BusinessLocal News Scotiabank helps boys enhance their literacy and life skills at Babb’s Reading Clinic by Barbados Today 14/08/2024 written by Barbados Today 2 min read For the third consecutive year, Scotiabank has contributed to The Babb’s Reading Clinic, which caters to male students who are about to enter secondary school and require additional support to … Continue Reading 14/08/2024 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Arts & CultureLocal News New online platform bolsters Caribbean literary scene by Barbados Today 14/08/2024 by Barbados Today 14/08/2024 AuthorsandWritersHub.com, a novel online directory and resource centre for writers and authors in Barbados and the wider Caribbean, has made its debut. The platform aims to showcase published works by … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics DEMs look to begin healing process at annual conference by Shamar Blunt 14/08/2024 by Shamar Blunt 14/08/2024 The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) wants to put its recent infighting and internal turmoil behind it, and it says this will be evident at its upcoming 69th annual conference, set … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EnvironmentLocal News Community-led cleanup tackles waste, pests in Cave Hill by Ryan Gilkes 14/08/2024 by Ryan Gilkes 14/08/2024 In a grassroots initiative aimed at sparking island-wide action, the residents of Bristol Road, Cave Hill, launched a weekend cleanup to address mounting concerns over bulk waste and burgeoning mosquito … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Disciplinary process for suspended Dems ‘to end after party conference’ by Shamar Blunt 14/08/2024 by Shamar Blunt 14/08/2024 The Democratic Labour Party’s acting president, Andre Worrell, has announced that the disciplinary process involving the suspended president and general secretary is expected to be resolved soon after the upcoming … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News BMA wants strong partnership with Gov’t by Ryan Gilkes 14/08/2024 by Ryan Gilkes 14/08/2024 The top executive of the body representing Barbadian manufacturers wants a closer working relationship with the government in order to drive the industry’s growth and sustainability. Shardae Boyce, the executive … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Transport owners seek urgent meeting as TAP operators dwindle by Sheria Brathwaite 14/08/2024 by Sheria Brathwaite 14/08/2024 Private owners of public service vehicles are urgently seeking a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Works Santia Bradshaw before month-end amid claims of dwindling support … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Barbados set for trade policy overhaul by Barbados Today & Ryan Gilkes 14/08/2024 by Barbados Today & Ryan Gilkes 14/08/2024 The Barbados government is poised to launch a comprehensive review of the country’s trade policies, a move deemed crucial for adapting to the rapidly changing global economic landscape. Speaking at … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News BWU wants worker protection reforms by Emmanuel Joseph 14/08/2024 by Emmanuel Joseph 14/08/2024 The nation’s largest trade union has demanded greater employee protection and industry reform in response to plans by Sandals to make approximately 200 staff redundant. The Barbados Workers’ Union delivered … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Arts & CultureLocal News In last act, NCF arbiter accepts bias in quashed ruling by Emmanuel Joseph 14/08/2024 by Emmanuel Joseph 14/08/2024 Government Senator Gregory Nicholls has parted ways with the state-owned National Cultural Foundation (NCF) as its arbiter amidst calls for an investigation into his handling of a cultural dispute on … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
