Companies that fail to adhere to the ruling of the Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT), refusing to pay employees the sums adjudged to be owed are being put on notice that government is not prepared to tolerate this behaviour for much longer. This warning came from Minister of Labour Colin Jordan, who said government was currently working on amendments to the Employment Rights Act, noting that among the proposals for consideration …
Students will be returning to face-to-face classes when the 2022-2023 academic year begins on September 19, 2022. This was announced by Minister of Education, Kay McConney, during a press briefing on Saturday. McConney said that the decision was taken based on advice given by the Ministry of Health and Wellness on September 5th. “The school day will return to pre-pandemic scheduling. For example, schools that were in session from 9 …
Police want to gain access to information on people’s phones and other devices to help them crack crime. They are therefore agitating for a change in laws that could mean service providers must hand over recordings, visual and other evidence. They are also still pushing to fill hundreds of vacant spots in key departments of the Barbados Police Service (BPS) including the Criminal Investigation Division. Divisional Commander of the CID …
Do not waste this opportunity to “bridge the history” that has long separated Africa and the Caribbean. This was the urging of Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley as she delivered the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum, which got under way at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre yesterday. In her remarks, which prompted a standing ovation at the end, Mottley pointed out that …
The International Trade Centre (ITC) launched a new report on Thursday that highlighted more than U.S. $1 billion in export potential between Africa and the Caribbean. ITC and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) also extended their five-year partnership, which will help tackle trade barriers and build business capacity to realise that potential. The renewed Memorandum of Understanding, signed on the first day of the inaugural AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum …