Work to start on Hyatt soon – PM Marlon Madden12/03/2020127 views Initial construction work on the highly anticipated Hyatt Hotel in Bridgetown is “likely” to start in May, a year after it was originally supposed to open. In addition, authorities are… Read more
Noted musician bid farewell in a fitting tribute Anesta Henry12/03/20201102 views Family, friends and fans today gave William Smokey Burke a send-off funeral service that resembled a sold-out concert in the huge hall of New Dimension Church in Barbarees Hill, St… Read more
COVID-19 alters life at the altar Anesta Henry12/03/2020149 views Christian fellowship and worship across the island have already begun to undergo drastic changes in the wake of the threat posed by the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Church leaders have… Read more
Forde: ‘Some families just don’t care’ Desmond Brown12/03/2020266 views Uncaring families were today blamed for a rising number of homeless people on the nation’s streets, as Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Cynthia Forde did not mince words… Read more
Twenty-five with disabilities get start-up loans Barbados Today12/03/20200119 views More than two dozen people with disabilities have benefitted from over $100,000 in Trust Loans, Minister of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce Dwight Sutherland has disclosed. The first recipient of… Read more
Former BAICO staff ‘to get their pensions’ Barbados Today12/03/2020081 views Government today announced it will compensate the 68 former employees of the defunct British American Insurance Company, who were left in the lurch without the contributions they had made to… Read more
New million-dollar incinerator ‘to burn trash, save cash’ Marlon Madden12/03/20200109 views Government is buying a $30 million “state-of-the-art” incinerator to both improve waste management and meet the energy needs of the Port of Bridgetown, its chief executive has told lawmakers. Barbados… Read more
Church thief sentenced Barbados Today12/03/20200192 views Stealing from one of this island’s divine places of worship has resulted in a 10-year jail sentence for a convicted thief from Haynes Hill, St John. Madam Justice Pamela Beckles… Read more
Head wound was serious, says doc Barbados Today12/03/2020079 views An expert in emergency medicine says complainant Ian McClean had a life-threatening wound to his head when he was brought in to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s Accident and Emergency on… Read more
Foreign reserves ‘could come under threat’ – PM Marlon Madden11/03/2020080 views There is a possibility that Barbados will not meet its targets under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme should the COVID-19 reach the island. In that regard, Prime Minister Mia… Read more