Principal, UN official point to link between access to basic needs and academic performance Barbados Today19/12/20230110 views Principal of the Graydon Sealy Secondary School Shyrelle Howard-Gittens has suggested that children’s access to basic necessities is directly linked to how well they can perform in the classroom. She… Read more
Mottley expects benefits of vaccine manufacturing site in Rwanda to trickle down Sandy Deane19/12/20230135 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday joined African leaders and other high-level officials hailing the inauguration of the BioNTech mRNA-based vaccine manufacturing site in Rwanda as a landmark move towards… Read more
AG eyes 2024 changes to boost justice system Barbados Today19/12/20230123 views By Ryan Gilkes Attorney General Dale Marshall is anticipating a pivotal year in 2024, focusing on fostering a more responsive judiciary and bolstering the criminal justice system. Marshall outlined ambitious… Read more
BWU concerned about four-year-old in PSV video Sheria Brathwaite19/12/20230142 views By Sheria Brathwaite As investigations continue into a viral video of a four-year-old child appearing to be conducting on a public service vehicle, General Secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union… Read more
Winston Scott Polyclinic reopened Barbados Today19/12/20230195 views Nurses and non-medical staff at the Winston Scott Polyclinic returned to work Monday, 10 days after the health facility was closed, satisfied with the work done to alleviate unsanitary conditions… Read more
Sugar workers get walking papers but no word on future jobs Sheria Brathwaite19/12/20230221 views Scores of severed sugar workers were left anxiously awaiting word on when they would be rehired as part of the privatisation of the former state-owned Barbados Agricultural Management Company Co.… Read more
Massy, Salvation Army give back with annual holiday feeding programme Barbados Today18/12/20230124 views Three hundred hot and nutritious meals were served to the less fortunate on Friday at the Salvation Army’s Reed Street, The City headquarters. This initiative was made possible by the… Read more
Final day of BAMC operations Sheria Brathwaite18/12/20230231 views Scores of sugar workers are collecting their green papers at the Portvale Sugar Factory in Blowers, St James this morning. The process started just after 9a.m. and is being done… Read more
Flash Flood watch extended Barbados Today18/12/20230123 views The Barbados Meteorological Services has extended the flood watch. It advised that over the weekend, occasional moderate to intense showers were observed across the island. This pattern is expected to… Read more
Deputy PM orders probe into viral video showing child purportedly acting as conductor on PSV Barbados Today17/12/20230205 views Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources Santia Bradshaw is promising swift investigations into a viral video on social media purportedly showing a minor conducting… Read more