Local NewsNews Mental alert by Emmanuel Joseph 14/02/2019 written by Emmanuel Joseph 4 min read Mental health authorities are reporting a 15 per cent increase in Barbadians being admitted to the Psychiatric Hospital as first-timers. Director of the hospital David Leacock is so concerned about … Continue Reading 14/02/2019 3 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Pigs stymied by Barbados Today 14/02/2019 by Barbados Today 14/02/2019 The villagers of Applewhaites, St George, may soon breathe fresh air again as an illicit pig farm has been ordered to close down by the Chief Town Planner. In a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Symmonds baulks at Central Bank figures on tourism performance by Barbados Today 14/02/2019 by Barbados Today 14/02/2019 Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds has flatly contradicted the Central Bank Governorโs declaration of a weak performance by the tourism industry in the last quarter of 2018, when the winter … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Puzzled by Barbados Today 14/02/2019 by Barbados Today 14/02/2019 The first Estimates laid by the eight month-old Mia Mottley administration on Tuesday, is highly ambitious for its projected revenue haul – indicating more burden to come for the middle … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Govt exploring partnership to run airport by Barbados Today 14/02/2019 by Barbados Today 14/02/2019 Ministers are to consider a proposal to begin a worldwide search for a private firm to partner with Government to run the Grantley Adams International Airport, Minister of International Transport … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News More education on HIV needed for older generation by Barbados Today 14/02/2019 by Barbados Today 14/02/2019 The Minister in charge of the elderly is appealing to the older folks to get tested for HIV. Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Cynthia Forde, said research has … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Tourism outlook โoptimistic despite tax bugbearโ by Marlon Madden 14/02/2019 by Marlon Madden 14/02/2019 Although high taxes on Caribbean air travel remain a concern, the regionโs tourism watchdog is cautiously optimistic that the industry is set to continue to deliver solid results into 2019. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews โAppalledโ by Barbados Today 13/02/2019 by Barbados Today 13/02/2019 A manโs torrent of abuse in which two tourists were threatened with violence – captured in a video that has gone viral – has been strongly condemned by Minister of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Transport Board funding cut by a third by Marlon Madden 13/02/2019 by Marlon Madden 13/02/2019 In the clearest indication yet that Barbadians could face a rise in bus fares and likely more private operators in mass transit, Government has slashed its subsidy to the Transport … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Union โto report to SSA workers on overtime talksโ by Barbados Today 13/02/2019 by Barbados Today 13/02/2019 The union representing Sanitation Service Authority workers is reporting that it is making slight progress in negotiations for the restoration of overtime pay. The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
