Local NewsNewsTechnologyTourismWorld UK to introduce an ETA form in October by Barbados Today 06/09/2023 written by Barbados Today 1 min read Persons travelling to the United Kingdom (UK) will soon have to complete an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) form being introduced by the UK Government beginning October 2023. The Ministry of … Continue Reading 06/09/2023 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationNewsTechnology Students told to embrace new frontier and expand skill set by Sheria Brathwaite 29/07/2023 by Sheria Brathwaite 29/07/2023 By Sheria Brathwaiteย Twenty-four students from various primary and secondary schools across the island are being challenged to push their creativity to the maximum level using robotics to stimulate their … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
NewsTechnology Amazon to pay $31 million in privacy violation penalties for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera by Barbados Today 01/06/2023 by Barbados Today 01/06/2023 Associated Press – Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessNewsTechnologyWorld Artificial intelligence raises risk of extinction, experts say in new warning by Barbados Today 30/05/2023 by Barbados Today 30/05/2023 By contrast, the latest statement was endorsed by Microsoftโs chief technology and science officers, as well as Demis Hassabis, CEO of Googleโs AI research lab DeepMind, and two Google executives … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNewsTechnology 125 complete Cyber Nations training by Anesta Henry 27/05/2023 by Anesta Henry 27/05/2023 McConney recalled that she met with the participants during the course when many of them lamented that they had to make significant sacrifices, as the training was intense, with many … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
NewsTechnologyWorld Meta fined 1.3 billion for mishandling users' data by Barbados Today 22/05/2023 by Barbados Today 22/05/2023 ‘Dangerous precedent’ Most large companies have complex webs of data transfers – which can include email addresses, phone numbers and financial information – to overseas recipients, many of which depend … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationFeaturesNewsTechnology Erdiston Teachersโ College to expand courses by Barbados Today 25/04/2023 by Barbados Today 25/04/2023 By Simone Tull Hi-tech courses are on the cards for Erdiston Teachersโ Training College. Principal Dr. Colin Cumberbatch made the announcement during the institutionโs graduation ceremony on Saturday night. โAs … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessEnergyLocal NewsNewsTechnology Businessman wants action to safeguard against future island-wide power events by Shamar Blunt 06/04/2023 by Shamar Blunt 06/04/2023 By Shamar Blunt Managing Director of Abedโs, Eddy Abed, wants to see more being done by government and other stakeholders to stabilise the islandโs energy grid in order to minimise … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EnergyLocal NewsTechnology Island-wide outage forces closure of some businesses by Shamar Blunt 05/04/2023 by Shamar Blunt 05/04/2023 By Shamar Blunt Operations at businesses and other organisations across the island were abruptly cut short on Tuesday, after the country experienced an island-wide power outage around 11:32 a.m. Shortly … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNewsTechnology Digital revolution key to public sector upgrade by Barbados Today 04/04/2023 by Barbados Today 04/04/2023 Government is reaffirming its commitment to improving the way it does business, saying it is pressing ahead with the digital transformation of the public service as a major part of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
