Local News Delays, lack of reform leave pensioners โstrugglingโ; Budget โoverlooks key security measuresโ by Sheria Brathwaite 14/03/2025 written by Sheria Brathwaite 4 min read The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) has condemned the proposed minimum wage increase as an โinsultโ to workers, delivering a withering critique of the 2025 … Continue Reading 14/03/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPublic Notice Sustainable entrepreneurs and vendors to showcase products by Barbados Today 14/03/2025 by Barbados Today 14/03/2025 Sustainable entrepreneurs and vendors will showcase their products tomorrow, Friday, March 14, when departments under the Ministry of Energy and Business host aย Community Fair. It will be held in … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EditorialLocal News Our solidarity with Cuba remains unshaken by Barbados Today 14/03/2025 by Barbados Today 14/03/2025 The Caribbean has once again demonstrated its unwavering commitment to principle and regional solidarity in the face of blatant United States pressures. CARICOM Chairman, Barbadosโ Prime Minister Mia Mottley, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeLocal News Teen charged with murder of Kadeem Scantlebury by Barbados Today 13/03/2025 by Barbados Today 13/03/2025 A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Kadeem Scantlebury in Black Rock, St. Michael. Kyrese Samuel Eric Leroy Denny, of Fairfield Cross … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Carpenter jailed for fatally shooting woman โin angerโ by Jenique Belgrave 13/03/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 13/03/2025 A High Court judge sentenced Peter OโDonald Corbin to 35 years for the June 9, 2020 murder of Sandra-Ann Burrowes. But the 64-year-old carpenter will only have 16 and a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Trial continues for man accused of killing Coast Guard officer by Jenique Belgrave 13/03/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 13/03/2025 Three witnesses, including a pathologist and a friend of the deceased, gave evidence in the murder trial of Andre Ricardo Watson on Wednesday. Watson, of Lakes Village, St Andrew, is … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News CTUSAB gives budget a failing grade by Sheria Brathwaite 13/03/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 13/03/2025 The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Association has given the 2025 Budget a failing grade. At a press conference this morning, union officials expressed their dissatisfaction, saying that the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Minister Ishmael: โSick and tiredโ of opposition claims by Jenique Belgrave 13/03/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 13/03/2025 Minister of State in the Ministry of Health Davidson Ishmael on Wednesday staunchly defended his governmentโs use of consultants, its recruitment of non-nationals to fill senior posts andย travel schedule. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics $6B in banks: Mottley says invest it in clean energy by Shanna Moore 13/03/2025 by Shanna Moore 13/03/2025 Prime Minister Mia Mottley has issued a call for Caribbean nations to tap into $6 billion in excess cash sitting in banks across the region to accelerate the shift to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Caddle: Effective policy implementation key, not just new measures by Shamar Blunt 13/03/2025 by Shamar Blunt 13/03/2025 St Michael South Member of Parliament Marsha Caddle has urged government to prioritise the successful application of current policies over the creation of new ones. In her replyย to the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail