Message from the Barbados Nurses’ Association Barbados Today Traffic12/05/2021096 views Greetings to the nursing fraternity in Barbados ! Today, the President and Executive Committee of the Barbados Nurses’ Association greet all nurses in Barbados on our special day celebrating International… Read more
Call for enhanced elderly care; opportunities for nursing Barbados Today Traffic12/05/2021056 views by Shamar Blunt Barbadians living with Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been become a major talking point of late, thanks in part to COVID-19 and its adverse effects on persons suffering… Read more
Counselling services in demand Emmanuel Joseph12/05/2021164 views More people are seeking professional help for illegal drug use and emotional problems. The country’s lead agency responsible for drug education revealed Tuesday that there has been a slight hike… Read more
Students learn how to cope with COVID-19, fight bullying Sandy Deane12/05/2021150 views As students settle back into classrooms across the country, some have begun receiving promised support to better cope with the challenges triggered by the COVID 19 pandemic. Some schools are… Read more
New Liquor Licence Act to encourage business growth: Sutherland Barbados Today12/05/2021035 views Lawmakers voted Tuesday to repeal and replace the 1957 Liquor Licence Act that one of its drafters touted as Government’s latest step to implement modern approaches to business to encourage… Read more
Lawmakers raise drinking age to 18 Anesta Henry12/05/20211348 views The age limit to legally buy or consume alcohol is to be raised to 18 under a new Liquor Licences Bill, lawmakers in the House of Assembly agreed Tuesday. Minister… Read more
Severance protest: ex-hotel workers agitate for payment Barbados Today12/05/2021067 views Former employees of the Accra Beach Hotel and Spa and the Hilton Barbados Resort are once again protesting broken promises from their ex-employers regarding the payment of severance, Barbados TODAY… Read more
House makes sweeping changes to liquor licensing law Anesta Henry12/05/20210149 views Lawmakers on Tuesday approved sweeping changes to the liquor licence regime in a nod to business that streamlines the process of applying for permission to sell alcohol. Small Business Minister… Read more
Government receives 33, 600 doses, pledges to explore safe vaccines for children Randy Bennett12/05/2021168 views As soon as a safe vaccination for children becomes available, Government will move towards vaccinating that section of the island’s population. While Prime Minister Mia Mottley has acknowledged that Barbados… Read more
Rastafarian squatter questions bulldozing of his home and destruction of full-grown fruit trees Barbados Today12/05/20213111 views A local member of the Rastafarian community is blasting an apparent Government move to bulldoze, without warning, the place he has called home for more than 30 years. And the… Read more