Barbados ‘least corrupt’ country in CARICOM
Barbados is the least corrupt country in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) , according to a global transparency watchdog. In its 2023 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report released on Tuesday, Transparency International ranked Barbados highest among countries of the 15-member regional grouping with a rank of 24 out of 180 countries across the world and a […]
SJPI principal says institute has come a long way
The nation’s main technical college has marked its 55th anniversary with its principal saying it has come a long way in its journey towards shaking off stereotypes and the perception of it as a simple trade school. During a commemorative church service and wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday at St Mary’s Anglican Church, alumni joined faculty […]
Old ID cards to remain eligible under ‘mutual pact’ between Gov’t, citizens
With close to 90 per cent of Barbadians now having the new Trident identification card, the government has dropped Wednesday’s deadline for mandatory registration, leaving the ball in the court of the approximately 25 700 people who have not yet applied for the new card. The old laminated card, a system in use since Barbados […]
Critics welcome ID card deadline removal
By Emmanuel Joseph Two of the more strident voices opposed to the Trident ID card have welcomed the government’s removal of the January 31 deadline to sign up for the card, but issued a caveat. Democratic Labour Party (DLP) President Dr Ronnie Yearwood, a longstanding critic of the ID card project, expressed approval for the […]
President of Senegal arrives in Barbados
The President of Senegal Macky Sall arrived in Barbados this evening for an official visit. It’s the first time, Barbados will be hosting a leader from one of the French-speaking African countries. President Sall was warmly welcomed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds and Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs […]