Minister Prescod calls for sale of beachfront properties to be closely scrutinised Barbados Today19/02/2020550 views A recent incident involving the owner of a property in the Carlisle Bay area attempting to restrict access to Browne’s Beach has invoked the ire of Minister of the Environment… Read more
Law passed to support foreign exchange fee Barbados Today19/02/2020159 views Government has finally passed legislation to give authority to the two per cent Foreign Exchange Fee (FXF) that was implemented by the previous administration almost three years ago. The Exchange… Read more
New funding model for CDF needed – Mottley Marlon Madden19/02/2020062 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley is eager to see a new funding model for the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF), suggesting that the ability of the Fund to be maintained at a… Read more
Regional air travel gets heads’ attention Marlon Madden19/02/2020276 views A proposition is being thrown out to members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to consider offering rebates or concessions to regular regional travellers in an effort to help ease the… Read more
Former minister stands with Stuart on DLP stewardship Barbados Today19/02/2020199 views Former Prime Minister Freundel Stuart is receiving backing for his defense of the Democratic Labour Party’s (DLP) stewardship of the country in the ten years prior to losing all 30… Read more
CARICOM citizens to benefit from fixed roaming rate soon Marlon Madden19/02/2020085 views Caribbean citizens using their cellphones while travelling throughout the region will soon be paying a fixed rate for roaming. Prime Minister Mia Mottley made the announcement as she addressed the… Read more
Frustrated mother seeks answers from education authorities Anesta Henry18/02/202032159 views A 39-year-old mother of two is demanding answers from the Ministry of Education regarding why her requests to homeschool her children keep getting turned down. Shendor Menvarayzz said since 2018… Read more
#BTEditorial – Is alcohol testing enough? Barbados Today18/02/2020051 views On January 1, 2020, some 30 years after the now late Pastor Victor Roach began a one-man crusade advocating it, the Barbados Government finally introduced breathalyzer testing as one of… Read more
Pope adds to his convictions Barbados Today18/02/2020050 views A Dodds inmate returned to the High Court today and pleaded guilty to gun and ammunition charges. Leandro Renaldo Dominic Pope of Lower Holder’s Hill, St James, is also expected… Read more
Another murder charge for Greaves Barbados Today18/02/2020067 views Nineteen days after appearing in court on a murder charge Jamar Jamal Greaves was back today before the same magistrate in connection with a similar offence. The 33-year-old, of Grape… Read more