Teen gives up cricket dream to become business owner Sasha Mehter21/09/20230197 views Whether it’s competing at the highest levels of domestic cricket in Barbados, building his first computer at age 13, or launching his tech business at 16, Micaiah Bartlett gives it… Read more
#BTEditorial – Strengthen the hand of the Auditor General Barbados Today21/09/2023076 views Like clockwork, Barbados’ Auditor General Leigh Trotman is drawing to our attention a long list of apparent infractions of the country’s financial rules regarding the use of millions of dollars… Read more
Local lab could become WHO centre to detect antimicrobial resistance Barbados Today21/09/20230140 views The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory could soon become a World Health Organisation (WHO) collaborating centre for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) detection and surveillance. This was revealed by PAHO/WHO Representative for… Read more
NUPW urges BRA to hold off changing workers’ terms Barbados Today21/09/20230155 views The island’s largest public sector trade union is calling on the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) to halt any further action on what the bargaining body considers a change in the… Read more
QEH clearing backlog of patients in Accident & Emergency Department Sheria Brathwaite21/09/20230213 views By Sheria Brathwaite The number of patients backed up in the Accident and Emergency Department (AED) of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) on Tuesday is now significantly reduced, but Barbadians… Read more
Gov’t moves to get back lands used as collateral to settle CLICO claims Barbados Today21/09/20230278 views The Government is renegotiating the return to local ownership, lands which were used as collateral under the previous Democratic Labour Party (DLP) administration to settle millions of dollars in insurance… Read more
Florida International University still undecided about setting up Barbados campus Emmanuel Joseph21/09/20230123 views By Emmanuel Joseph The prestigious Florida International University (FIU) is yet to make a final decision on whether it will set up a campus in Barbados. Chief Academic Officer for… Read more
WELCOMED DONATION Barbados Today21/09/20230129 views Students and Staff at the Ann Hill School in the Pine, St Michael will enjoy much cooler classes thanks to Co-operators General Insurance. Today, Marketing Manager Cheryl Forde (left) and… Read more
QEH ophthalmology department faced with staff shortages, increase in patients seeking treatment Sheria Brathwaite21/09/20230152 views Staff shortages, ageing equipment, an increase in people requiring eye care and a backlog of patients in need of operations are some of the major issues impacting the Ophthalmology Department… Read more
Audit of customs management system finds possible non-payment of taxes Marlon Madden21/09/20230151 views Major concerns have been raised about the possible non-payment of millions of dollars in taxes and duties to the Customs and Excise Department, following an audit of its computerised customs… Read more