Plan to stem nursing exodus
With an increasing loss of nursing talent to higher-paying overseas markets, Barbados is moving to strengthen retention efforts while expanding domestic training.
Minister of Health...
Family Leave Bill ‘a critical step’
Government’s Family Leave Bill is being positioned as a critical step in strengthening Barbadian families and, by extension, the nation’s social fabric. Minister of...
BHTA: Levy reform a game-changer
The Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) has hailed new legislation requiring global booking platforms to collect and remit the ten per cent Shared...
$21m in sickness benefits
With more than $21 million already paid out in sickness benefits for 2025, the National Insurance and Social Security Service (NISSS) says it is...
Voice concerns to AOPT, operators told
Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT), Roy Raphael, has pushed back against criticisms from the Public Service Vehicle Workers’ Association (PSVWA)...
COSCAP taking tougher stance against promoters
In a move that signals a tougher stance on copyright compliance, the Copyright Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (COSCAP) has initiated a crackdown...