Independent Senator Crystal Drakes on Monday delivered urgent pleas to the Mia Mottley administration to lower the income tax on an overburdened middle class and offer reprieve on private pension …
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Former Barbados and West Indies fast bowler Sir Charles Griffith was the toast of the town on Monday evening as a statue of the legendary cricketer was unveiled at Kensington …
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By Shamar Blunt Electricity consumer advocate and opposition lawmaker Senator Tricia Watson on Monday urged the Mia Mottley administration to scrap one of its major goals – a national grid …
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President of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Dr Ronnie Yearwood has criticised Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s most recent Budget presentation as being deficient in several important areas, including tax credits …
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The Barbados Nurses Association (BNA) has urged the government to resume national compact negotiations swiftly while welcoming long leave and uniform allowances announced in Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s Budget. “The …
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By Fernella Wedderburn Some of the measures outlined in last week’s Budget are necessary but should have been addressed six years ago, a former leader of the opposition has said. …
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Housing Minister Dwight Sutherland has indicated that the government will review policies that prevent contracted public sector workers from securing mortgages due to their terms of employment. At a Barbados …
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By Sheria Brathwaite The historic 2024 sugarcane harvest – the first under worker-owned, cooperative management – was off to a slow start on Monday, according to several planters who supply …
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Police are on the scene of an accident at Charnocks, Christ Church. Barbados TODAY understands three people were injured. They were transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
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The medical team in the Accident and Emergency Department (AED)Â has been working tirelessly in response to the surge in the number of patients presenting for treatment with various medical …