NGOs need greater voice in decision-making Barbados Today16/01/20192301 views While Caribbean governments have done more to reach out to the private sector and civil society organizations in terms of seeking partnerships in various ventures over the past two decades,… Read more
Unions: Let’s talk public transportation Barbados Today16/01/20195351 views The Congress Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) has called for an urgent national consultation on the island’s transportation system. CTUSAB’s General Secretary, Dennis De Peiza made this… Read more
Jones facing extradition Barbados Today16/01/201916420 views A Barbadian man wanted by the Canadian authorities will know on Friday if he will be extradited. Errol Vivian Jones, 64, of Bridgefield, St Thomas, will have his time in… Read more
Tourism tips Marlon Madden16/01/20193593 views One of the early pioneers in the local tourism industry is suggesting that governments in the region get out of the airline business if they are to see improvements in… Read more
Rum scare Barbados Today16/01/20192490 views Officials from the Barbados Fire Service are still trying to determine the cause of a fire, which injured two men when it engulfed a 300,000-gallon alcohol tank at the distillery… Read more
Towards a healthier Barbados – Straughn Emmanuel Joseph16/01/20196308 views Taxpayers are being afforded a fresh opportunity to ease the impact of health care on their pockets. Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn announced plans to ramp up… Read more
Senator to write to IMF Emmanuel Joseph16/01/201917336 views The leader of a local trade union is taking a case for non-payment of gratuity and pension to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Head of the Unity Trade Union (UTU)… Read more
Living by the gun Barbados Today16/01/201912422 views Residents in the New Orleans community are paralyzed with fear as they face an ongoing spate of gunplay, which some say is being carried out by teenagers and men in… Read more
Deacon’s resident fined, then jailed Barbados Today16/01/20191300 views A 33-year-old St. Michael man who today pleaded guilty to five charges involving a motor car was fined $1 500 forthwith or he must spend 75 days in jail. As the… Read more
Man jailed for stealing toenail clip Barbados Today16/01/201942368 views At 62, he’s finding it hard. His children live overseas and he cannot find a job. That’s what Farley Nigel Smith of Hothersal Turning, St. Michael, told Acting Magistrate Anika… Read more