Hinkson Denies Any Plan to Quit His Seat Before Year End
Member of Parliament for St. James North Edmund Hinkson dismisses as fake news a report being widely circulated on social media alleging he plans to demit office before year-end. The report that circulated rapidly on social media today alleges that Mr. Hinkson plans to step down and purports to name a supposed successor. However, in […]
First Time No White Man Among Top Picks in UK Cabinet
The new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has named her new cabinet and for the first time, not a single white man will occupy any of the top jobs. Kwasi Kwarteng has been named chancellor while James Cleverly is foreign secretary – both are black. Suella Braverman is the home secretary, Therese Coffey is the […]
Supermarkets Say It’ll Take Time for Downward Food Price Trend to Filter Through
Barbados’ food retailers say it will take some time for prices here to start to fall despite the downward trend in global food prices. The UN’s Food Prices Index has fallen for the fifth month in a row, in what analysts say is a sign that one of the main pressures pushing up the cost […]
Teachers Union Concerned About Students leaving School without Certificates
The Barbados Union of Teachers believes programmes should be implemented to attract more students who leave secondary schools without certification. This statement follows the Caribbean Examination Council, yesterday expressing its concern at the number of students leaving the education system without qualifications. President Rudy Lovell tells Starcom Network News this issue must be addressed urgently saying […]
BPSA Urges Gov’t to Seek Payment from Businesses Owing NIS Millions
The Barbados Private Sector Association urges the government to go after businesses it says owe the National Insurance Scheme millions of dollars. Chairman of the BPSA, Trisha Tannis, was speaking on VOB’s Down to Brasstacks call-in program in response to a caller who raised the issue of employers failing to make NIS payments on behalf […]