The US House of Representatives has passed a landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America. It would give the social media giant’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, six months …
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Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are coming back online following an outage lasting about two hours. The three Meta-owned platforms stopped working for many users starting around 10AM ET. Some users …
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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Steven Williams In the Caribbean, digital businesses, including software development, confront …
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#BTColumn – HR’s crucial role in complying with the Data Protection Act: A case study review
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Steven Williams It’s a positive step that Barbados has proactively embraced …
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Gov’t offered option of allowing self-employed to pay NIS via SurePay
By Anesta Henry Self-employed persons may be able to make payments to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) through the SurePay bill payment system sometime in the future. On Wednesday, when …
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Straughn backs technology for better business prospects
by Anesta Henryby Anesta HenryAs the government drives the nation towards a fully digital society, Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn on Wednesday called on corporate Barbados to adopt technology, enabling citizens …
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BFS gets drones from UWI to help fight blazes
The Barbados Fire Service (BFS) is now better equipped to fight the most difficult blazes. It not only received a donation of four drones on Wednesday but some fire officers …
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CIBC FirstCaribbean donates fans to Deighton Griffith
by Dwayne Ashby Dwayne AshStaff from the Technology, Infrastructure & Innovation Department at CIBC FirstCaribbean have answered the call to help supply fans for students at our schools with the initial donation of four …
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Teen gives up cricket dream to become business owner
by Sasha Mehterby Sasha MehterWhether it’s competing at the highest levels of domestic cricket in Barbados, building his first computer at age 13, or launching his tech business at 16, Micaiah Bartlett gives it …
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Local lab could become WHO centre to detect antimicrobial resistance
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory could soon become a World Health Organisation (WHO) collaborating centre for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) detection and surveillance. This was revealed by PAHO/WHO Representative for …