PM urges private sector action amid escalating climate crisis
Prime Minister Mia Mottley is sounding a clarion call for increased private sector engagement in the face of the escalating climate crisis. Her rallying cry came during the $100 million CARICOM Resilience Fund (CRF) launch on Friday. Mottley characterised the climate crisis as an existential threat to economies worldwide, emphasising that the traditional structures of […]
New road additive ‘coming to minor roads paving plan’
By Shamar Blunt A new substance to make roads more durable is to be introduced from as early as next month to fix many of the island’s small village roads, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Transport Dr Romel Springer has told rural residents. Speaking at Thursday’s St Lucy Parish Speaks town hall meeting, Dr […]
United States must protect us from their guns
There is no softer way to say this, it is time for the United States of America to accept that its permissive gun culture and obsession with firearms represent a clear and present danger to Caribbean people. We in this region do not manufacture guns or ammunition, however, we are suffering from the tidal wave […]
Newest COVID-19 strain detected in Barbados
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has confirmed that the new and fast-spreading variant of COVID-19, the JN1 (a sub-variant of Omicron), has been detected here. It said in a statement issued through the Government Information Service, that the discovery was made as a result of the local variant testing which was done following an […]
T20 World Cup Kensington prep on target
Preparations to upgrade Kensington Oval for the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup finals are on target, Sports Minister Charles Griffith has confirmed. In a press conference at his ministry’s headquarters in Haggatt Hall on Friday, he also stressed that the $50 million loan Barbados secured from the African Import-Export Bank last year to […]
Odds against West Indies in pink-ball Tests
From a statistics perspective, odds are against West Indies in pink-ball Test matches. The current second and final Test against Australia at The Gabba in Brisbane is the fifth for West Indies with the pink ball. They have lost the other four – against Pakistan, England, Sri Lanka and Australia. This is now the 22nd […]
Ifill gets suspended sentence, ordered to pay compensation to stabbing victim
A St George man who repeatedly stabbed another man with scissors during an altercation over four years ago has been ordered to pay his victim $30 000 in compensation. Highlighting the “life-threatening and life-altering” wounds inflicted on the victim, Madam Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell also sentenced Willis Andrew Ifill to a prison term of two years, […]
Judicial officer issues warning to employers
Magistrate Manila Renee is warning employers to respect requests for information from government officers. “You cannot be disrespecting officers. Persons cannot be interfering with the work of the government. It affects us all. We are all busy, and when you do not cooperate as you should, it’s disrespect. Going forward, let us spread the word […]
Animal rights activists report first spike in abuse cases since increase during COVID-19
Animal abuse has reached epidemic proportions in Barbados, two animal welfare activists have declared. They told Barbados TODAY that after a heightened period of reported cases during the COVID-19 pandemic, they had noticed another rise in the past year. President of the Be Their Voice organisation Lavern Beresford and founding chief executive officer of Ocean […]
Rain fails to dampen Inter-House action
Soggy outfields resulting from brief showers on Friday failed to dampen the excitement at various community grounds across the island during the continuation of Inter-House sports. In Christ Church, the sports event at Blackman and Gollop Primary witnessed Blue House successfully defending their title in a fiercely contested battle against Purple House that went down […]