State entities not meeting financial reporting obligations Marlon Madden19/09/2023087 views By Marlon Madden Auditor General Leigh Trotman is calling for action to be taken to get state entities to complete annual audited financial reports as required by law, as he… Read more
Branch to decide on Franklyn as guest speaker Barbados Today19/09/20230153 views The St Peter branch of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) will defy headquarters’ instructions and use former Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn as its next guest speaker on Sunday if the… Read more
Two drowning deaths at separate beaches Barbados Today19/09/20230369 views Police are investigating two separate drowning incidents which claimed the lives of an 80-year-old man and 42-year-old woman on Monday morning. The body of Keith Evelyn Beckles of #3 Bluebell… Read more
PM says long-term financing needed to achieve SDGs Barbados Today19/09/20230114 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has reiterated her call for a restructuring of the international financial architecture, stressing that it is required for developing countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals… Read more
BSTU, BUT, BAPPSS complain principals, deputies informed of transfers less than 24 hours before school began Barbados Today19/09/20230165 views By Emmanuel Joseph and Sheria Brathwaite Describing the last-minute reassignment and transfer of school principals and deputy principals as disruptive and creating confusion and dislocation, the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union… Read more
BHTA boss says 60 000 visitors per month needed Marlon Madden19/09/20230219 views Barbados’ slowly recovering tourism product is in need of an estimated 60 000 visitors per month consistently to ensure “healthy” occupancy levels for the island’s expanding accommodation sector. This assessment… Read more
Principals have good feeling as new academic year begins Sheria Brathwaite19/09/20230147 views The first day of school started on a high note for secondary schools on Monday, according to principals. Several of them told Barbados TODAY that things got off to a… Read more
#BTEditorial – Ensure Bajan homeownership stays Barbados Today19/09/20230112 views A recent report out of Canada could also foretell an ominous outlook for young people not only in that cosmopolitan nation but for us in Barbados. The Toronto Star, in… Read more
Education ministry allows ease in dress code among measures to help students, teachers beat heat Sheria Brathwaite19/09/20230195 views The Ministry of Education has put a new policy in place to help students and teachers feel more comfortable at school as the island continues to be affected by extremely… Read more
Auditor General issues warning as procurement weaknesses uncovered at NCC Marlon Madden19/09/20230153 views The Office of the Auditor General has uncovered a string of weaknesses in procurement practices at the National Conservation Commission (NCC) and a case in which a senior official there… Read more