Sea movement a top priority
Discussions are ongoing between Government and investors about the purchase of a ferry that would move citizens and cargo throughout the Eastern Caribbean island chain. Minister of Maritime Affairs and...
View ArticleJobs for Bajans first – Moore
Give Barbadians first choice when jobs become available in the labour market. This call came from trade unionist Senator Toni Moore as part of her contribution to the Caribbean Community (Movement of...
View ArticleCCJ upholds murder conviction
The March 2016 decision that Carlton Junior Hall was guilty of murdering Adrian Wilkinson has been upheld by the region’s highest court. He must however return to the local High Court for...
View ArticleSeale new deputy DPP
The new Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Alliston Seale has given an assurance that he will “prosecute vigorously” and to the full extent of the law all matters that come across his desk. In an...
View ArticleTemporary quarantine ‘ready to operate’
The temporary quarantine centre set up to receive people arriving from China and other regions affected by the COVID-19 virus is up and ready to be operational at a moment’s notice, the Ministry of...
View ArticleImmigration told weed out bad practices
Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn has called out some immigration officers for what he describes as xenophobia, abuse, deception and discrimination, particularly against other citizens of the...
View Article‘Progress made, more to be done on SDGs’
Barbados is continuing to make progress towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations, a senior UN official said today, though adding that a lot more work is...
View ArticleCMPI wants People’s Revolutionary Park
The Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration (CMPI) is welcoming Government’s plans for the creation of the Golden Square Freedom Park, but is appealing to Prime Minister Mia Mottley to name the...
View ArticleAdjustments being made at Hampton Pumping Station
The Barbados Water Authority is advising customers in the Christ Church districts still suffering intermittent water outages that the extended outage has resulted from the fact that it is taking an...
View ArticleFighting non communicable diseases in Barbados
The Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) is playing a role in helping Barbados to fight non communicable diseases (NCDs) through hosting a series of outreach clinics in communities. On Saturday,...
View ArticlePolice investigating unnatural death in Colleton
Police are currently on the scene of an unnatural death at Colleton, St John. More details as they come to hand. The post Police investigating unnatural death in Colleton appeared first on Barbados...
View ArticleFire at Grazettes Industrial Park
Police and Fire Department are currently at the scene of a building fire at Grazettes Industrial Park, St Michael . The fire is said to have started just after 6 am on Sunday. Two commercial businesses...
View ArticleNotice from Ministry of Health and Wellness
As a result of a fire which has broken out in the Grazettes Industrial Park at Grazettes, St Michael, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is advising residents and other persons traversing the area to...
View ArticleFive-day workshop for electoral bodies
Twenty election professionals representing nine electoral management bodies (EMBs) from the Commonwealth Caribbean and Americas region are gathering in Bridgetown for a five-day Commonwealth Election...
View ArticleBWA experiencing low levels at several facilities
The Barbados Water Authority is advising residents that as the extreme regional drought conditions continue, water levels at some of its reservoirs continue to read lower than normal. As a result, some...
View ArticleCanadian Prime Minister arrives in Barbados on Monday
Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, will arrive in Barbados tomorrow at the Grantley Adams International Airport for a two-day historic visit. Trudeau will be here as a Special Guest at this...
View ArticleVauxhall Primary School will reopen Tuesday, February 18
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training is informing parents and guardians of the Vauxhall Primary School that the school will reopen on Tuesday, February 18 for all students....
View ArticleLucky escape for Christ Church man
What started out as a regular Sunday morning chore almost turned tragic for a resident of Wotton, Christ Church today. The man, who asked to remain anonymous, almost fell into a 70-foot well when the...
View ArticleDominica: Rescue teams search for survivors after small aircraft crashes into...
SOURCE- CMC – Rescue teams were continuing the search on Sunday night for survivors after a single-engine Piper F-OGKO aircraft with four people including the two pilots crashed into the sea on its...
View ArticleNot doing enough
Businesses and charitable organisations are still not doing enough to assist with the reintegration of ex-criminals into society, according to Home Affairs Minister Edmund Hinkson. As he addressed...
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