Abrahams: Paying severance to ex-LIAT workers the right thing to do Anesta Henry29/03/20230534 views Minister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams has defended the Government’s decision to pay the severance of terminated Barbadian employees of Antigua-based LIAT (1974) Limited although they were employed… Read more
Lashley calls for legal guarantees of access to beach Barbados Today28/03/20230518 views Former Minister of Housing Michael Lashley KC believes legislation needs to be strengthened to guarantee citizens’ access to all beaches and public areas. The attorney contends that after repeated incidents… Read more
Jamaica to begin issuing e-passports Barbados Today27/03/20230408 views SOURCE: Jamaica Observer – The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) says it will begin issuing e-passports on Monday, April 3. The high-security electronic document, PICA said in a news… Read more
Shelly, Sha’Carri to face off in Botswana Barbados Today27/03/20230630 views SOURCE: Jamaica Observer – Multiple Olympic and world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson are set to face off at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix, this year’s second… Read more
Launch of Blue Justice Caribbean Hub blazes new trail in global fight against fisheries crimes Barbados Today26/03/202304.1K views The Blue Justice Caribbean Hub, a regional hub to strengthen cooperation and coordination in the use of innovation and digital technology to fight fisheries crimes, was launched on the occasion… Read more
Abstention key issue as Cubans vote in parliamentary elections Barbados Today26/03/202301.4K views (AFP) – Cubans headed to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary elections in which the results are a foregone conclusion but with the abstention rate the real issue in play.… Read more
Two US citizens kidnapped in Haiti Barbados Today25/03/20230224 views (CMC) — The State Department in the United States says that it has been notified of the kidnapping of two US citizens who were on a trip to visit family… Read more
Gov’t reopens drilling for oil Marlon Madden25/03/202302.5K views By Marlon Madden In about three weeks, Government should be re-opening the second Offshore Licensing Round for the drilling of oil offshore Barbados after it was postponed last December. On… Read more
End in sight for airport dispute Barbados Today25/03/202301.2K views An industrial dispute between air traffic controllers at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) and the government is nearing a resolution. The workers’ bargaining agent – the National Union of… Read more
Chinese Ambassador tours Foursquare Rum Distillery Barbados Today24/03/20230575 views Foursquare Rum Distillery Managing Director Richard Seale welcomed delegates from the Chinese Embassy to tour the award-winning St. Philip distillery. Chinese Ambassador, Yan Xiusheng, Consular Officer Liang Jie, along with… Read more