DLP urges Gov’t to show results of heavy borrowing Barbados Today18/02/2023082 views By Jenique Belgrave Declaring that Barbados’ debt is too high, Democratic Labour Party (DLP) president Dr Ronnie Yearwood has challenged the Government to show how Barbadians are benefiting from the… Read more
BICO disappointed in FTC’s denial of takeover Marlon Madden18/02/20230283 views Barbados ice cream manufacturer BICO Ltd is reporting increased revenues for the last financial year but is not pleased that regulators have blocked its takeover by a Trinidadian company that… Read more
#BTEditorial – Difficult to distinguish between real and fake Barbados Today18/02/20230105 views The amount of disinformation being circulated across social media in Barbados and across the globe is frightening. Some of that questionable information is as a result of people being too… Read more
‘Ground-breaking’ policy lauded Barbados Today18/02/2023091 views Stakeholders are giving the Barbados Schools Nutrition Policy the thumbs up, describing it as a bold step in the fight against childhood obesity. Amid concerns that one in three children… Read more
CARICOM denounces unrest in Suriname Barbados Today18/02/2023087 views Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have condemned the action of protestors in Suriname who stormed the Parliament in the Dutch-speaking CARICOM country on Friday in a bid to force the government… Read more
School Meals work stoppage affects delivery to students Barbados Today18/02/20230120 views By Jenique Belgrave A three-hour work stoppage at the School Meals Department (SMD) depot in Harbour Road on Friday morning resulted in some primary school students getting lunch late and… Read more
SSA begins clearing back log of refuse in northern parishes Anesta Henry18/02/20230114 views By Anesta Henry Garbage has been piling up across communities in northern parishes over the past three weeks, as the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) pulled several trucks off the road… Read more
Industrial action could be avoided – minister Barbados Today18/02/2023092 views Many of the recent “wildcat” strikes in Barbados have been triggered by workers’ frustrations over a lack of communication by management. Labour minister Colin Jordan made this assertion while speaking… Read more
‘Burnout’ Emmanuel Joseph18/02/20230219 views The island’s largest public sector trade union is reporting an acute shortage of workers and evidence of staff burnout that’s spreading across Central Government. General Secretary of the National Union… Read more
Taking forward the Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Partnership Barbados Today17/02/2023092 views Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. It is good to see movement to deepen the trade and investment… Read more