Workers evacuate due to gas fumes Barbados Today05/02/20190131 views Workers at the CIBC First Caribbean head office at Warrens, St Michael, had bit of a scare this morning, as they were forced to evacuate due to the presence of… Read more
Chinese donate IT equipment Barbados Today04/02/201935200 views The Chinese Government has made a donation of technology equipment to Barbados. This morning, the Government of the People’s Republic of China handed over 45 laptops, 35 desktops, and 10… Read more
A ‘sugarcoating’ society – Titus Barbados Today04/02/20198217 views A former Principal of Codrington College is charging that Barbadians have a tendency to avoid the truth about the issues plaguing the society. “We need not to close our eyes to the… Read more
Talma calls for cohesiveness in tourism Barbados Today04/02/20199181 views Prominent Barbadian windsurfer, Brian Talma, is demanding tourism stakeholders and investors think outside the box as it relates to beach tourism. Speaking to Barbados TODAY shortly after the conclusion of Waterman Festival… Read more
Fortress optimistic about investments Barbados Today04/02/20194120 views As Barbados continues the exercise to restructure its economy, the locally-based investment firm Fortress Fund Managers says it is cautiously optimistic about the future of its investments. In the company’s… Read more
Outdated law Barbados Today04/02/201923223 views Government is looking at reducing the offences for which teenagers may be confined to the Government Industrial School (GIS). According to Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson, outdated legislation that… Read more
Not business as usual at LIAT Marlon Madden04/02/201915184 views A major shake-up is coming for struggling regional airline LIAT, as main shareholder governments await a detailed report on the airline’s operations. The pending changes which could determine the airline’s… Read more
Plug for ‘soldiers to cops’ Emmanuel Joseph04/02/201939135 views Former Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite is backing Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn’s idea of converting soldiers into police officers in order to fill the current shortage in the constabulary. At the… Read more
Value-driven tourism Marlon Madden04/02/201912236 views With Barbados’ tourism product a little more expensive as a result of recent taxes, Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds is giving the assurance that careful and vigorous work is being… Read more
Minister tells academics join the fight to save young men Barbados Today04/02/2019479 views The University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Cave Hill Campus is being called upon to rally its intellectual resources to help guide the country’s at-risk men away from crime. Minister… Read more