The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) hierarchy has asserted that it is premature to consider whether an independent body should investigate the controversial discovery of a mobile phone in a police …
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New SBA chairman to answer World Bank official’s call to push harder for change in local financial sector By Marlon Madden A day after the Small Business Association (SBA) was …
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Members of the public are invited to come out and get free health checks at the Barbados Defence Force’s Field Medical Team (BDF FMT) camp site, located at the National …
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Government is being advised to offer residents incentives to get private pension plans, as one way to reduce pressure on the National Insurance Fund. The recommendation was made on Saturday …
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Prescod disappointed with low turnout at Emancipation Day celebrations
by Anesta Henryby Anesta HenrySpecial envoy on Reparations and Economic Enfranchisement Trevor Prescod is concerned about the low turnout at Tuesday’s Emancipation Day celebrations. He said an attempt must be made to encourage Barbadians …
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As Barbados observes Emancipation Day 2023, Minister with Responsibility for Culture Dr Shantal Munro-Knight has called on citizens to keep at the front of their minds that the fight for …
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Construction work on the expansion of the Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is scheduled to continue this week. As such, patients, staff and visitors …
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Former senior vice president for business development and marketing with the Insurance Corporation of Barbados (ICBL), Alex Tasker, is in local police custody after this country’s final Court of Appeal …
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Finding a new leader The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is currently facing a range of complex challenges, including a need for significant organisational restructuring, and rebuilding public trust following recent …
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How we got here Historic, trail-blazing roots In October 1937 Barbados became the first country in the world with a majority population not of white, European racial origin to grant …