Training, social media Customs ‘priorities’ Barbados Today17/07/2019041 views Finance Minister Ryan Straughn has identified training and communications as priorities for Customs. He told the Lower House during debate on the Customs (Amendment) Bill this afternoon there has been… Read more
Cyber security a real threat, says Bostic Barbados Today17/07/2019051 views The security of our borders is critical in order for Government to keep its citizens safe. Now, special focus has to be paid to cyber security. So says Minister of… Read more
‘Govt needs to up game against crooks’ Barbados Today17/07/2019429 views Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley has called on law enforcement authorities to address the threat posed by criminals, as lawmakers moved to enact legislation to secure the ports of entry.… Read more
Gov’t looking to fill Customs jobs Barbados Today17/07/20190189 views Government is looking to appoint a Comptroller of Customs along with three deputies. Word of this came from Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn who was leading off… Read more
UWI students to ‘give back’ – Minister Barbados Today16/07/2019066 views Cabinet has approved the Give Back Programme for students of the University of the West Indies to repay with service their taxpayer-funded tuition, Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson has… Read more
Workplace Wellness Policy ‘approved’- Jordan Barbados Today16/07/2019072 views Cabinet has approved a new policy for maintaining health and safety in the workplace, Minister of Labour and Social Partnerships Colin Jordan has announced. In his speech to launch Occupational… Read more
Well issues decades old Barbados Today10/07/20192036 views The problems in the Pine which are now being brought to the fore have plagued that St Michael community for decades. And Minister of the Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey, himself… Read more
No time for blame game Barbados Today10/07/20191143 views Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley warned Government not to use the death of 17-year-old Kyrique Boyce to score cheap political points. Atherley, leader of the newly-formed People’s Party for Democracy… Read more
‘Fixing mode’ Barbados Today10/07/2019681 views Despite being cash-strapped, the National Housing Corporation (NHC) is committed to fixing all of the issues related to the properties it owns, junior Housing Minister Charles Griffith told Parliament today.… Read more
‘Stop it!’ Barbados Today09/07/20191241 views The senior minister for housing, George Payne, has told fellow MPs to “stop with the blame game” in the wake of the death of a teenager in a defective well… Read more