‘Enough in NIS coffers’ amid record jobless claims Barbados Today30/04/2020080 views As a record 30,000 people claim unemployment benefits from the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Prime Minister Mia Mottley has insisted the country has “sufficient assets” to meet the demand. The… Read more
PM: Time for new world leadership order Marlon Madden30/04/2020043 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for a new “global leadership initiative” that would change how some decisions are made for more vulnerable countries seeking financial and other assistance in… Read more
Ovation for SSA workers Anesta Henry30/04/2020057 views Minister of the Environment and National Beautification Trevor Prescod is thanking the workers of the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) for the important role they have been playing during the COVID-19… Read more
Workers urged to put health, safety first Emmanuel Joseph30/04/2020076 views The nation’s oldest trade union has issued a caution to employers whose staff is required to be on the job during the current COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Amid confirmed cases of… Read more
Utility companies widen payment options Marlon Madden30/04/20203101 views As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic deepens, utility companies are reporting tremendous take up of several payment options by customers. Both electric and telecommunication companies told Barbados TODAY they… Read more
Haynes to address economic concerns Barbados Today30/04/2020094 views Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Cleviston Haynes is to deliver the first quarterly review of the economy for 2020, the first comprehensive assessment since the job-crushing global pandemic.… Read more
‘New term…’ Barbados Today30/04/20200178 views The new school term is to get underway next Monday – without students in their classrooms. They are to receive their tutoring online using the Ministry of Education’s Google-driven eLearning… Read more
One hundred Bajans for farm jobs Anesta Henry30/04/20200122 views With thousands jobless as the economy reels from the global pandemic, scores of Barbadians are to leave the island soon to head to Canada for jobs in farming, Minister of… Read more
St Michael men fined $7,000 each for breaching curfew law Barbados Today30/04/20200114 views It has cost two men $7,000 each for their “reckless” disregard of the nation’s curfew law, which requires all persons to remain indoors. The sum is the highest imposed on… Read more
Prison time for curfew violation Barbados Today30/04/2020077 views Six months in prison was the sentence handed down on a 32-year-old man who was outdoors on Heroes Day during the national curfew without a reasonable explanation. Shane Alexander Drakes,… Read more