Six people have died in a helicopter crash in the Hudson River in New York City
A helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River between Manhattan and the New Jersey waterfront Thursday, killing six people in the latest high-profile aviation disaster in the U.S., according to witnesses and a law enforcement official. The New York Fire Department said it received a report of the crash at […]
CTUSAB wants firearms restricted to police, military
The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) has urged authorities to take bold action to stem the flow of guns into the country by banning any new civilian gun licences and restricting firearm ownership to security forces. CTUSAB President Ryan Phillips made the announcement during a press conference on Wednesday, where […]
Barbados gets first resident Colombian envoy in 23 years
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds on Wednesday welcomed the new resident Ambassador of Colombia to Barbados, Elizabeth Taylor Jay — the first resident envoy since the closure of the Colombian Embassy in Bridgetown in 2002. During a courtesy call at the ministry’s Culloden Road, St Michael offices, Symmonds noted that while […]
US Egg prices increase to record high despite Trump’s predictions and bird flu outbreak slowing
U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks. The increase reported Thursday in the Consumer Price Index means consumers and businesses that rely on eggs might not get much immediate relief. Demand for eggs […]
Woman charged with assisting offender
A 30-year-old woman has been charged with assisting an offender. Shaniqua Shanice Gill, of Neptune Road, Deacons Farm, St Michael, was arrested and formally charged with the offence that was allegedly committed at her residence on Thursday, April 3. Gill appeared before Magistrate Bernadette John in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, and was […]
MP Rowe’s alleged victim tells court of rape after drinks
In a two-and-a-half-hour emotional testimony, during which she struggled to hold back tears, the alleged victim in the Neil Rowe rape trial took the High Court through a detailed account of what she experienced at the Member of Parliament’s home on September 18, 2022. The 38-year-old woman explained that her first encounter with Neil Rowe, […]
PM warns of climate crisis threat to islands
Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Wednesday issued a stark warning about the existential challenges facing Barbados and other small island developing states as they grapple with soaring insurance costs, escalating climate risks, and global inaction on the climate crisis. She told the fifth board meeting of the Fund for Responding to Loss and […]
CTUSAB raises concern about lack of quotas in Disability Rights Act
The Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) is disappointed that the new Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act does not mandate employment quotas for people with disabilities, describing it as a significant setback for workplace equality. CTUSAB General Secretary Dennis de Peiza told journalists the absence of job quotas sent “mixed […]
Meteorologist addresses fisherfolk concerns over high winds
The nation’s chief meteorologist on Wednesday sought to reassure fisherfolk in Oistins that while wind speeds during the first quarter of the year were above the 30-year average, they remain within normal seasonal variations. Sabu Best, director of Barbados Meteorological Services responded to concerns raised by Oistins fish vendors that high winds were hampering […]
Ice shortage leaves City fisherfolk stranded amid ‘Easter slump’
A severe ice shortage at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex is paralysing fishing operations, leaving dozens of vessels idle during the busy Easter season and threatening the livelihoods of fisherfolk still recovering from Hurricane Beryl. Several fisherfolk told Barbados TODAY that they have spent tens of thousands of dollars repairing their vessels following damage sustained […]