Women still lagging in getting employment Barbados Today09/03/20230109 views Despite the advances women have made in the workplace, they still lag behind men in gaining employment, including here in Barbados, according to a United Nations (UN) Women official. Even… Read more
Companies urged to be more flexible with working mothers Barbados Today09/03/2023073 views Businesses providing childcare services and being flexible would go a long way to reducing some of the challenges working women face. That is the view of Operations Manager at the… Read more
CTO to undergo further restructuring Barbados Today09/03/20230119 views Three years after completing a restructuring exercise, the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) is again to undergo a reorganisation of its operations. Chairman Kenneth Bryan confirmed this on Tuesday, while… Read more
IN EFFECT Sheria Brathwaite09/03/20230110 views LAW TO PROTECT FARMERS’ CROPS, LIVESTOCK FINALLY PROCLAIMED By Sheria Brathwaite Legislation to help farmers protect their produce from thieves is now in force. The Protection of Agricultural Products Act… Read more
Caddle calls for end to corporal punishment Barbados Today09/03/2023080 views Parliamentarian and economist Marsha Caddle is calling for an end to corporal punishment in schools which she views as “state-sanctioned abuse of children”. During her brief remarks at Wednesday’s I… Read more
Wickham: Agreement great for industrial relations Barbados Today09/03/20230113 views Government’s concession in recent wage talks has taken political scientist Peter Wickham by surprise. However, he is happy that the negotiating parties appear to have landed a “home run” in… Read more
MP’S BLESSING Emmanuel Joseph09/03/20230147 views MARSHALL BELIEVES CONSTITUENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ANY PERCEIVED INFRINGEMENT ON RIGHTS By Emmanuel Joseph Member of Parliament for St Joseph Dale Marshall is backing his constituents’… Read more
Police Commissioner says some potential recruits failing to make the cut Emmanuel Joseph09/03/20230114 views The Barbados Police Service (BPS) is losing officers at a time when it continues to be challenged to find enough recruits to join its ranks. Commissioner of Police Richard Boyce… Read more
Joint operation to arrest gun crime to go on longer Emmanuel Joseph09/03/2023071 views Operation Restore Order will continue indefinitely, with Commissioner of Police Richard Boyce reporting significant success in arresting the spate of gun violence that triggered the launch of the initiative. He… Read more
#BTEditorial – St Joseph residents right: “Not ‘bout here” Barbados Today09/03/2023087 views How many times will developers in Barbados be forced to come to grips with the ire of citizens who take serious offence to moneyed people believing their investments and wealth… Read more