‘Off’ sodas Barbados Today13/02/201917248 views The last Government’s controversial ten-per cent tax on sugary drinks seems to have turned off some Barbadians from buying as many sweet drinks as they did three years ago when… Read more
IMF pleased with progress Barbados Today13/02/201916134 views The International Monetary Fund has praised Government for executing its homegrown Barbados’ Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) plan, funded by an IMF Extended Fund Facility. In statement today, the IMF… Read more
Govt ‘making up’ with former commissioner – Senator Franklyn Barbados Today13/02/20199132 views While outspoken Senator Caswell Franklyn believes that former Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin’s removal from office in 2013 was a “nasty” move, he does not understand why the Attorney General… Read more
Rat attack ‘to scale up’ Barbados Today13/02/20196137 views A war on rats is being stepped up by a Ministry of Health-led task force in response to the increased sightings of the rodents, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Kenneth… Read more
BSTU urges educators to be patient Barbados Today13/02/201915107 views It is unrealistic to expect ten years of wrongs to be put right in nine months. This is the view of president of the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU) Mary… Read more
More tests Barbados Today13/02/20194250 views The Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU) is calling for an air quality test to be conducted at the Coleridge and Parry School after environmental issues interrupted classes at the St… Read more
‘Make money from Sargassum seaweed’ Barbados Today13/02/201917183 views Sargassum seaweed, which has covered several beaches and coastal waters in a thick red carpet, is here to stay, and water resources minister Wilfred Abrahams is urging government, individuals and… Read more
Sustainable region in focus Marlon Madden13/02/20190114 views Concerned about the impact climate change could have on the island’s tourism industry, university officials are ramping up their efforts to create a more sustainable product. Through the Sustainable Tourism,… Read more
Fishing boat credit scheme being explored – Humphrey Barbados Today13/02/2019389 views Government is now exploring ways of getting loans to fishermen to buy, upgrade, or refurbish boats, in a bid to turn around both perceptions and fortunes of the fisheries industry, Minister… Read more
Electric buses ‘by year-end’, says Abrahams Barbados Today12/02/201910125 views Electric buses are to start running on routes throughout Barbados by year-end, Minister of Energy Wilfred Abrahams announced today. An initial 20 buses are to be ordered by the Ministry… Read more