No mask mandate in effect Barbados Today09/01/20240140 views The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that contrary to information circulating on social media, no mask mandate has been reinstituted for the public of Barbados. With the island… Read more
Classes get underway at Mount Tabor Primary Sheria Brathwaite09/01/20240231 views Around 80 students from the St John’s Primary School settled into classes at Mount Tabor Primary on Tuesday. Just after 8 a.m., parents were seen dropping off their wards.… Read more
PM welcomes new ministers, senator ‘to address global challenges’ Barbados Today09/01/20240182 views By Ryan Gilkes Prime Minister Mia Mottley trumpeted the roles of two new government ministers and a government senator in addressing the island’s economic, innovation, and investment priorities as they… Read more
NEW JOBS Barbados Today09/01/20240238 views A Cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister Mia Mottley last weekend led on Monday to three people taking oaths before President Dame Sandra Mason. Marsha Caddle is officially back in… Read more
BUT keeping keen eye on new term amid school changes Sheria Brathwaite09/01/20240176 views The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) declared Monday it intends to keep watch on school environments as the new term begins on Tuesday. BUT president Rudy Lovell told Barbados TODAY… Read more
Bruce: No ‘efficiency, effectiveness’ in reshuffle Shamar Blunt09/01/20240117 views By Shamar Blunt Political scientist Devaron Bruce has questioned the efficiency and effectiveness of Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s minor Cabinet reshuffle. He pushed back directly on the PM’s claims that… Read more
BCEN raises hand to monitor port charge cuts Emmanuel Joseph09/01/20240150 views A consumer advocacy body has declared it wants to work with the Bridgetown Port to act as a watchdog on price changes, after Prime Minister Mia Mottley said that recent… Read more
BWA aims for weekend restoration of failed Hampton water system Sheria Brathwaite09/01/20240184 views By Sheria Brathwaite Much of the southern half of Barbados will have to put up with a week of drastic water cuts as the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) battles to… Read more
11-Plus town hall meetings begin this week Barbados Today09/01/20240177 views Town hall meetings for the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) 2024, for parents/guardians to attend, will start this week, with four sessions scheduled by the Ministry of Education, Technological… Read more
Leonce remanded to Dodds on multiple drug charges Sandy Deane08/01/20240215 views A St Michael man was remanded to Dodds prison on multiple drug charges after appearing in the District ‘F’ Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Prince Leonce, 38, of #94 Cherry Lane,… Read more