‘Mental healthcare can start in schools’ Sheria Brathwaite08/05/20250207 views An adolescent health specialist agrees with the idea of early, cost-effective mental health interventions in schools, to complement those offered by regional healthcare systems. Elizabeth Mandeville, in responding to… Read more
Scotiabank named Barbados’ Best Bank and Best Bank in the Caribbean Barbados Today08/05/20250803 views Scotiabank has been recognised as the Caribbean’s Best Bank 2025 by Global Finance with several individual country wins, including Barbados. Managing Director, Scotiabank Barbados, Suzette Armoogam-Shah, thanked the bank’s… Read more
History made as Harris Paints receives international Champion Award Barbados Today08/05/20250302 views Caribbean manufacturer Harris Paints has become the first company outside of North America to receive the prestigious Master Painters Institute (MPI) 2025 Commitment Champion Award. The company was awarded… Read more
Economist praises govt’s response to tariffs Shanna Moore08/05/20250288 views A respected economist has praised the government’s “skilful strategy” in dealing with the global trade war over tariffs and shifting alliances among the world’s largest economies. Professor Justin Robinson–who serves… Read more
Marshall slams economic direction Shanna Moore08/05/202501K views Prominent economist Professor Don Marshall has issued a sharp rebuke of the country’s economic direction, charging that successive IMF-backed reforms have prioritised fiscal performance over true economic transformation. He contends… Read more
Rowe’s lawyers eye legal action against accuser Emmanuel Joseph08/05/20250771 views The woman who accused government backbencher Neil Rowe of rape on Wednesday is facing the possibility of legal action—news that came moments after the MP was cleared of a rape… Read more
Barbados set to host inaugural grand prix athletics meet on July 5 Barbados Today08/05/20250812 views Barbados’ top track and field athletes are set to converge at home this summer, reigniting fierce rivalries and lighting up the Usain Bolt Sports Complex with the launch of a… Read more
Rowe: I was framed Emmanuel Joseph08/05/202501.2K views A nine-member jury on Wednesday unanimously found government backbencher Neil Rowe not guilty of rape after just over two hours of deliberation in a high-profile case that has attracted nationwide… Read more
Neil Rowe acquitted of rape Dawne Parris07/05/202501.1K views A nine-member jury has found Member of Parliament Neil Rowe not guilty of raping a woman at his Kingsland, Christ Church residence on September 18, 2022. Following a three-hour summation… Read more
Jurors deliberate in Neil Rowe rape trial Barbados Today07/05/20250722 views The jury has retired to deliberate on a verdict in the rape trial of Member of Parliament Neil Rowe. Following a three-hour summation by Justice Pamela Beckles in the No.… Read more