more
Minister says Govt still clearing former DLP administration’s arrears Marlon Madden15/12/2021068 views Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn has lashed out at critics of Government’s debt settlement plan, singling out the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) for being “irresponsible” in building… Read more
Self-employment driving down jobless figures Anesta Henry15/12/2021043 views More Barbadians are starting their own businesses, contributing to a falling unemployment rate this year. Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment Marsha Caddle reported today, as she… Read more
Government to negotiate with striking nurses Sandy Deane15/12/2021020 views Government is set to return to the bargaining table this week to broker a deal with striking nurses to settle a range of longstanding grievances, Health Minister the Most Honourable… Read more