Electronic tags, parole coming, says Abrahams
Electronic monitoring tags for criminal offenders and a parole system are set to be introduced this year, Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams has revealed. The Probation Department and Barbados Prison Service are working to bring the two systems on board, which in turn would facilitate early release of eligible prisoners under state guidelines, Abrahams […]
PAVED AND MARKED
The road leading from Six Roads to Woodbourne, St Philip has not only been repaved but now has markings. Barbados TODAY’s Haroon Greenidge came across workmen from the Ministry of Transport and Works busy at work this evening ensuring that the stretch was clearly marked. Share Tweet Share The post PAVED AND MARKED appeared first […]
Deputy PM rebuffs cheque critics, threatens lawsuits
The controversy swirling around the discovery of a $7 500 cheque written to Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw by a civil engineering firm could land critics before the courts facing a lawsuit, she said Sunday as she again denied any impropriety over the affair. The cheque, which emerged as evidence of stolen property from a […]
Caddle says new Cybercrime Bill targets online bullies
Newly appointed Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science, and Technology Marsha Caddle has defended the government’s new Cybercrime Bill, claiming that its goal is not to restrict general free speech, but rather to reduce the number of defamatory attacks and bullying online. Speaking on Monday’s Down to Brasstacks call-in programme on Voice of Barbados, she denied […]
Farmers seek World Cup food needs
By Sheria Brathwaite Farmers want to know just how much food will be needed as Barbados prepares to host the International Cricket Council T20 World Cup in June, the chief executive officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society said Monday. While touring Queen’s Park, the site of Agrofest, the national agricultural exhibition which will take place […]
Agrofest 2024 participation expected to surpass 2023
As many as 250 exhibitors are expected for this year’s Agrofest, according to organisers who say plans for the island’s largest agriculture expo are progressing well. During a site visit held at Queen’s Park, St Michael on Monday, logistics and operations coordinator Theodore Fraser told the media that so far, 230 exhibitors have registered to […]
Farmers vent frustration over bad roads, poor water supply
Crop production at Mount Poyer, St Lucy – part of the government’s Farmers Empowerment and Enfranchisement Drive (FEED) – is being hampered by “deplorable” access roads, several small farmers there have told Barbados TODAY. They say the cart roads leading to their plots are bad which prevents water tankers from reaching their property to fill […]
All eyes on Cybercrime Bill
The need to protect children from the dangers of the Internet and social media is not an issue on which there should be any contention. The same holds true for the introduction of safeguards against cyberbullying, cybercrimes such as malware attacks, hacking, revenge porn, and violent threats. All this is contained in the Cybercrime Bill […]
Port reduces container charges
Port-related container charges have been reduced by 7.5 per cent. Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Port Inc. (BPI), David Jean-Marie said the reduction, which follows a 10 per cent reduction in costs announced in April 2023, took effect last Thursday, February 1. He said the move is in keeping with efforts by the government […]
Saharan dust haze to affect island
From as early as Tuesday evening, Barbadians can expect to be impacted by a Saharan dust haze, the Barbados Meteorological Service (BMS) has said. At 6 p.m. today, a significant dust hazard advisory went into effect and is scheduled to be terminated on Thursday or sooner if conditions warrant. The Met Office said, “A thick […]