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Hundreds of Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) workers will have good reason to celebrate this Christmas with a share of just over $300 000 from Government.However, outspoken trade unionist and former Opposition senator Caswell Franklyn has described the payment as an attempt by Government to get SSA workers to stay with the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) with whom it is “more comfortable”.Chairman of the SSA Ramon Alleyne disclosed today that 601 SSA employees will be given $500 ea...

Close to 50 young attorneys-at-law were told to value their honesty, integrity and reputation above all else.They got this advice from acting Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams, who along with Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham welcomed them to the practice of law during their admission to the Bar on Monday.Describing them as the “most diverse set of young lawyers” he had ever seen, Abrahams reminded the 48 new attorneys that their work had only now started.During the ceremony in the No.1...

The topic of gender and sexuality in Chapter three of the proposed new Constitution was at the centre of robust discussions during another of the Constitutional Reform Commission’s hosted public meetings.The overwhelming number of Barbadians who made submissions at the Deighton Griffith Secondary School, Kingsland, Christ Church on Sunday evening voiced disapproval with the inclusion of language that pushed gender neutrality. Many made the argument that if Barbados accepts and encourages this ...

The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) is pressing for a resolution to the environmental issues plaguing the Lawrence T. Gay Memorial Primary School for almost a decade.On Monday members of the union’s executive met with several of the school’s teachers during lunchtime at the Spooner’s Hill campus.When a Barbados TODAY team arrived at the school, teachers and union delegates were huddled in discussion on the impact of the odour on staff and students based on the Carlisle Clarke Block.Teache...

Despite successfully completing its first International Monetary Fund (IMF)-backed economic recovery programme and achieving certain targets, Government has so far failed to adequately whet the appetite of investors with its most recent bond offer.At the same time, the Mia Mottley-led administration seems to be some way off from going back to the international market to raise capital.The take-up of the recently issued $200 million Barbados Optional Savings Scheme (BOSS) Plus investment bonds has...

One of Barbados’ main rum producers is making one of the single largest solar power investments in that industry but he is not satisfied with the inordinate amount of time it takes to be hooked up to the national grid.Owner of the Foursquare Rum Distillery Sir David Seale disclosed on Thursday that he has invested about $10 million in solar photovoltaic systems on several of his buildings in an effort to slash costs, at the same time helping to propel the island’s energy goals.So far, the wa...

Barbadian UNICEF Youth Advocate Ashley Lashley is encouraging young Barbadians to take the lead and push state authorities to do more in the fight to protect the environment and the climate at large.Her comments came during Thursday’s student consultation on environmental issues, at the conclusion of this year’s Barbados Youth Climate Action Summit & Expo (BYCASE) held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.The discussion, which was organised by Lashley’s charity, the Ashley Lashley Fou...

Two men had serious charges against them dismissed today after the complainant, who now resides overseas, indicated he was no longer interested in continuing the matter.Madame Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell dismissed the matters against Jacobi Germain and Leon Lawrence when they reappeared in the No. 4 Supreme Court.Germain of 8th Avenue, New Orleans, St Michael and Lawrence of Cane Vale, Christ Church had been charged with causing serious bodily harm to Anderson Trotman with intent to do him s...

Expressing concern about the potential impact of the plummeting value of the British pound on the tourism industry here, Roseanne Myers has suggested a campaign to encourage travellers to book in advance and take advantage of end-of-summer specials.She said while several tourism players may be looking to discontinue discounted rates on products and services as the winter season approaches, there should be a campaign to get potential travellers to book accommodation and visits to attractions in a...

Officials in the global business sector are being assured that all issues that could hinder Barbados’ chance of receiving a passing grade from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as it relates to the exchange of information have been addressed.This assurance has come from Minister of Business Development Kerrie Symmonds, as he spoke during a Barbados International Business Association (BIBA) business luncheon on Wednesday at the Savannah Beach Club.Providing an upd...