On this World Press Freedom Day, The Barbados Association of Journalists and Media Workers (BARJAM) urge the Mia Mottley administration to introduce Freedom of Information legislation. Below is the full …
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Two bank holidays in a week have left residents across a number of St Michael communities having to put up with rising mounds of refuse. But Sanitation Service Authority spokesman …
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Millennials are being targeted in “a very big way” as the nation’s tourism promoter banks on the 22-37-year-olds’ lust for experiences to boost visitor numbers. Director of US operations for …
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Government is set to introduce a law to protect personal information, especially data stored by the state on the Internet, the Prime Minister announced today. An information ombudsman is also …
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The financial state of regional airline LIAT is of such grave concern to Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Cleviston Haynes, that he is worried that if the carrier …
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The Bees are being chided over 15 Transport Board buses used for Monday’s Heroes’ Day picnic on the same day that commuters complained of being left stranded by a bus …
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The Ministry of Health assured today that a cruise liner currently held under quarantine in St. Lucia after a single outbreak on board is not scheduled to dock at Bridgetown. …
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A national minimum wage is still on the cards, Minister of Labour Colin Jordan has declared. Jordan gave the assurance as he spoke with the media during May Day celebrations …
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Central Bank of Barbados has no immediate plans to reinstate a minimum savings rate on deposits. Furthermore, Governor of the Central Bank Cleviston Haynes said the regulator had no intention …
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Government will be making a huge mistake if it moves ahead with plans to incorporate ZMs (maxi taxis) into the Transportation Augmentation Programme (TAP), says the head of one association. …