EconomyLocal NewsNews Barbados represented at OECD meeting in France by Barbados Today 05/01/2019 written by Barbados Today 1 min read A Barbados delegation is to hold talks next week with officials from the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). A government statement said that the team from the … Continue Reading 05/01/2019 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeLocal NewsNews Man shot in Wanstead Gardens by Barbados Today 05/01/2019 by Barbados Today 05/01/2019 Police are investigating a shooting in Wanstead Gardens, St Michael. Around 8:10 p.m. last night, police responded to reports of a shooting in the area. On arrival, police said they … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Lashley wants Glendairy Prison to become a rehabilitation center by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 A former member of Parliament is charging that the defunct Glendairy Prison could be transformed into a rehabilitation center for first offenders in the criminal system. Hamilton Lashley who was … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Market โchaosโ by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 Vendors at two public markets today complained toย Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Indar Weirย of chaos and poor security ruining business for them. As the minister toured the Six Roads … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Dad will not forgive sonโs attacker by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 Family members of the 22-year-old man captured in a viral social media video being struck in the head with a piece of wood at Fitts Village in St James are … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Agri-rescue by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 There is expected to be an increased number of players in the agricultural sector in 2019, especially in light of recent layoffs in the public sector. This from Minister of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News โScrap divisive 11-plusโ, says Lashley by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 Former Member of Parliament for St Michael South East, Hamilton Lashley, has linked social segregation in the island to the Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Examination and says it should be … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Electric bus project in the works by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 Williams Industries will be embarking on a pilot project with the Barbados Transport Board to transform some of its redundant buses to electric. Chairman of Williams Industries, Ralph Bizzy Williams, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Plea to focus on manufacturing by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 by Barbados Today 04/01/2019 Long-time businessman Randolph Sandiford believes that the manufacturing sector in Barbados has been neglected by successive governments. Sandiford, the managing director of Furniture Alliance and Matrix Marketing, told Barbados TODAY … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News ECLAC: Barbados still โsick man of the Caribbeanโ by Marlon Madden 04/01/2019 by Marlon Madden 04/01/2019 The Barbadian economy is expected to crawl dead last among Caribbean economies this year, shrinking by a disappointing -0.5 per cent last year, the second lowest growth rate region-wide, according … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail