Lester Vaughan School closed
The Ministry of Education advises parents and guardians of students of the Lester Vaughan School that school will close at 1 p.m. due to unforeseen circumstances. The Ministry apologises for any inconvenience caused. Share Tweet Share The post Lester Vaughan School closed appeared first on Barbados Today.
Hypasounds continues legacy as ambassador for Holetown Festival
Soca sensation Hypasounds continues his reign as the ambassador for the esteemed Holetown Festival, a role he has held since 2019. As the festival comes to a conclusion this week, running from February 11th to February 18th, 2024, Hypasounds once again takes centre stage in celebrating Barbados’ rich cultural heritage. The annual Holetown Festival commemorates the landing of the island’s first English settlers […]
Police seek help to identify man in sketch
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to help identify the man in this sketch. The subject is wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery of a German national, which occurred between 1 – 1:30 pm on Wednesday, February 7. Police are asking anyone who can identify the man and know his whereabouts to […]
Love was in the air. But Valentine’s sales ‘down’
Sales may not have been as plentiful as in previous years, City vendors and merchants said Wednesday, but they expressed gratitude for the customers they did receive as Valentine’s Day fell on Ash Wednesday, the start of the Christian season of Lent. Despite the traditional period of solemn reflection, The City was festooned in red […]
‘Deadly when rough’: Water sports pro warns of West Coast sea hazards
The drowning death of 21-year-old Darius Cadogan of Mount Brevitor, St Peter, has prompted a seasoned water sports professional to urge Barbadians and visitors alike to avoid the waters off the West Coast when sea conditions are rough. Jeremy Payne would also like to see systems put in place by the Coast Guard for coastal […]
Some homeless people more intolerant, violent – Saffrey
The nation’s leading advocate for the homeless has told City merchants that the types of people living on the streets of Barbados are changing, with some homeless individuals displaying more violent behaviour, which might lead to public safety concerns. Speaking during a consultation on the homeless with the business community at the Frank Collymore Hall, […]
Joseph Leabua Jonathan – First head of state of Independent Lesotho
Joseph Leabua Jonathan was the first Prime Minister of independent Lesotho. He was born on October 30, 1914, in Leribe, Basutoland (now Lesotho), one of the many great-grandchildren of the polygamous King Moshoeshoe I, the founder of the Basuto nation. His parents were Jonathan Ramanemane Molapo and Makatiso Molapo. Jonathan’s father was a minor chief […]
Straughn to professionals: ‘Work with us’
The government’s strategic shift from direct to indirect taxation to lower the tax burden can only work if professionals play their part, Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Ryan Straughn has told accountants. In a speech to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB) Annual Tax Update at the Lloyd Erskine […]
Tax expert urges Gov’t to shift stance towards countries that blacklist Barbados
Despite Barbados coming off one tax blacklist last year, a tax watchdog of the world’s richest countries continues to keep the island on its list, highlighting areas requiring substantial improvement by the next annual monitoring, based on 2022 peer reviews, an international tax consultant said Tuesday. But while urging that authorities and accountants “have work […]
#BTColumn – Transforming education is not tearing it down, Mr Thorne
There is no doubt that educational reform in Barbados that is of a structural and fundamental nature, and not merely cosmetic, will annoy a small section of Barbadian society. When it comes to educational change or transformation, there is always this recourse to a colonial legacy that has benefitted the few, rather than the broad […]