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ILO Convention on workplace violence and harassment ratified
Barbados ratified the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019, becoming the second Caribbean country to do so.
Minister of Labour, Social Security,...
Federer to retire next week
London – Roger Federer, regarded by many as the greatest male player to wield a tennis racquet and who took the sport to new...
Inconsistent batting a concern for Walsh
St John’s – Head coach Courtney Walsh said the inconsistency of the West Indies Women’s batting was a concern, as the squad gets ready...
Cummins defends high taxes on travel into Barbados
George Town – Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins expressed concern on Wednesday that 56 per cent of the cost of...
Livelihoods ‘at risk’
Prime Minister Mia Mottley gave testimony on Wednesday before the Financial Services Committee of the United States House of Representatives on de-risking in the...
Cops probing dog ‘abuse’
Police said officers at the Hastings-Worthing station were into the early stages of an investigation into claims that a man drowned a dog at...
Reifer makes the cut for ICC T20 World Cup
West Indies announced their 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday with Andre Russell, compatriot Fabian Allen, leg-spinner Hayden Walsh...
School uniform regulations relaxed until September 30
Education authorities in Barbados said on Wednesday they have decided to relax school uniform regulations until the end of the month because of shortages...
Gas and kerosene prices drop, but diesel costs more
Barbadian consumers will pay less for gasoline and kerosene, and more for diesel, effective midnight Wednesday, September 14.
The retail price of gasoline will be...
Griffith promises ‘fit for purpose’ NSC
Minister of Youth, Sport & Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith promised a revamp of the National Sports Council (NSC) that will make it nimbler and...
IATA warns Caribbean about price of travel
George Town – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned Caribbean destinations on Wednesday that they are “running the risk of pricing themselves out...
Government says debt-for-nature swap necessary
The Barbados government assured taxpayers on Tuesday that they will not be footing the bill of the debt-for-nature swap to help fund marine conservation...