Smith wants ERT to hear her case against former employer
Embattled General Secretary of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) Roslyn Smith could soon be headed to the Employment Rights Tribunal (ERT) to have it adjudicate her claims of unfair dismissal...
View ArticleResist American ‘assault’ on the region
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have been urged to be mindful that the United States of America will leave no stone unturned as it seeks to impose its will on smaller and less powerful states in...
View ArticleBarbados takes dip in corruption ranking
Barbados has fallen slightly in the Transparency International Perception Index, and is now ranked at 30 out of 180 countries in this year’s report with a score of 62 out of 100. The country’s...
View ArticleUK diplomat: ‘Shape up or ship out to news technology’
As technology continues to transform how people get and share news, journalists and communication specialists were today told to keep up or be left behind. British High Commissioner to Barbados and the...
View ArticleBCD: ‘We’re above aboard’
In the wake of a deregistration scare, the Barbados Council for the Disabled (BCD) has given an assurance that the nonprofit organisation remains committed to being fully transparent and accountable in...
View ArticlePeople’s Assemblies ‘must truly empower communities’
For any form of local government to work, it must involve all members of a community working together – particularly area tradespeople – to achieve its goals and rekindle the community spirit that...
View ArticleMinister urges neighbour checks
On the heels of the tragic death of 81-year-old Inez Mabel Fields who lived alone at Newbury, St George, Minister of Elder Affairs and People Empowerment Cynthia Forde is urging senior citizens to...
View Article#BTEditorial – Let’s all be prepared for this coronavirus
Not for the first time, Barbados looks on with piqued interest at unfolding developments as some of the world’s big countries battle to stave off a global pandemic. It may appear miles from our...
View ArticleBeach bummer
First it was taxi drivers now it is the small beach watersports and recreation operators, who are now claiming that they are being robbed of their share of the tourism pie by the advanced booking...
View ArticleEconomist Dukharan upbeat on economy in 2020
Noted regional economist Marla Dukharan has forecast a positive outlook for the Barbadian economy this year. In her 2020 Caribbean Economic Outlook released today, Dukharan said even though the economy...
View ArticleSutherland back co-ops to prevent cannabis farmer’s shutout
Minister of Small Business Dwight Sutherland has declared he is vehemently opposed to any policy that would see small farmers left out of the soon-to-be-established medicinal marijuana industry. In...
View ArticleCARPHA: Coronovirus risk ‘low’ here but ‘be prepared’
The risk of a new, mysterious strain of Coronavirus to the Caribbean is “low” but public health officials need to be prepared for a possible outbreak here, said Dr Joy St John, the former chief medical...
View ArticleMuslims weigh in on crime
Members of the local religious community are deeply concerned by the persistent gun violence affecting the island, particularly in inner-city communities where many of their members live. So says Dr...
View ArticleTeen’s death brings together hundreds at moving service
Despite succumbing to cancer, warrior princess Niamh Soraya Stoute’s fight was not in vain. Niamh, who would have celebrated her 17th birthday today, was laid to rest following a moving ceremony at the...
View ArticleOdle pleads guilty to assault and criminal damage
PSV conductor Andre Harold Odle who kicked a motorist in the face is excepted to know his fate when he returns to court on January 31. An adjournment was given after Odle, of Odle Road Wavell Avenue,...
View Article‘Inches’ guilty
Edward DaCosta Cumberbatch returned to the scene of his crime in search of his shoes and was caught at the house he had earlier burglarised in September 2017. And yesterday in the No. 4 Supreme Court...
View ArticleTeenager on assault charge
An 18-year-old man accused of assault has been warned to stay away from the complainant in the matter. Shimea Dicoda Trotman, of 2nd Avenue Vauxhall, Christ Church is charged with committing the act...
View ArticleHead wants fewer students assigned to his school
As the Frederick Smith Secondary School continues a slow and painful recovery after last year’s fatal stabbing on the compound, the school’s principal wants less students to be sent there come...
View ArticleAlternative sentencing being explored
With the cost of maintaining prisoners increasing each year, Government is considering the use of alternative punitive and corrective measures for minor crimes, Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson...
View ArticleElectricity woes in Haynesville, St James will soon be no more
After a spate of fires destroyed six homes between 2017 and 2018 which residents blamed on outdated wiring, those who occupy the National Housing Corporation Units at Haynesville can rest easier now...
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