JudicialLocal News Thorne questions MOU with EXIM Bank by Shanna Moore 27/11/2024 written by Shanna Moore 1 min read Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has raised concerns about the US$500 million Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Barbados and the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM Bank).ย The agreement, inked on Monday, … Continue Reading 27/11/2024 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Government lawmaker says corporate registry not fit for business by Barbados Today 27/11/2024 by Barbados Today 27/11/2024 A government MP has launched a scathing critique of the corporate registry, describing it as โa messโ that is โnot fit for businessโ as Parliament debated new legislation to overhaul … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Judge jails killer who went beyond self-defence in 2017 shooting by Jenique Belgrave 27/11/2024 by Jenique Belgrave 27/11/2024 Describing the number of shots Lorent Forde โpumpedโ into the back of Ajay Smith more than seven years ago as aggravating, Justice Randall Worrell gave the killer a starting sentence … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Govt collects $1.87 billion in revenue by Shanna Moore 27/11/2024 by Shanna Moore 27/11/2024 Barbadosโ revenue collection for the first half of the 2024 to 2025 fiscal year has outpaced expectations by 12.5 per cent, achieving a โstronger-than-expectedโ profit performance. This was revealed … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Manufacturers of registration number plates must register with the Barbados Licensing Authority by Barbados Today 26/11/2024 by Barbados Today 26/11/2024 Effective Monday December 2, 2024, all manufacturers of registration number plates will be required to register annually with the Barbados Licensing Authority (BLA). This is according to the recent amendment … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsSports Hayley blitz secures WBBL top spot by Barbados Today 26/11/2024 by Barbados Today 26/11/2024 Two wickets from Deandra Dottin and a 60-run onslaught from Hayley Matthews have the Melbourne Renegades sitting pretty atop Australiaโs Womenโs Big Bash League (WBBL) table after a nine-wicket thrashing … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsSports Windies in sight of first Test victory by Barbados Today 26/11/2024 by Barbados Today 26/11/2024 West Indies are very much on top entering the final leg of the first Test against Bangladesh, following a surprise sporting declaration by the visitors overnight, and after 17 wickets … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal News Govt steps in, averts egg price increase ahead of Christmas by Emmanuel Joseph 26/11/2024 by Emmanuel Joseph 26/11/2024 The islandโs main egg producer agreed on Monday to back off from an eight-cent price hike on eggs following direct intervention by Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Indar Weir. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Health CareLocal News Surge in heart attacks overwhelms hospital by Shanna Moore 26/11/2024 by Shanna Moore 26/11/2024 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is in the throes of a worsening cardiovascular crisis, with as many as three severe heart attacks a day and strokes pushing the healthcare system … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News State challenges ruling that section of drug abuse legislation is unconstitutional by Jenique Belgrave 26/11/2024 by Jenique Belgrave 26/11/2024 The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in the Stateโs application to appeal a High Court judgeโs ruling that a section of the Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Act … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
