IT firm pushes cybersecurity training amid rising attacks
An IT company has suggested that untrained workers may be the weakest link in a company’s cyber defences. Northpoint Consulting Inc., an ICT strategy and solutions firm that provides digital transformation solutions, including cybersecurity services, has issued an urgent appeal for employers to train their workforce on essential cyber defence skills. General Manager Reiann Stoute […]
Platinum Sounds Music Festival this weekend
Barbados’ growing reputation as a festival hub will be further boosted when the Platinum Sounds Music Festival comes to the idyllic Hayman’s Market venue from March 1 to 3 this year. That assessment was from Platinum Sound’s Khalid Rahemtulla, who said the excitement was building ahead of the first major music festival on the island […]
Ghana passes bill making identifying as LGBTQ+ illegal
Source: BBC – Ghana’s parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+. It also imposes a maximum five-year jail term for forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups. Lawmakers heckled down attempts to replace prison sentences with community service and counselling. […]
Scotiabank employees support Variety’s Gold Heart Pin Campaign
Variety-The Children’s Charity of Barbados continues to undertake initiatives aimed at enriching the quality of life of children who are sick, disadvantaged or living with special needs. Variety’s Gold Heart Pin Campaign has been a key fundraiser for the charity for over three decades. Each year, Variety International collaborates with a major motion picture studio […]
Court reserves decision on ex-CEO’s compensation
The High Court on Tuesday deferred its ruling on the financial compensation the state-owned Needham’s Point Holdings – owners and operators of the Hilton Barbados Resort – must pay its former chief executive, Henderson Williams, following his termination in April 2019. After hearing closing arguments from Williams’ lawyer, Hal Gollop SC, Justice Michelle Weekes informed […]
Man admits to aggravated burglary, theft, serious bodily harm
Weeks after being ordered to leave the home he shared with the mother of two of his children, Terry Leonne Jordan snuck in with another man, beat and burned her and stole over $3 000 in items. These were some of the facts read in the No. 4A Supreme Court on Monday after the Rose […]
Barbados’ digital transformation gets a boost
Xentric360, a leading Caribbean-based technology solutions provider, has launched its suite of Salesforce solutions to the Barbados market, saying it can support local enterprises in their journey towards digital transformation and sustainable growth. Key stakeholders from local businesses recently gathered at an exclusive launch event hosted by Xentric360’s Commercial Director for the Caribbean Thomas Cross […]
UN official: World’s commitments to Bridgetown Initiative ‘inadequate’
A senior official of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has voiced concerns that the international community is not committing enough resources to back the Bridgetown Initiative that seeks to address three triple threats to development of debt, climate and inflation crises. At the start of a three-day workshop, Building Economic Resilience […]
Investment minister urges rethink on agriculture, manufacturing
Minister in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment Chad Blackman has suggested the country reevaluate its focus on agriculture and manufacturing. He called for a broadening of the traditional view of agriculture solely as a means of growing food for domestic consumption and export. “We have to now look at it in its broader […]
Blame owners, culture not dogs, say trainers in response to recent attacks
It’s not dogs but their owners who should be held responsible for mauling incidents, dog trainers said Tuesday, responding to public outcry after several reported dog attacks in recent weeks. Dog trainer Fabian Blackman, owner of Shireoaks Kennels which breeds and trains German Shepherds, also blamed a dog culture of lax dog handling, resistance to […]