MAJOR OBSTACLES Barbados Today22/03/20230112 views FAMILIES DESIRING MORE CHILDREN FACING FINANCIAL, SOCIAL CHALLENGES By Jenique Belgrave Inflexible working arrangements, a lack of access to affordable daycare facilities, and expensive fertility treatments were identified as some… Read more
Spike in fires sends residents rushing for respiratory meds Anesta Henry22/03/20230110 views By Anesta Henry Pharmacies have recorded an increase in the sale of products to treat upper respiratory issues as Barbadians contend with smoke and ash from cane and grass fires… Read more
BHTA concerned about impact of sargassum influx on tourism Barbados Today22/03/20230196 views Tourism stakeholders are bracing for possible fallout from what could be the largest recorded sargassum seaweed mass to pass through the region in the summer months. Researchers from several oceanographic… Read more
Bar owner served notice, he wants more time to get possessions from City Bar Sheria Brathwaite22/03/20230126 views By Sheria Brathwaite The owner of the Marina Bar in Bridge House, Cavans Lane, in Bridgetown has been given 14 days to remove his belongings from the property as developers… Read more
Nursery students to take classwork online Sheria Brathwaite22/03/20230107 views The St Stephen’s Nursery School will remain closed for the remainder of the week after the Ministry of Education’s plan to temporarily relocate students to the nearby Anglican Church failed.… Read more
University lecturer says too many children unable to read, as she highlights delay in education reform Shamar Blunt22/03/20230204 views Independent Senator Dr Kristina Hinds is calling for an urgent revamping of the island’s education system to address worryingly low literacy levels among students. Senator Hinds said that though… Read more
BARP wants pensions to be tax-free Sandy Deane22/03/20230210 views By Jenique Belgrave The Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) is urging the Government to stop taxing pensions. The call came on Tuesday as the association welcomed the announcement… Read more
Losses and skyrocketing costs of raw materials, force staff cuts at Arawak Emmanuel Joseph22/03/2023098 views More than 100 employees at the Arawak Cement Company, representing 70 per cent of the workforce, have been retrenched in an overhaul of the company’s operations. General Manager Roberto… Read more
‘TOO COSTLY’ Emmanuel Joseph22/03/20230160 views LOSSES AND SKYROCKETING COSTS OF RAW MATERIALS, FORCE STAFF CUTS AT ARAWAK By Emmanuel Joseph More than 100 employees at the Arawak Cement Company, representing 70 per cent of the… Read more
Barbados and France call for a new global financial system Barbados Today21/03/2023095 views Each international meeting allows discussions, ambitions, commitments, reflecting a real and shared desire to make progress. But in the end, there is always the same stalemate: insufficient funding for developing… Read more