QEH Overhaul No Simple Task Warns NUPW
The National Union of Public Workers warns that government’s planned overhaul of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital won’t be a simple exercise and will require extensive negotiations to balance the interests of workers with state objectives. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley recently announced the plan to transform the QEH into a 24/7 operation and stressed the […]
BUT Wants Status Update On Education Reform
The Barbados Union of Teachers is calling on the Ministry of Education to urgently update stakeholders on their planned overhaul of the educational system. BUT General Secretary, Herbert Gittens tells Starcom Network News the previously stated plan for a 2025 start to implementation of the reforms may not be feasible. He says no information has […]
Bradshaw Responds to Cherry Claims About Road Contracts
Government denies that it’s refusing to give small contractors work in its mill and pave road repair program as businessman Anderson Cherry continues to accuse the Ministry of Transport and Works of unfair practices in its issuing of contracts. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Works, Santia Bradshaw, responded on VOB’s Down to […]