Local NewsPolitics Mottley warns against excessive profits at workersโ expense by Shamar Blunt 22/07/2026 written by Shamar Blunt 2 min read 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. โFast money that is not sustainable … Continue Reading 22/07/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Barbados, Colombia deepen ties through education, health, culture by Lauryn Escamilla 22/07/2026 by Lauryn Escamilla 22/07/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics PM to employers: โPay out workers first if you go bustโ by Shamar Blunt 21/07/2026 by Shamar Blunt 21/07/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPolitics Payday to become legal obligation under wages bill by Shamar Blunt 21/07/2026 by Shamar Blunt 21/07/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JudicialLocal NewsPolitics Call to protect workersโ rights during wages bill debate by Ricardo Roberts 21/07/2026 by Ricardo Roberts 21/07/2026 Agriculture minister and Christ Church South MP Dr Shantal Munro-Knight has urged stronger safeguards for workersโ rights, warning that gaps in wage protection and impersonal payroll systems are leaving some … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessEnvironmentLocal NewsPolitics Govt exploring sargassum-to-biofuel opportunities โ Straughn by Lourianne Graham 17/07/2026 by Lourianne Graham 17/07/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
HealthLocal NewsPolitics Deputy PM urges review of overseas medical funding for families by Jenique Belgrave 16/07/2026 by Jenique Belgrave 16/07/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CARICOMLocal NewsPoliticsRegional Tense exchange at closing CARICOM briefing over alleged US boat strike by Barbados Today 09/07/2026 by Barbados Today 09/07/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CARICOMLocal NewsPoliticsRegionalTravel Barbados โhappyโ with free movement, Grenada and Saint Lucia may join by Barbados Today 09/07/2026 by Barbados Today 09/07/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsPoliticsRegional President Ali announces diaspora initiative at Saint Lucia town hall meeting by Barbados Today 09/07/2026 by Barbados Today 09/07/2026 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail