Teen granted bail after admitting to one of two charges
Magistrate Douglas Frederick today imposed further bail conditions on a teenager who had breached a previous court order. Nothing that “these are really serious times to be on remand” Magistrate...
View ArticleBishop reprimanded and discharged on drug offence
A 24-year-old mother of three was reprimanded today when she appeared before a Bridgetown magistrate on a drug charge. Shereece Latoya Bishop, of Rock Gap, New Orleans, St Michael pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleBarber granted bail on drug charges
A barber who was allegedly found with 21 grammes of marijuana in his possession will make his next appearance in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court later this year. Reo Rashad Walkes, of 6th Avenue...
View ArticleNearly 1,700 families get help from Government’s programme
A total of 1,694 vulnerable families have each received $600 under Government’s Adopt-a-Family Programme. This disclosure has come from Permanent Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office Alies Jordan...
View ArticleRegional govts discuss united COVID response
Caribbean leaders are contemplating a region-wide policy that would re-open airports and hotels for intra-regional travel along with passengers from “selected” international countries, a CARICOM...
View ArticleEmployers chided
Opposition Senator and trade unionist Caswell Franklyn says he is being bombarded with complaints from workers whose bosses appear to be using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to take advantage of...
View ArticleMore people seeking help as COVID bites
The Salvation Army has seen a substantial increase in the number of persons seeking assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Divisional Commander Major Darrell Wilkinson told Barbados TODAY while the...
View ArticleNew hotel resort chain ‘still coming’
Despite the depression in worldwide tourism from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Royalton luxury hotel chain has declared it is still committed to establishing its brand here. In a letter introducing...
View ArticleGovt should have been straight on community spread – PdP
The Opposition People’s Party for Democracy and Development (PdP) has accused Government of not being straight with Barbadians about community spread of the viral infection, which COVID Czar Richard...
View ArticleExperts mull CARICOM agriculture’s post-pandemic future
There is no shortage of farm produce in the CARICOM region at this time, experts have maintained. But the advent of COVID-19 and the resulting lockdowns has created some problems in getting this...
View ArticleCommon CARICOM dollar ‘possible’
A common Caribbean Community (CARICOM) currency – a long-elusive dream of the larger territories in the regional integration movement – remains a possibility, two central bank governors said today. But...
View ArticleEU publishes list of high-risk countries
The European Commission Thursday named three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries on a new list of high-risk third countries with strategic deficiencies in their regime regarding anti-money...
View ArticleBittersweet ‘win’
Attorneys in the unfair dismissal case brought against Chefette by a former employee and which got the final decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today, are claiming victory on different...
View ArticleChefette successfully challenges level of compensation in unfair dismissal case
Barbados’ final Court of Appeal today agreed that local popular restaurant Chefette unfairly dismissed one of its assistant managers back in January 2014, but the court substantially reduced the...
View ArticleNot all on board with anti-virus protocol – Czar
Public service vehicle (PSV) operators were today chided for not observing some of the COVID-19 guidelines set by Government. However, COVID-19 Czar Richard Carter pointed out that workers in that...
View Article#BTEditorial – eLearning the Bajan way. New wine, same old wineskin
With the fury of a category five cyclone, this pandemic sweeps away the cobwebs of confusion, the debris of the party line, and the rickety straw men of rhetoric. It cruelly exposes deep cracks in our...
View ArticleCOVID-19 protocols for food service employees
Under the COVID-19 framework for food service establishments, a set of guidelines have been developed for employees involved in these operations, so as to prevent exposure to the virus, and mitigate...
View ArticleCOVID-19 protocols for public transportation
Owners and operators of public transportation are reminded to adhere to the protocols for operation of such transportation, under the Emergency Management COVID-19 Order, 2020 Directive 4 Phase 2....
View ArticleCOVID-19 UPDATE: One new case today
A CARICOM national, resident in Barbados, is the 83rd person who has tested positive for COVID-19. The 72-year-old woman was the only new positive case among 89 tests conducted yesterday by the...
View ArticleGuilty drug offender wants career in medicine
Magistrate Douglas Frederick urged a young man charged for marijuana and who has dreams of becoming a doctor to get the “ball rolling”. Twenty-year-old Jermarlie Jamario John-Lavdat, of Gills Road,...
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