Barbadians to weigh in on reform recommendations this month
The two commissions on reforming the Constitution of Barbados and Parliament have submitted their reports to ministers, and Barbadians will have the opportunity to review their recommendations this month, with a final decision on the report anticipated by January, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced Friday. The announcement came as she addressed the annual lighting […]
#BTEditorial: Too much personal data at risk of exposure
In mid-2023, one of the island’s top legal minds on the Data Protection Act asserted that Barbados’ move towards affirming people’s rights to have their personal data protected would make the island more attractive to international investors. Bartlett Morgan, the managing director of Chancery Advocates, was at the time speaking at a joint session hosted […]
Govt moves to regulate teaching, introduce service commission
The Ministry of Education has launched two significant consultancy bids aimed at introducing a teaching licence requirement, performance guidelines and a teaching service commission, Barbados TODAY can reveal. A search of the procurement section of the Barbados Integrated Government (BIG) Portal–a website that provides information on government departments, agencies, and ministries–revealed that the ministry is […]
Court of Appeal reduces gunman’s prison sentence
In its first decision for the term, the Court of Appeal has ruled that Dario Flatts has less time to serve for having an illegal firearm and ammunition after the full period he spent in pre-trial custody was deducted from his sentence. Last March, the Field Place Avenue, Bayville, St Michael resident admitted, in the […]
Cannabis smoking teen placed on bond
When he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes earlier this week, Josh Aklan York heard that a theft charge hanging over his head had been dropped. However, the teenager was not so lucky when he returned to the No. 1 District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on Friday to answer three drug charges. The resident of Hindsbury […]
Central Bank’s rosy growth report masks ‘daily struggle’, Opposition Leader claims
Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne on Friday dismissed the latest Central Bank report on the Barbadian economy as a “statistical disguise” that hides the true reality of hardship endured by thousands of Barbadians. In a written response to Central Bank Governor Dr Kevin Greenidge’s report on the first nine months of the year, Thorne said it […]
Historic forum unites charities community in reform push
Figures from the island’s non-profit bodies on Friday took unprecedented steps towards establishing a collective framework for charitable operations in Barbados, marking what organisers called “a new dawn” for the philanthropic community. Nearly 100 representatives from non-governmental organisations, voluntary groups, welfare entities and private sector charitable arms–known collectively as the Third Sector–gathered at Sandals Resort […]
Second case of debit card fraud gets Walrond more prison time
A man already serving time for going on a shopping spree with a stolen Visa debit card earlier this year has been given additional time in prison for another purchase he made in The City. Calling the behaviour of a now convicted man “systematic lawless behaviour”, Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes informed Travis Alexander Hamilton Walrond […]
Professor calls on educators to ‘escape colonial gravity’
In a passionate call to educators and policymakers, an American scholar in the teaching of science has challenged Barbados’ education system to rethink its foundational approach, breaking colonial paradigms in schools. Speaking at the Ministry of Education’s lecture titled Transforming Education: The Journey to Decolonisation, Equity, and Social Change on Thursday, Professor Christopher Emdin of […]