#BTColumn – Barbadian democracy Fernella Wedderburn24/03/20230660 views Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Ralph Jemmott Barbados is by most markers a functioning liberal democratic… Read more
Experts say countries must improve resilience to stop cycle of rebuilding Marlon Madden24/03/20230955 views By Marlon Madden There are concerns that Barbados and other Caribbean countries are stuck in a cycle of rebuilding because of a lack of resilience against crises, even though authorities… Read more
MAKE PAYBACK MANDATORY Barbados Today23/03/20230543 views SENATOR WANT NIS TO RECOUP FUNDS PAID TO INJURED EMPLOYEES REIMBURSED BY INSURANCE COMPANIES By Jenique Belgrave The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) must be refunded personal injury benefits once insurance… Read more
MAJOR OBSTACLES Barbados Today22/03/20230153 views FAMILIES DESIRING MORE CHILDREN FACING FINANCIAL, SOCIAL CHALLENGES By Jenique Belgrave Inflexible working arrangements, a lack of access to affordable daycare facilities, and expensive fertility treatments were identified as some… Read more
PROMISE KEPT Emmanuel Joseph21/03/20230700 views STRAUGHN SAYS GOV’T NOT GOING BACK ON PLAN TO SCRAP PANDEMIC LEVY AT MONTH-END By Emmanuel Joseph The Mia Mottley administration is sticking to its promise to scrap the Pandemic… Read more
Economist suggests shift from state-led growth model Barbados Today17/03/20230496 views Economist Professor Justin Robinson believes the state-led model of growth may have taken Barbados as far as it can go. And he has suggested that the Government may need to… Read more
GOVERNMENT’S PLAN Barbados Today15/03/202301.2K views KEY FISCAL MEASURES 1. Reduction in the principal owed to the Barbados Water Authority and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by 25%, conditioned on full payment of outstanding debts between March… Read more
Fashion industry to get $2 million injection Barbados Today15/03/20230598 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley is convinced that Barbados is sitting on a gold mine in the form of the fashion industry and to this end, she said her administration will… Read more
Construction boom coming Barbados Today15/03/202301.1K views During Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s 2023 Budgetary Proposals in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, she announced the assignment of funding for several departments and projects. Among them were:… Read more
Investment coming to town Marlon Madden15/03/202301.5K views By Marlon Madden Operators of the United States-based luxury boutique hotel chain Pendry Hotels and Resorts are to construct a multi-million dollar property on Barbados’ diamond coast, Prime Minister Mia… Read more