Mottley warns against excessive profits at workers’ expense Shamar Blunt22/07/20260282 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley cautioned that businesses which pursue high profits by short-changing workers risk undermining productivity, customer service and their own long-term viability. “Fast money that is not sustainable… Read more
Barbados, Colombia deepen ties through education, health, culture Lauryn Escamilla22/07/20260259 views Barbados and Colombia are entering what officials described as one of the strongest periods in their 54-year diplomatic relationship, with cooperation expanding across education, healthcare, culture, tourism and environmental conservation.… Read more
PM to employers: ‘Pay out workers first if you go bust’ Shamar Blunt21/07/20260270 views Workers must be paid ahead of all other creditors when companies collapse, Prime Minister Mia Mottley told Parliament on Tuesday, as she defended new legislation aimed at ensuring wages owed… Read more
Payday to become legal obligation under wages bill Shamar Blunt21/07/202604.7K views A new law will require employers to pay workers on their scheduled payday, with late wages permitted only in genuine emergencies, as the Mia Mottley administration moves to tighten protections… Read more
Call to protect workers’ rights during wages bill debate Ricardo Roberts21/07/2026061 views Agriculture minister and Christ Church South MP Dr Shantal Munro-Knight has urged stronger safeguards for workers’ rights, warning that gaps in wage protection and impersonal payroll systems are leaving some… Read more
Govt exploring sargassum-to-biofuel opportunities – Straughn Lourianne Graham17/07/20260444 views The government is working with international development partners to help finance private sector initiatives that convert sargassum into commercially viable products, while examining how its fleet could use the biofuel,… Read more
Deputy PM urges review of overseas medical funding for families Jenique Belgrave16/07/20260209 views Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw has urged a review of financial assistance for families unable to afford overseas medical care, warning that gaps in support are costing lives as parliament… Read more
Tense exchange at closing CARICOM briefing over alleged US boat strike Barbados Today09/07/20260215 views by Kherim Nelson Questions surrounding the disappearance of Saint Lucian fisherman Ricky Joseph took centre stage during the closing press conference of the 51st CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting, as… Read more
Barbados ‘happy’ with free movement, Grenada and Saint Lucia may join Barbados Today09/07/20260215 views by Kherim Nelson Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says her country has had a positive experience as one of the first four CARICOM member states to start full free movement… Read more
President Ali announces diaspora initiative at Saint Lucia town hall meeting Barbados Today09/07/2026049 views President Irfaan Ali used a town hall with the Guyanese diaspora in Saint Lucia to announce plans for mobile government service centres for Guyanese living overseas. The initiative, unveiled on… Read more