Minster concerned about decline in membership in youth organisations
Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams has called for a resurgence of positive youth groups, as figures suggest only one in ten young people are Boys Scouts and Girl Guides. He said the sharp decline in young people engaging in social organisations has been a source of worry for some time, especially considering the historic […]
Concerned about massive road breakaway
Motorists passing through Walkers, St George are growing increasingly concerned about this massive breakaway. They want to know when work to restore the road will be completed, as they express worry that a serious accident could occur before it is fixed. (Photo by Haroon Greenidge) Share Tweet Share The post Concerned about massive road breakaway […]
Let’s take care of the EMTs as they take care of us
We now have 10 functioning ambulances and a team of just about 60 Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) with around 10 paramedics to service our country. The new $200 000 ambulance received on Wednesday is indeed a welcomed addition. It was a year ago, January 2023, when we reported that the Maria Holder Memorial Trust donated […]
Wickham: Donation to Bradshaw’s charity nothing ‘unusual’
Financial donations by business interests have long bedevilled political parties and Barbados must therefore frankly examine its political culture, pollster and political scientist Peter Wickham suggested on Thursday. Weighing in on robust public debate on recent revelations from a court case that Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw received a cheque from a local business which […]
BARP questions delay in implementation of new driver’s licence rule for seniors
Joy has turned to frustration for the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) as it waits for new rules to come into force that raise the age at which senior drivers need a medical certificate for licence renewal from 70 to 75. BARP president Marilyn Rice-Bowen hailed the legislative change, the result of the organisation’s […]
BWU boss criticises businesses’ work permit application practice
General Secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union Toni Moore has blasted the “troubling” practice of businesses hiring foreign workers to fill positions which can be filled by Barbadians. And she has called on companies to be transparent about their employment criteria and explain publicly what exactly about local applicants are “unsuitable”. Moore’s comments follow a […]
Sailing Boost
This year’s Barbados Sailing Week is making one of its biggest ever splashes. The one-week event, which will run from January 12 to 24, has seen a significant increase in both foreign and local participants and with registration open for another two weeks, those numbers are set to climb even higher. Speaking during a press […]