Labour Minister hails progress as bill prioritises workers, sustainability
Tourism workers may soon benefit from improved pay and working conditions as the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) and the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) finalise a landmark collective agreement. This development, announced by Minister of Labour Colin Jordan, signals a significant step forward for the country’s prime industry, which employs 28 per cent […]
A call to literary arms. We need a nation of readers
Barbadians have long taken pride in their historically high literacy rate–adjudged to be at 99.9 per cent which places us at the pinnacle of Caribbean achievement and on par with many if not most of the wealthiest and more well-resourced nations on the planet. Yet beneath this sterling statistic lurks a more complex reality in […]