Barbados removed from FATF Grey List
Barbados has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) List of Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring (also referred to as the FATF Grey List). This important milestone was reached today, Friday, February 23, 2024, at the organisation’s first Plenary meeting for the year. Attorney General Dale Marshall heralded this achievement, which reflects the consensus […]
Flash flood watch discontinued
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has discontinued the flash flood watch previously imposed on northwestern, western and northern districts. “Over the past few hours, a trough system affecting the island generated rainfall accumulations between 0.5 and 1.5 inches in moderate to heavy showers across a few northwestern, western and northern districts. Radar and satellite imagery […]
Flash flood watch in effect for parts of the island
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has placed northwestern, western and northern districts under a flash flood watch. “A trough system is affecting the island, and rainfall accumulations between 1 and 2 inches, in moderate to heavy showers, are likely across northwestern, western and northern districts,” the BMS reported. As a result, residents are being told […]
Cooking expo returns to Agrofest
The NIFCA Culinary Arts Expo is set to tantalise the taste buds of foodies as it returns to the national agricultural exhibition, Agrofest, for its second year over the weekend. Organised by the National Cultural Foundation,(NCF) the expo promises a fusion of flavours and culinary talent that celebrates Barbadian cuisine and entrepreneurship. Karen Pestaina, the […]
Capital, labour and that law about both
One of the historical tensions in the capitalist mode of production is the conflict between capital on the one hand and labour on the other. In some ways, the contention represents a divide between two competing moral legitimacies. You may be wondering what morality has to do with it. Let me assert that all things […]
MENS: Courts wearing down dads’ mental health
The Men’s Employment Network Support (MENS) on Thursday expressed concerns that the judicial system is complicating the challenges fathers face in maintaining relationships with their children. Fabian Sargeant, MENS founder and president, suggested the courts are harming men’s mental health and overall well-being. Sargeant, a social worker, stressed the difficulties men encounter in accessing their […]
RBC confirms ‘limited breach’ of customers’ accounts
RBC Royal Bank confirmed an “incident of fraud”, external to the bank compromised some of its customers’ accounts but said the event was “limited”. And in a statement issued on Thursday, the bank denied the breach was a cyber attack. “At this point, we are not experiencing a cyber incident,” the Canadian-owned commercial bank stated. […]
Road Work Continues
Work crews from C.O.Williams Construction have started to mill and pave Highway 1 in Road View, St Peter as part of the Accelerated Mill and Pave Programme being led by MInistry of Transport and Works. (Picture by Haroon Greenidge) Share Tweet Share The post Road Work Continues appeared first on Barbados Today.
New QEH test can pick up diseases through eye exam
Diabetes and sickle cell disease can now be detected by a new test at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s eye clinic to help detect diseases that also can affect the retina — the back of the eye — and prevent diabetic blindness. The test, the Fundus Fluorescein Angiography (FFA) was performed for the first time at […]
$20 Challenge ‘gives back much more to charity’
The Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation’s (BEF) $20 Challenge has reached a new milestone in its charity, BEF executive chair Celeste Foster said Thursday. She reported that the 2023-2024 edition of the programme saw the most funds being donated in the initiative’s 12-year history as it prepares to put on its eighth charity event, sponsored by Scotiabank. […]