From next Wednesday, several major roads in Speightstown, St Peter will become one-way with short-term parking and delivery zones, as authorities move to reduce traffic congestion and illegal parking.
Deputy Chief Technical Officer of Design Services of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources (MTWW) Jason Bowen said the ministry had spent a significant amount of time examining the challenges
President Dame Sandra Mason joined the Catholic community at the St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church on Monday for a joyful celebration of the life of Bishop Emeritus the Most Reverend Anthony Hampden Dickson.The first Roman Catholic Bishop of Bridgetown, who died on November 29, at the age of 87, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he was warded after suffering a stroke, was described as an “ambassador for Christ” and a “true prophet” during the mass of thanksgiving.The Jamaican-born clergyman who was ordained in 1962, appointed Bishop in 1975 and resigned in 1995, was also touted as a man who had a passion for the environment and social justice and a golden heart that was always open to the poor.It was also acknowledged that Bishop Dickson was a prophetic figure among the bishops of the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC).
Government has granted permission to the Barbados Children’s Trust to build a home for 11 to 18-year-olds.Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley made the announcement on Wednesday at the unveiling of plaques at the Nightengale Children’s Home in Black Rock, St Michael. She disclosed that the new home will be built at Bullen, St James on the property known as the Bullen Agricultural Station.“We will have housing, but then a special acreage will be dedicated to persons between the ages of 11 and 18,” Mottley said.Director of the Barbados Children’s Trust, Yvonne Brewer, said the groundbreaking ceremony for the new facility specifically designed to take adolescents into adulthood, has been scheduled for next month. She said construction is expected to be completed in April 2024.“When they leave that facility they will be ready for the workplace. They will become valuable members in the society of Barbados, ready to get out there and create the future,” she said.Brewer explained tha
Minister of Labour, Social Partnership Relations and the Third Sector Colin Jordan is giving employers the assurance that work is continuing on amending labour laws but made it clear it will be done in a way that protects the most vulnerable.This indication came on Wednesday as president of the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) Gail-Ann King indicated that some bosses believed the current labour rules were too rigid and needed to cater more to new trends, especially those emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic.She mentioned work-life balance, health and safety and mental health among the areas that require greater focus.King and Jordan were taking part in a discussion organised by the BEC at Sandals Barbados on Wednesday.“I think sometimes as employers the concern is that the regulations themselves are too rigid. It might not be the intent but because it is black and white, it tends to be to the letter of the law. In many instances, there is a feeling sometimes articulated that