Update: Quaker issues recall of additional products due to possible health risk
The Quaker Oats Company through its authorized distributor Armstrong Agencies announced today an expansion of the December 20th, 2023, recall to include additional cereals, bars and snacks listed below because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly […]
Fintech Islands ‘forum for financial inclusivity’
The organiser of the second Fintech Islands 2024 conference, dubbed Fix 24, is touting the forum which opened here Wednesday as an opportunity for the unbanked to be included in the digital financial revolution. Fix 24’s Chief Executive Officer Allison Hunte said the event, which she described as a “beacon of innovation and community integration […]
Combermere reopens weather station
The Combermere School’s on-campus weather station has been officially reopened and renamed after Annette Jebodhsingh, the visionary creator of the first station. On Friday, management and alumni gathered on the school grounds in a brief ceremony to officially open the refurbished installation which will provide students with hands-on training in weather reading and other data […]
#BTColumn – Is compromise possible on the Essequibo question? Here’s how
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Alessandro Giustolisi When I was in school and began studying geography and history in 1970, I heard about the dispute of Essequibo, a disputed territory bordered on the east by the Essequibo River, controlled by Guyana […]
World Court stops short of Gaza ceasefire order, says Israel must prevent genocide
Source: Reuters: The World Court ordered Israel on Friday to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering a ceasefire as requested by the plaintiff South Africa. While the ruling denied Palestinian hopes of a binding order to halt the war in Gaza, it […]
#BTSpeakingOut – A call to brotherhood
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph. – Haile Selassie The decency of human rights should not be compromised. It’s […]
Lashley says rapid response social services unit has potential but may face hurdles
By Ryan Gilkes The initiative to establish a rapid response unit to offer 24-hour housing assistance and support in emergencies and disasters could face an uphill battle created by “jealousy” and “bureaucratic resistance”, the country’s first minister of social transformation warned on Thursday. Even as he issued the caution, Hamilton Lashley endorsed the Resilience and […]
Man admits to 2016 murder
A St Michael man has been remanded to Dodds Prison after confessing to a murder that took place almost eight years ago. At his arraignment on Thursday morning in Supreme Court No. 5 before Madam Justice Pamela Beckles, Shaquille Deshone Maynard, 28, of North Close, Wildey pleaded guilty to non-capital murder. He had been jointly […]
Lashley says rapid response social services unit has potential but may face hurdles
By Ryan Gilkes The initiative to establish a rapid response unit to offer 24-hour housing assistance and support in emergencies and disasters could face an uphill battle created by “jealousy” and “bureaucratic resistance”, the country’s first minister of social transformation warned on Thursday. Even as he issued the caution, Hamilton Lashley endorsed the Resilience and […]
Lashley says rapid response social services unit has potential but may face hurdles
By Ryan Gilkes The initiative to establish a rapid response unit to offer 24-hour housing assistance and support in emergencies and disasters could face an uphill battle created by “jealousy” and “bureaucratic resistance”, the country’s first minister of social transformation warned on Thursday. Even as he issued the caution, Hamilton Lashley endorsed the Resilience and […]