‘REVISE IT’ Shamar Blunt26/03/20240583 views By Shamar Blunt Electricity consumer advocate and opposition lawmaker Senator Tricia Watson on Monday urged the Mia Mottley administration to scrap one of its major goals – a national grid… Read more
Budget deficient – DLP president Shamar Blunt26/03/20240427 views President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Dr Ronnie Yearwood has criticised Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s most recent Budget presentation as being deficient in several important areas, including tax credits… Read more
Nurses urge speeded-up compact talks Barbados Today26/03/20240399 views The Barbados Nurses Association (BNA) has urged the government to resume national compact negotiations swiftly while welcoming long leave and uniform allowances announced in Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s Budget. “The… Read more
Atherley on Budget: ‘Should have been done sooner’ Fernella Wedderburn26/03/20240784 views By Fernella Wedderburn Some of the measures outlined in last week’s Budget are necessary but should have been addressed six years ago, a former leader of the opposition has said.… Read more
Relief promised Sheria Brathwaite26/03/20240807 views Housing Minister Dwight Sutherland has indicated that the government will review policies that prevent contracted public sector workers from securing mortgages due to their terms of employment. At a Barbados… Read more
Day one Sheria Brathwaite26/03/20240720 views By Sheria Brathwaite The historic 2024 sugarcane harvest – the first under worker-owned, cooperative management – was off to a slow start on Monday, according to several planters who supply… Read more
Three people injured in accident at Charnocks Barbados Today25/03/20240909 views Police are on the scene of an accident at Charnocks, Christ Church. Barbados TODAY understands three people were injured. They were transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Read more
Patient surge at QEH on the decline Barbados Today25/03/20240670 views The medical team in the Accident and Emergency Department (AED) has been working tirelessly in response to the surge in the number of patients presenting for treatment with various medical… Read more
Man, 31, dies following altercation Barbados Today25/03/202401.2K views Police are continuing investigations into the unnatural death of Kemar McDonald Weekes, 31, of 3rd Avenue Club Morgan, Christ Church. Weekes was stabbed during an altercation with another man that… Read more
Former national female cricketer Michelle Ellis has died Barbados Today24/03/202404.4K views Former Barbados female cricketer Michelle Ellis has died, the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) announced Sunday. Below is the full statement from the BCA: It is with deep regret that we… Read more