Traffic changes for Sandy Lane Gold Cup
Vehicular traffic flow on the Garrison Road will be restricted to one way only, from Dalkeith towards Hastings, with motorists keeping the Savannah to their right at all times, tomorrow, Saturday, March 2, due to the Sandy Lane Gold Cup 2024. However, The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) has advised that public service vehicles will have […]
No MTW policy against mobilisation fee for roadworks project
The Ministry of Transport and Works (MTW) is clarifying that there is currently no policy against “upfront mobilisation payments” for roadworks projects within MTW. This was recently stated in some sections of the media, and the ministry is refuting this claim. Mobilisation payments are issued for a range of projects under the remit of the ministry. In instances where […]
Maloney grabs first F2 win
Zane Maloney scored his first-ever Formula 2 victory after the Rodin Motorsport driver came through from eighth on the grid to win the Sprint Race in Bahrain. The recently-announced Sauber Academy member made a fast start and was quickly up to fourth by the end of Lap 1. He showed strong pace and after dispatching […]
#BTColumn – Use AI ethically
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. By Dr Pamala Proverbs Too many of us tend to fear, condemn, and avoid things and people we do not know or understand. For some reason, this has been the case with technology, and the most recent […]
#BTAfricanAwarenessMonth – Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: Statesman and global icon of social justice
Nelson Mandela – born July 18, 1918, in Mvezo, South Africa; died December 5, 2013, in Johannesburg – was a Black nationalist and the first Black president of South Africa (1994–1999). His negotiations in the early 1990s with South African President F.W. de Klerk helped end the country’s apartheid system of racial segregation and ushered […]
Farley: Barbados off FAFT grey list but more tests to pass
Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Network, Senator Reginald Farley has praised the hard work of all involved in Barbados’ recent removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) List of Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring or grey list. But he has made it clear that the country still has work to do to ensure it complies […]
Retired educator wins Kiwanian of the Year Award
A retired educator has been honoured by the Kiwanis Club of Barbados North for her dedication to projects involving children and overall commitment to the club during the year 2022-2023. Wendy Alleyne was bestowed with the honour of Kiwanian of the Year during the club’s 37th Charter Anniversary and President’s Awards ceremony last Thursday evening […]
#NAPSAC 2024 – No stopping Bayley’s, West Terrace
There may have only been field events, but Bayley’s Primary and West Terrace ran away with the Milo Obadele Thompson and the Nation Publishing Patsy Callender zones respectively, when the National Athletic Primary School Championships (NAPSAC) continued on Thursday. Competing at the Alexandra and Coleridge and Parry schools, Bayley’s turned the boys’ division into a […]
UWI in scholarship, financial aid drive for social science degrees
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus is taking steps to expand the number of scholarships and funding available to postgraduate students in social sciences, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences Professor Troy Lorde has said. He made the announcement as InterCaribbean Airways signed an agreement with the university on Thursday. […]
Women’s advocate slams men’s group leader’s claims courts unfair to men
A leading women and girls’ advocate has condemned comments made by a male counterpart that the judicial system makes it difficult for fathers to maintain relationships with their children. Dr Marsha Hinds Myrie has deemed as “highly irresponsible and inaccurate” statements made by social worker Fabian Sargeant, the head of the Men’s Empowerment Network Support […]