Weir: Housing can’t be pulled “out of a box” Barbados Today08/11/20230109 views St Philip South Member of Parliament Indar Weir wants Barbadians to be realistic when seeking housing help from their parliamentary representatives. He made the appeal as he expressed concern that… Read more
Housing in St Philip for squatters, government workers Anesta Henry08/11/20230236 views A housing development in Dodds Plantation, St Philip is being created for squatters in another community in the parish as well as government workers. Senior Minister in the Prime Minister’s… Read more
Online registration for May/June CXC exams Barbados Today08/11/20230282 views The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training has advised that registration for the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC) May/June 2024 examinations will be conducted online until Wednesday, November 29. Candidates… Read more
St John communities getting water again Sandy Deane07/11/20230109 views Water service is being gradually restored to communities across St John served by the Bowmanston Pumping station which was offline following recent heavy rains. In an update this evening, Director… Read more
Crisis to opportunity to reward: Rochelle’s success story Barbados Today07/11/20230122 views It was a bid to support her mother through breast cancer that led Rochelle Walrond-Cox to create two start-ups, including a regional accounting software solution, Envoici, that has just won… Read more
NHC moves to get more from PHD after 50-year lease of land for $100 Emmanuel Joseph07/11/20230273 views The Barbados Government is asking Pine Hill Dairy (PHD) to pay commercial rent for the state land it has been occupying since 1966. Barbados TODAY has learnt that under a… Read more
BAS warns of shortage of local produce this Christmas Sheria Brathwaite07/11/20230121 views Significant weather events are continuing to negatively impact the agriculture sector and officials are predicting that the current shortages of six to eight-week crops and other produce will extend into… Read more
Private operators complain of late payment for TAP Shamar Blunt07/11/20230114 views Several Alliance Owners of Public Transportation (AOPT) members have requested an urgent meeting with the Transport Board to discuss the payment of monies owed to them under the Transport Augmentation… Read more
Union calls for national policy to enforce maintenance in public, private sector Anesta Henry07/11/20230137 views The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) and Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) have welcomed the government’s maintenance plan to address sick building syndrome. However, Deputy General Secretary and Director of… Read more
Call for compliance degree programme at UWI Marlon Madden07/11/20230180 views Declaring that compliance was among the “professions of the future”, one compliance specialist has urged officials of the University of the West Indies (UWI) to consider offering a degree programme… Read more