Local NewsTechnologyTransportation Digital licences to end long queues at Licensing Authority by Shamar Blunt 03/04/2026 written by Shamar Blunt 2 min read Drivers frustrated by long waits at the Barbados Licensing Authorityโs Pine headquarters to collect their driverโs licence cards could soon say goodbye to the queues, with the introduction of a … Continue Reading 03/04/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTransportation Moves to ease traffic gridlock in north by Shamar Blunt 02/04/2026 by Shamar Blunt 02/04/2026 Barbados is recording average traffic speeds as low as five kilometres per hour on some of its main highways, with key junctions in the north and west among the worst … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HousingLocal NewsTransportation Minister calls for better planning, amenities in new housing developments by Shamar Blunt 01/04/2026 by Shamar Blunt 01/04/2026 Minister of Transport and Works Kirk Humphrey has urged that future public housing projects be designed to make them more liveable, calling for community facilities such as parks, playing fields … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTransportation โAll-day peakโ: Barbados โnears standstillโ as 181 000 vehicles choke roadsย ย by Ricardo Roberts 24/03/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 24/03/2026 The island is facing an escalating traffic crisis, with more than 181000 registered vehicles now cramming the islandโs narrow road network as a senior traffic manager painted a stark picture … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTransportation AOPT in favour of technology being used to monitor PSVs by Shamar Blunt 23/03/2026 by Shamar Blunt 23/03/2026 Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT), Roy Raphael has welcomed governmentโs proposed move to mandate dashcams and GPS tracking systems on all public service vehicles (PSVs), describing … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BudgetLocal NewsPoliticsTransportation Transport minister: Stronger role for mass transit authority in tackling traffic woes by Jenique Belgrave 19/03/2026 by Jenique Belgrave 19/03/2026 New Minister of Transport and Works Kirk Humphrey has signalled a broad overhaul of Barbadosโ approach to solving its chronic traffic congestion, declaring that a stronger, better resourced Mass Transit … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BudgetLocal NewsPoliticsTransportation Mandatory dashcams, GPS for PSVs, AG urges by Shamar Blunt 18/03/2026 by Shamar Blunt 18/03/2026 Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams on Wednesday called for all public service vehicles (PSVs) to be equipped with mandatory dashcams and GPS tracking, arguing that stronger regulation is now needed to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTransportation BHTA chief suggests new highway to combat traffic gridlock by Ricardo Roberts 18/03/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 18/03/2026 Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Chairman Javon Griffith on Tuesday called for urgent national intervention to address โunacceptableโ traffic congestion โ suggesting a new cross-country highway โ and avert … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsTransportation BHTA chief suggests new highway to combat traffic gridlock by Ricardo Roberts 17/03/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 17/03/2026 Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Chairman Javon Griffith on Tuesday called for urgent national intervention to address โunacceptableโ traffic congestion โ suggesting a new cross-country highway โ and avert … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BudgetCrimeEconomyEducationHealth CareHousingLocal NewsNewsTransportationYouth DLP, FOD welcome budget relief but warn of long-term uncertainty by Emmanuel Joseph 17/03/2026 by Emmanuel Joseph 17/03/2026 The islandโs main opposition parties on Tuesday welcomed key budgetary measures announced on Monday by Minister of Finance Ryan Straughn to ease the cost-of-living burden on Barbadians, but insist they … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
