BusinessLocal NewsNewsUncategorized The BPSA’s advice on NIS fund by Emmanuel Joseph 05/08/2023 written by Emmanuel Joseph 3 min read Government is being advised to offer residents incentives to get private pension plans, as one way to reduce pressure on the National Insurance Fund. The recommendation was made on Saturday … Continue Reading 05/08/2023 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News UNION’S FURY by Emmanuel Joseph 05/08/2023 by Emmanuel Joseph 05/08/2023 Pension reforms: Future generations at risk, says CTUSABย By Emmanuel Joseph The island’s umbrella trade union body has launched a scathing attack on the government’s proposed pension reform policy, urging … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CROP OVERLocal NewsNews 12 000 masqueraders expected on Kadooment Day by Barbados Today 05/08/2023 by Barbados Today 05/08/2023 The โsweetest summer festivalโ Crop Over is on the last lap and will climax in a spectacle with Grand Kadooment Day on Monday. Then the streets will overflow with a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Bridgetown Market begins by Barbados Today 05/08/2023 by Barbados Today 05/08/2023 The Mighty Grynner Highway will take the spotlight this weekend as the popular Bridgetown Market shifts to the iconic coastal roadway on August 5, 6 and 7. Following the successful … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News PM pushes Latin American trade for food security by Emmanuel Joseph 05/08/2023 by Emmanuel Joseph 05/08/2023 Prime Minister Mia Mottley has suggested that real food security for Barbados must include trading with coastal countries in South and Central America. Mottley set down her position at a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News March on hold by Anesta Henry 05/08/2023 by Anesta Henry 05/08/2023 By Anesta Henry A proposed march to oppose the Governmentโs plans to raise the retirement age and the required contributions to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will not be held … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Barbados, Rwanda aim to boost airlift, tourism exchanges by Barbados Today 05/08/2023 by Barbados Today 05/08/2023 By Jenique Belgrave Barbados and the East African nation of Rwanda are looking to establish connections in tourism that could lead to the introduction of direct flights between the two … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Robber, Sadam Hussain, jailed by Barbados Today 05/08/2023 by Barbados Today 05/08/2023 A Guyanese man, Sadam Hussain, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, less the time he has spent on remand, for โgrabbing a woman and robbing her of her moneyโ. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News #BTEditorial – Afreximbank: from reparations to reconciliation by Barbados Today 05/08/2023 by Barbados Today 05/08/2023 In an historic move that promises to reshape economic ties between the Caribbean and Africa, the Africa Export-Import Bankโs (Afreximbank) decision to establish its headquarters in the Caribbean stands as … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Watchdog warns against drug use as ‘new substance’ probed by Barbados Today 05/08/2023 by Barbados Today 05/08/2023 The government’s advisory agency on illicit drugs has issued a fresh appeal to citizens not to experiment with mood-altering drugs, while it probes the apparent arrival of a new psychoactive … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
