Minimum wage is now $250
Bridgetown. The minimum for shop assistants in Barbados is now $250, Minister of Labour Dr Esther Byer- Suckoo made the disclosure during her contribution to the Estimates Debates yesterday. Byer-Suckoo…
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Sixth road fatality for the year
Bridgetown. Neil Rose 44, of Westbury Road, St Michael, is Barbados' third road fatality in three days. Rose a legal clerk died after he struck by a route taxi, on…
Change was mandated by the people says new CARICOM Chairman
Georgetown: One the issue of whether the recently held 23rd Intercessional Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) can be construed as a ‘talk shop’ or not the incoming Chairman Dr. Kenny…
GPL US$5M submarine cable starts journey across Demerara River
Georgetown: Electricity supply, particularly to the West Demerara area will be greatly improved when the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company completes laying its US$5M submarine cable along the river…
Follow-up care after kidney transplant is not optional – Surgeon
Georgetown: Scheduled and continuous follow-up after a kidney transplant operation is not an option. In fact according to expert kidney transplant surgeon, Dr. Rahul Jindal of the Walter Reed Army…
Second TT national elected judge at International Criminal Court
New York: Former High Court judge Justice Anthony Carmona SC, was yesterday elected at the United Nations as the second Trinidad and Tobago national to become a judge of the…
Opposition Leader challenges PM’s decision to use her sister as travel assistant
Port-of-Spain: Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley is condemning Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar's decision to employ her sister Vidwatie Newton as her personal assistant on overseas trips, paid for by the…
Three more shot dead
Sealot: Three more murders have been recorded. Dead are well known gang leader Cassius Williams, as well as Kerron Scott of Hilton Street, Laventille and Nigel Brown of Belle Vue,…
Govt signs MOU with Panama for energy exports
Panama: The government has signed a Memoradum of Understanding with Panama that would result in several energy products exported to the prosperous Latin American country at preferential rates. The MOU…
Labour Minister meets with union and TCL management
Port-of-Spain: Acting Prime Minister Labour Minister Errol McLeod has held seperate meetings with the management of Trinidad Cement Limited and the Oilfields Workers Trade Union as efforts continue to end…
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