President of the Barbados Association of Retailers, Vendors and Entrepreneurs (BARVEN) Alistair Alexander has welcomed the proposals in the National Vending Bill, suggesting it establishes a right to vend Alexander, …
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Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley has called for the abolition of licence fees for vending as he backed a new National Vending Bill. As lawmakers pushed the legislation through the …
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The Barbados Meteorological Services has issued a Flash-Flood Warning for the South-Western parishes of Barbados. A flash-flood warning is issued when rapid flooding due to heavy or excessive rainfall in a short …
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Attorney General Dale Marshall has defended Government’s hiring of private lawyers to provide legal representation for the State, saying that the Solicitor General’s Department, is understaffed. Responding to an editorial …
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One of Barbados’ main airline partners is reporting continued strong bookings out of the United Kingdom, with more people opting to buy tickets last minute. What is more, Hanna Swift, …
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The Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI), located at Wildey, St. Michael, is closed from today, Wednesday, September 1, until further notice, due to a staff member testing positive …
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With more than $400 million in land tax owed to the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA), that agency says it would be ramping up efforts to encourage property owners to settle …
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An impassioned plea from a senior defence counsel on Tuesday saved an accused soldier from being detained in military custody until the end of his court martial. On day six …
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Attorney-at-law Lalu Hanuman will be asking the Supreme Court to rule in his favour in a case against a popular hotel chain and so set a precedent to allow Barbadians …
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The Delta variant can have catastrophic effects if Barbadians do not follow the necessary protocols says Head of the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit Ronald Chapman. Speaking on popular radio call-in programme …