WELCOMED DONATION Barbados Today21/09/20230200 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 Brathwaite21/09/20230182 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 Madden21/09/20230231 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
Increasing number of public sector workers not getting salaries on time, says Auditor General Marlon Madden21/09/20230119 views Auditor General Leigh Trotman is concerned about the “chronic” late payment of salaries to some public sector workers which he said is resulting in undue hardship for them. And he… Read more
QEH eye clinic gets more equipment to improve service delivery Sheria Brathwaite20/09/20230180 views A donation of four new slit lamps from the Barbados Canada Foundation is expected to increase the number of patients who can be seek in the Ophthalmology Department at the… Read more
Advocate staff unpaid for past five months Emmanuel Joseph20/09/20230171 views Employees of The Barbados Advocate have been going home empty-handed yet again. The workers are reporting that after getting salaries up to the first half of March, they received no… Read more
Global business sector performing well Marlon Madden20/09/20230146 views The global business sector has continued to put in a strong performance coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, President of the Barbados International Business Association (BIBA) Jamar Arthur-Selman… Read more
Home help Sheria Brathwaite20/09/20230269 views Government is assisting thousands of Barbadians living in homes that are not structurally equipped to withstand bad weather during the Atlantic hurricane season. Minister of Housing Dwight Sutherland made the… Read more
#BTEditorial – Education reform requires non-partisan guidance Barbados Today20/09/20230182 views As the new school year begins, public attention turns to the state of education in Barbados and the latest chapter of change. In this moment of the long cycle of… Read more
Juvenile Liaison Scheme participants plant trees in initiative aimed at character building Barbados Today20/09/20230214 views Fifteen members of the Juvenile Liaison Scheme recently joined an initiative to plant between 5 000 to 10 000 trees along the popular multi-purpose Barbados Trailway Project. According to Sergeant… Read more