Boat owners: 25% rebate ‘not cutting it’ as repair costs soar past $60 000
Active boat owners and crew members are facing lengthy delays in receiving hurricane relief payments due to an influx of claims from inactive vessels, a Barbados TODAY investigation has revealed. Despite the government’s assertions in Parliament that more than 400 people have received payouts from the Hurricane Beryl relief programme, several legitimate boat owners report […]
Fire puts pause on Banks Breweries operations
Operations at Banks Breweries have been put on hold pending an investigation into a fire at the Newton, Christ Church facility on Wednesday morning. Quick action by the Barbados Fire Service contained and extinguished the fire that occurred in one of the company’s laboratories, but a probe must be conducted before operations at the company […]
Motie, Rutherford heroics fail to prevent fourth consecutive defeat
The West Indies men fell to Sri Lanka for a fourth time in a row, this time in the second match of the Honor Cup One Day International Series. The defeat at Pallekele on Wednesday saw the visitors surrender the three-match series, as the hosts secured an unassailable 2-0 lead. The match had a delayed […]
Will Americans choose a woman or a felon?
Election Day in the United States is November 5 but already as many as 21 million Americans have cast their votes for the person they want to lead them for the next four-year term. In many ways, the US presidential election will be historic and unprecedented. On January 6, 2025, if there is a peaceful […]
Health, climate come to fore in reparations dialogue
The government moved on Wednesday to expand the conversation on climate reparations, with a new focus on how the legacy of slavery and colonialism affects today’s environmental and health crises. During a discussion held by the Office of Reparations and Economic Enfranchisement alongside the Barbados Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Commission, experts explored connections between historical exploitation, […]