Flash flood watch discontinued Barbados Today23/02/20240126 views The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has discontinued the flash flood watch previously imposed on northwestern, western and northern districts. “Over the past few hours, a trough system affecting the island… Read more
Barbados removed from FATF Grey List Barbados Today23/02/20240236 views Barbados has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) List of Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring (also referred to as the FATF Grey List). This important milestone was reached… Read more
Flash flood watch in effect for parts of the island Barbados Today23/02/20240183 views The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has placed northwestern, western and northern districts under a flash flood watch. “A trough system is affecting the island, and rainfall accumulations between 1 and… Read more
Capital, labour and that law about both Barbados Today23/02/20240204 views One of the historical tensions in the capitalist mode of production is the conflict between capital on the one hand and labour on the other. In some ways, the contention… Read more
Cooking expo returns to Agrofest Barbados Today23/02/20240151 views The NIFCA Culinary Arts Expo is set to tantalise the taste buds of foodies as it returns to the national agricultural exhibition, Agrofest, for its second year over the weekend.… Read more
$20 Challenge ‘gives back much more to charity’ Barbados Today23/02/20240210 views The Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation’s (BEF) $20 Challenge has reached a new milestone in its charity, BEF executive chair Celeste Foster said Thursday. She reported that the 2023-2024 edition of the… Read more
New QEH test can pick up diseases through eye exam Barbados Today23/02/20240185 views Diabetes and sickle cell disease can now be detected by a new test at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s eye clinic to help detect diseases that also can affect the retina… Read more
Road Work Continues Barbados Today23/02/20240276 views Work crews from C.O.Williams Construction have started to mill and pave Highway 1 in Road View, St Peter as part of the Accelerated Mill and Pave Programme being led by… Read more
RBC confirms ‘limited breach’ of customers’ accounts Emmanuel Joseph23/02/202401.4K views RBC Royal Bank confirmed an “incident of fraud”, external to the bank compromised some of its customers’ accounts but said the event was “limited”. And in a statement issued on… Read more
MENS: Courts wearing down dads’ mental health Barbados Today23/02/20240217 views The Men’s Employment Network Support (MENS) on Thursday expressed concerns that the judicial system is complicating the challenges fathers face in maintaining relationships with their children. Fabian Sargeant, MENS founder… Read more