We Vacation Where We Live: Celebrating Barbados on World Tourism Day Barbados Today27/09/20250100 views Tourism is more than travel – it’s the heartbeat of cultures, communities, and connections. This World Tourism Day, September 27 we celebrate the journeys that bring the world closer together.… Read more
Linguists call for embrace of Bajan English in schools as “coucou, saltfish” enter Oxford English Dictionary Sheria Brathwaite27/09/20250340 views Literacy and language specialists insisted on Friday that students would perform better in school if Barbadian dialect were used as a foundation for teaching, arguing that cultural pride and academic… Read more
Alternative suspension programme seeks government support Barbados Today27/09/2025085 views Supreme Counselling for Personal Development is urging stronger government collaboration and funding to fully roll out its Alternative to School Suspension Programme, which offers structured intervention and counselling instead of… Read more
Archer confesses to manslaughter Jenique Belgrave27/09/20250922 views Kyle Chad Rasheem Archer confessed to stabbing postman Basil Springer in the neck after a failed robbery attempt. Principal State Counsel Oliver Thomas read these facts into evidence on Friday… Read more
MENS urges affordability as NOW backs paternity testing Shamar Blunt27/09/20250110 views Founder of the Men Empowerment Network Support (MENS), Fabian Sargeant, has endorsed Acting Chief Magistrate Deidre McKenna’s call for mandatory paternity testing in child maintenance court cases. Speaking during a… Read more
Extra jail time for Freeman in gun, ammo case Jenique Belgrave27/09/20250292 views Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell has ordered Stephen Javon Freeman to serve an additional two years and 176 days in prison for having an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. Freeman, 23, who has… Read more
Primary school principals secure agreement with govt Emmanuel Joseph27/09/20250311 views Public primary school principals have reached a long-awaited settlement with the government over persistent workplace grievances, Barbados TODAY can reveal. The breakthrough came late Friday after months of unrest and… Read more
‘On the job’: SJPI expands training to tackle construction labour crisis Sheria Brathwaite27/09/2025076 views The island’s top technical institute said Friday it’s ramping up its vocational training to combat a deepening labour shortage in the construction industry, as government, educators and industry sound the… Read more
Rising military tensions risk destabilising region, PM warns UN Shamar Blunt27/09/20250411 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Friday warned the United Nations that accelerating military posturing in the hemisphere threatens Caribbean stability, urging regional leaders to take immediate action to avoid the… Read more
UWI academic warns of democratic risk if migration policy is mishandled Emmanuel Joseph27/09/20250735 views A University of the West Indies principal warned on Friday that Caribbean governments risk triggering dangerous political backlash and threatening democratic stability unless they confront public anxieties head-on while rolling… Read more