HousingLocal News Grotto set for major overhaul by Ricardo Roberts 23/04/2026 written by Ricardo Roberts 3 min read Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance, Chris Gibbs has announced an “almost immediate” intervention at The Grotto housing complex, in response to mounting pressure from residents who describe the decade-old … Continue Reading 23/04/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyHousingLifestyleLocal News Middle-class seniors struggling despite home ownership by Barbados Today 22/04/2026 by Barbados Today 22/04/2026 Several middle-class elderly Barbadians, living in what appear to be well-appointed homes, are actually struggling to maintain their houses while also managing their evolving health needs, utility bills and food, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EconomyHousingLocal NewsTrinidad & Tobago Donโt fret over Trinis driving homes demand, says economist by Ricardo Roberts 20/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 20/04/2026 A growing wave of Trinidadian retirees and investors hunting a โsafe havenโ is reshaping demand at the top end of the property market, but Barbadian buyers are not being squeezed … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Housing surveys progressing in Six Menโs as MP reports steady pace by Ricardo Roberts 10/04/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 10/04/2026 St Peter MP Colin Jordan said work is โvery much activeโ on the Six Menโs Life Improvement Project, with surveying of house spots in the coastal community progressing steadily and … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal NewsTransportation Minister calls for better planning, amenities in new housing developments by Shamar Blunt 01/04/2026 by Shamar Blunt 01/04/2026 Minister of Transport and Works Kirk Humphrey has urged that future public housing projects be designed to make them more liveable, calling for community facilities such as parks, playing fields … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal NewsNews Govt to grant titles to long-time estate residents by Ricardo Roberts 31/03/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 31/03/2026 Thousands of Barbadians living in public housing estates are closer to owning their homes, as a new bill went before Parliament on Tuesday to deliver long-awaited property titles and end … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal News Landmark housing bill to make tenants homeowners by Ricardo Roberts 31/03/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 31/03/2026 In a move described as a โtransformational interventionโ for the working class to dismantle a cycle of โintergenerational povertyโ, the Mia Mottley administration on Tuesday pushed through landmark legislation that … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BudgetHousingLocal NewsNews PM: Financial institutions shutting low income earners out of homeownership by Barbados Today 19/03/2026 by Barbados Today 19/03/2026 Government will overhaul Barbadosโ land and mortgage systems by year-end in a sweeping push to expand homeownership and make housing more accessible to low-income earners, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BudgetCrimeEconomyEducationHealth CareHousingLocal NewsNewsTransportationYouth DLP, FOD welcome budget relief but warn of long-term uncertainty by Emmanuel Joseph 17/03/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 17/03/2026 The islandโs main opposition parties on Tuesday welcomed key budgetary measures announced on Monday by Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn to ease the cost-of-living burden on Barbadians, but insist they … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureBudgetBusinessCommunityCrimeCrimeEconomyEducationEducationEnergyEntertainmentEnvironmentHealthHealth CareHousingJudicialLocal NewsNewsTransportationYouth Budget ‘puts money back in people’s pocket’ – PM by Barbados Today 17/03/2026 by Barbados Today 17/03/2026 Prime Minister Mia Mottley has described the 2026 Budget as a โpeopleโs budgetโ, saying it delivers on campaign promises while taking steps to protect Barbadians from mounting global pressures. Speaking … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail