Local News Opposition questions transparency in HOPE housing initiative by Sheria Brathwaite 13/03/2025 written by Sheria Brathwaite 3 min read The governmentโs handling of the Home Ownership Providing Energy (HOPE) programme has come under fire for a lack of transparency, mismanagement, and unfulfilled housing promises. Continuing his response to the … Continue Reading 13/03/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Cost of French expert was money well spent says PM by Barbados Today 13/03/2025 by Barbados Today 13/03/2025 Prime Minister Mia Mottley has hit back at opposition criticism over her administrationโs hiring of a French tax expert, defending his work so far, while disputing that he was being … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsSports West Indies captain Matthews applauds T20 leagues for bolstering women’s game by Barbados Today 13/03/2025 by Barbados Today 13/03/2025 Twenty20 leagues have transformed women’s cricket from a sport that once relied on public support for survival into an appealing spectacle, according to West Indies white-ball captain Hayley Matthews. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsSports Aguilleira โ From player to coach by Barbados Today 13/03/2025 by Barbados Today 13/03/2025 The West Indies reached the pinnacle of the womenโs game in 2016 by capturing the World T20 title in India, and one of the architects of that success was Merissa … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
DeathLocal News Wife of cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers passes away by Barbados Today 12/03/2025 by Barbados Today 12/03/2025 The greatest cricketer the world has ever seen is now mourning. Son of the soil, The Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers has lost his most precious partner at the crease … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BudgetLocal NewsPolitics Thorne reflects on tough year by Barbados Today 12/03/2025 by Barbados Today 12/03/2025 The Barbados opposition leader says he has no regrets about crossing the floor of Parliament 13 months ago and leaving the ruling Barbados Labour Party. However, he claimed to have … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Trumpโs Tariffs by Small Business Association 12/03/2025 by Small Business Association 12/03/2025 By the time this article is published, the Barbados Government would have presented the Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals for 2025/2026. The wish of all in the business community is … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Chamber of Commerce praises resilience plan, knocks wage hike by Shanna Moore 12/03/2025 by Shanna Moore 12/03/2025 In a mixed assessment of the 2025 Budget, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry has commended the governmentโs focus on economic resilience and digital transformation. But it warned against a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BudgetLocal NewsPolitics Thorne attacks plans to scrap 11-Plus exam by Sheria Brathwaite 12/03/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 12/03/2025 Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has sharply criticised the governmentโs move to abolish the Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination โ commonly known as the common entrance or 11-plus exam โ demanding … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Opposition leader warns of crisis by Sasha Mehter 12/03/2025 by Sasha Mehter 12/03/2025 Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has delivered a blistering critique of the governmentโs Budget, branding it a โreport cardโ on emerging โtyrannyโ and accusing the Mia Mottley administration of presiding over … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
