BRA workers sick out again Barbados Today16/11/20230121 views For the second consecutive day, workers at the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) took part in a sick-out sanctioned by the Unity Workers’ Union (UWU). General Secretary Caswell Franklyn confirmed the… Read more
24-hour shelter opens but BAEH worried rent issues forcing people onto streets Sheria Brathwaite16/11/20230101 views The inability to pay for housing is now the main precursor to people ending up on the streets, says the Barbados Alliance to End Homelessness (BAEH). And the charity’s president… Read more
Insurance, estate agents and valuers welcome plan for new valuation law Marlon Madden16/11/20230136 views By Marlon Madden The General Insurance Association of Barbados (GAIB) and the Barbados Estate Agents and Valuers Association (BEAVA) Inc. have welcomed news that the government plans to introduce new… Read more
Head of egg producers’ body admits shortage but predicts turnaround soon Sheria Brathwaite16/11/20230136 views Despite its general stance against importations, the Barbados Egg and Poultry Producers’ Association (BEPPA) is supporting the move by the government to import 1.9 million eggs as it concedes there… Read more
NIFCA Challenges highlight musical creativity Barbados Today16/11/2023068 views The newly introduced National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) Arrangers and Music Performers Challenges have been lauded as a vehicle for the continuity of Barbados’ strength of the musical… Read more
Students urged to reject crime and violence Barbados Today16/11/20230101 views Minister in the Office of the Attorney General with Responsibility for Crime Prevention, Corey Lane is urging the island’s youth to choose peace over violence. Lane, who spoke briefly at… Read more
NPC road works continue in St Michael and Christ Church Barbados Today16/11/2023073 views The National Petroleum Corporation (NPC) has advised that road work, which may occasionally result in restricted road access, is currently being conducted in St Michael and Christ Church. Night work… Read more
UNDP rep says more must be done for underprivileged to access technology Barbados Today16/11/2023062 views More has to be done to level the playing field for those wanting to enter the ever-expanding technological sphere. This was the brief message delivered by Resident Representative of the… Read more
Plans in train to construct 50 community solar gardens across Barbados Barbados Today16/11/20230182 views Barbados-based renewable energy developer Blue Circle Energy is partnering with a company from Germany to build 50 solar projects, generating 60 MW of energy, across the island’s 11 parishes, starting… Read more
Government gives multi-million-dollar Pierhead Development Project construction approval Emmanuel Joseph16/11/20230427 views After more than 20 years in the making and a change of investors, the multi-million-dollar Pierhead Development Project in the City has been given the green light to start construction.… Read more