CARICOM elects first woman Secretary General Sandy Deane11/05/20210102 views Belizean Dr Carla Barnett, the first ever woman to have served as deputy secretary-general from 1997 to 2002 , has been elected as the new Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General… Read more
COVID-19 UPDATE: 4 new cases, 9 discharged Barbados Today11/05/2021029 views Four persons, all females, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, May 10, from the 436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. There were… Read more
Renters must consider insuring home contents Barbados Today Traffic11/05/2021185 views For decades rental properties have been the more affordable option for thousands of Barbadians looking for a place to call home, but Sagicor General Insurance (SGI) is concerned that the… Read more
Public sector entities to benefit from initiatives Barbados Today Traffic11/05/2021060 views Last November, the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) launched the private sector stream of the Project Preparation Facility (PPF) and recently, the Centre kicked-off the public… Read more
Call to speed up switch to smart grid power network Barbados Today Traffic11/05/2021059 views Carlton Cummins, Barbadian co-founder of United Kingdom-based clean technology company, Aceleron, says Barbados needs to hasten its transition to a smart grid power network. “With a smart grid we could… Read more
Entertainment groups have their say on Crop Over, fetes Marlon Madden11/05/2021161 views As entertainers await word from Government on what this year’s Crop Over season and fetes in general are to look like, two umbrella groups representing different segments of the industry… Read more
Minister Duguid ‘pleased with ash clean-up efforts’ Barbados Today11/05/2021045 views A month after the La Soufriere volcanic eruption in St. Vincent dumped tons of ash over Barbados, Transport Minister Dr William Duguid has praised the clean-up effort, describing it as… Read more
Housing boom ‘could help take economy out of recession’ Barbados Today11/05/2021159 views Home construction can help revive the economy from the COVID-19 pandemic-driven recession, Minister of Housing Dr William Duguid has suggested. In an interview published by the Public Affairs Deparment, the… Read more
Vaccine petition presented at Gov’t headquarters Anesta Henry11/05/2021056 views Social Activist Winston Clarke is seeking an audience with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley to discuss putting measures in place to protect those who cannot take the COVID-19 vaccine for… Read more
Classes called off at Ellerslie Barbados Today11/05/2021143 views Classes have been called off at the Ellerslie School. Reports reaching this media house suggest that students arriving at the institution on Tuesday were asked to return home. Barbados TODAY understands… Read more