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Clean and Green initiative begins in St James Article by Access to green spaces is important in maintaining a high quality of life. This was the message delivered by Member of Parliament for St James Central, Kerrie Symmonds, at the start of Friday’s Clean and Green initiative in his constituency. The initiative will see a plot of land, which is located near the Good Shepherd Primary School in Fitts Village, and which was used as a playpark before being abandoned several decades ago, transformed into a modern play area. During his brief remarks, Symmonds said it was important for ...

Almost a year to the day that West Indies became one of the first two international cricket sides to take a knee in support of Black Lives Matter, their former captain Jason Holder has urged athletes to do more for anti-racism. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo ahead of West Indies’ series against South Africa, Holder said he wants the taking a knee to be given meaning again through greater awareness and action.“I had a few discussions about it and I feel as though some people feel it’s now a watered-down action taken before the games. I would like to see some new initiative to spark the movement...

Renewed call for new funding model Article by June 9, 2021 The call for some of the world’s richest nations to do more to help vulnerable countries mitigate against climate change continues to grow, with Minister in the MInistry of Investment Marsha Caddle calling for a new funding model. In fact, she suggested that they look to Barbados as an example of how to provide new financial instruments to help more exposed countries deal with the effects of natural disasters brought on by the climate crisis. As part of its debt restructuring a few years ago, Government included ...

We’re going the wrong way, says UPP Article by May 29, 2021 Barbados is lurching from one crisis to another with an opposition party slamming the Mottley administration for hedging most of its bets on hundreds of millions in borrowed money that plunges the country further into indebtedness. Lynette Eastmond, the vice-chairman of the United Progressive Party (UPP), said in a statement Friday that the administration had not created a cohesive economic policy prescription that will successfully put Barbados on a growth path in a post-COVID-19 environment. While commending t...

Repairs completed to ruptured main in Porters, St James Article by May 29, 2021 The Barbados Water Authority says repairs to a 16-inch main in Porters, St James were completed late Friday night. Pumping also resumed from the authority’s facilities taken offline earlier in the day to facilitate the repair. Water supply to the areas affected by low water pressure or outages is expected to gradually return to normal. The authority apologizes for the inconvenience caused by this service disruption. Sign up and stay up to date with Barbados' FREE latest news. Barbados Today ...