Reggae Festival in doubt Barbados Today17/03/2020066 views The Barbados Reggae Festival may be the next casualty of the growing COVID-19 virus. Though there are still no reported cases in Barbados, the festival organisers have postponed the official… Read more
Accused to be sentenced next month Barbados Today17/03/2020096 views A St Philip man remains on bail after pleading guilty to gun and ammunition charges in the High Court today. Chad Joel Hunte, of Merrick’s Road admitted he was the… Read more
Holder faces court over dangerous driving charge Barbados Today17/03/20200101 views With both her attorneys-at-law absent, one reportedly ill, accused mother Felisha Osula Holder appeared before a High Court today and made submissions on her behalf saying, “I think I am… Read more
SSA workers’ cry for help Sandy Deane17/03/20200126 views Armed with assurances that their grievances would be addressed, the men and women of the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) returned to work this afternoon after a brief work stoppage at… Read more
COVID-19: Ports to remain open, for now Barbados Today17/03/2020189 views The Government will keep both ports of entry opened for as long as the COVID-19 pandemic allows, Prime Minister Mia Mottley said tonight. She said in a live interview on… Read more
Classrooms to continue teachings Sandy Deane17/03/2020169 views There will be no premature closure of schools in Barbados, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said this evening as she addressed the matter during an interview on CBC television. Such… Read more
Advocate concerned by lack of COVID-19 measures for persons on the street Barbados Today17/03/2020095 views As Government forges ahead with its plan to protect those most susceptible to the deadly Coronavirus, the head of the island’s lone advocacy group for the homeless, says he is… Read more
No changes to grants for people with disabilities Barbados Today17/03/2020069 views While there are more people with disabilities seeking work opportunities and becoming capable of living independently, Government has no intention of taking away the grant they currently receive even if… Read more
‘Change consumption patterns for sustainability’s sake’, says Minister Barbados Today17/03/20200109 views Minister of Commerce Dwight Sutherland has urged consumers to join the global drive towards sustainable consumption and change what they buy. In remarks at a church service to mark World… Read more
Govt eyes millions from IDB loan Marlon Madden17/03/20200105 views Barbados’ foreign reserves are to get a boost with the approval of a unique Inter-American Development Bank’s loan that may have come at just the right time for an already… Read more