India’s commerce minister says countries can’t expect help while attacking Gov’t Dawne Parris21/02/20240244 views By Dawne Parris in India A senior official in the Indian government has criticised some countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and members of the African, Caribbean and… Read more
Wage review urged amid questions over its existence Emmanuel Joseph21/02/20240338 views By Emmanuel Joseph The nation’s largest public-sector union has thrown its weight behind a call from a sister union to reopen talks on the national minimum wage while questions linger… Read more
Back free movement but improve pay, perks here – Browne Barbados Today21/02/20240830 views Government backbencher and ex-health minister Dr Sonia Browne said Tuesday there is still a fundamental need to provide fair compensation and incentives to nurses and other essential professions to keep… Read more
Thorne supports free movement legislation Barbados Today21/02/20240316 views Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has thrown his support behind Government’s amendment to the CARICOM free movement legislation noting that the enhancements to the laws are a continuation of efforts at… Read more
Use opportunities to explore CARICOM, Abrahams urges Barbados Today21/02/20240185 views A government minister has urged more skilled workers to explore job opportunities available across CARICOM. Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams also said Barbadians have benefited tremendously from the bloc’s… Read more
Smoother Surface for Highway 1 Barbados Today21/02/20240281 views Motorists who travel along Highway 1 will soon enjoy a smoother ride from Speightstown roundabout, St. Peter to Holetown in St. James. Starting Wednesday, February 21, C.O. Williams Construction Limited… Read more
Rape accused not the man identified by complainant Barbados Today21/02/20240427 views Days after a British visitor was raped on Dover Beach, she picked out her attacker in a police identification parade. However, that man was not Neil Anthony Broome, the man… Read more
DPP says wife killer should spend no less than 25 years in prison Barbados Today21/02/20240391 views “The State implores this honourable court not to allow convicted Sean Watson to see the light of day until he has served at least 25 years.” Director of Public Prosecutions… Read more
Celebrating National Hero Robyn Rihanna Fenty on her birthday Brittany Brewster20/02/20240784 views Happy Birthday, Rihanna! Today, Barbados celebrates the birthday of one of its illustrious daughters, Robyn Rihanna Fenty. Born and raised in Westbury Road, St Michael, Rihanna expanded her horizons and… Read more
St Philip mentorship programme launched Barbados Today20/02/20240298 views Red Plastic Bag is more than the iconic stage name for St Philip’s treasured son of the soil, the Most Honourable Stedson (RPB) Wiltshire – it also symbolises the RED… Read more