Fees focus Emmanuel Joseph18/02/20199420 views Government is preparing to pay out as much as $21 million to consultants by next financial year, a gigantic leap from the $206,000 it found coming into office in May… Read more
Govt ‘making up’ with former commissioner – Senator Franklyn Barbados Today13/02/20199280 views While outspoken Senator Caswell Franklyn believes that former Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin’s removal from office in 2013 was a “nasty” move, he does not understand why the Attorney General… Read more
‘Make money from Sargassum seaweed’ Barbados Today13/02/201917450 views Sargassum seaweed, which has covered several beaches and coastal waters in a thick red carpet, is here to stay, and water resources minister Wilfred Abrahams is urging government, individuals and… Read more
Fishing boat credit scheme being explored – Humphrey Barbados Today13/02/20193223 views Government is now exploring ways of getting loans to fishermen to buy, upgrade, or refurbish boats, in a bid to turn around both perceptions and fortunes of the fisheries industry, Minister… Read more
Electric buses ‘by year-end’, says Abrahams Barbados Today12/02/201910308 views Electric buses are to start running on routes throughout Barbados by year-end, Minister of Energy Wilfred Abrahams announced today. An initial 20 buses are to be ordered by the Ministry… Read more
Protest near US Embassy in support of President Nicolas Maduro Barbados Today10/02/201930356 views Members of the Friends of Venezuela Solidarity Committee stood along the roadside in Wildey, holding placards protesting against Juan Guaido’s declaring himself president. The were also protesting against what the… Read more
PM denies giving diplomatic passport, $100,000 waiver to Hartley Henry Barbados Today10/02/201934823 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Sunday rubbished reports that she had given political consultant Hartely Henry a diplomatic passport and waived $100,000 in duty on a car for him. Speaking… Read more
‘Prosecute delinquent employers over non-paid staff’ Barbados Today07/02/201920368 views Employers who treat their workers unfairly by withholding money they are due should be prosecuted or be made to part with their funds, a trade unionist has suggested. The comments… Read more
Senators greet airport kiosks with hope, scepticism Barbados Today06/02/201913295 views Senators today debated the introduction of self-service passport control and kiosks at the airport as a move either to boost tourism or earn the ire of immigration officers. As the 17… Read more
GAIA immigration officers ‘get bad rap’ – Senator Barbados Today06/02/201925366 views Government Senator Rudolph Greenidge has thrown his support behind immigration officers even as legislation moved through the Senate to introduce technology that will limit their interaction with travellers. Senator Greenidge… Read more