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A massive effort to improve the living conditions of struggling single mother Katura Luke has taken a shocking twist. Barbados TODAY understands that the owner of the lot at Diamond Valley, St Philip...
View ArticleGrim outlook on job front
Two of the island’s corporate representative organisations are warning the country to brace for more job losses in the private sector if business activity does not pick up quickly. Chairman of the...
View ArticleDouble tax blow hurting pension savings
Barbadians who are paying taxes on their income and are then required to pay taxes again on the money they have put aside to support them during retirement should be entitled to some relief from the...
View Article‘Gov’t, can do better’: Howard on economy job
From getting a passing mark in the first year, the Mia Mottley has slumped to near failing grade over its handling of the economy in its second year in office, according to emeritus economics professor...
View ArticleSearch on for gunman who shot officer
‘District C’ Police were tonight hunting an unidentified gunman who shot and wounded a police officer while he was on duty in central St John. The officer, a male, who has not been named, was shot in...
View ArticleCoach owners mull ferrying commuters
With no tourists to drive their businesses, some coach owners have now said they may very well accept Government’s offer for them to join the public transport system. But for it to be a feasible...
View ArticleCDEMA tweaks disaster management plans
Days away from the start of a likely above-average Atlantic hurricane season, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the regional disaster management agency to revise its preparedness protocols. Acting...
View ArticlePM remembers renowned educator Pat Symmonds
A lady of great poise and impeccable manners, who mastered the English Language, and made indelible accomplishments in education, community service and politics, is how Dame Patricia Symmonds has been...
View ArticleGraduates offer better chance at innovation
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, President of the Universities Caribbean and Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is predicting that there will be an increase in persons seeking...
View ArticleSargassum harvester ‘to start work’ on beach cleanup
A new harvester to reap sargassum seaweed, which clogs beaches nationwide each year is set to get to work, Minister of Maritime Affairs Kirk Humphrey has announced. He said he expected the new...
View ArticleJohnson, dies, remembered as pioneer exporter
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has hailed Harris Paints founder Ralph Bruggadung Johnson, as a pioneer post-Independence industrialist and leading exporter of Barbadian products. Johnson, also a keen...
View ArticleRapid testing not the best way to find virus – CARPHA
One of the region’s public health authorities has warned that rapid testing kits are not the best way to diagnose COVID-19 cases and should only be used under certain circumstances. Speaking during the...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Update: No new cases for fourth straight day
No one tested positive for COVID-19 in Barbados yesterday, the fourth straight day that no new cases were recorded. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory performed 163 tests,...
View ArticleMissing: Tianna Worrell
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate a missing teenager. She is 13-year-old Tianna Worrell of 4C Field Road, Wildey, St Michael. Tianna left the residence of her mother Tia Worrell of...
View ArticlePolice investigate shooting incident in Wilson Hill, St John.
A St John man is nursing a gunshot injury following a shooting that occurred around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Kadeem Diego Orlando Collymore, 27, of Claybury was walking along Wilson Hill Road when he...
View ArticleMurder accused remanded
Murder accused Michael Anthony Brathwaite was remanded to HMP Dodds today. The 48-year-old, of Storey Gap, Codrington Hill, St Michael is charged with the murder of Roland Francis on May 24.He was not...
View ArticleParents asked to contact Graydon Sealy Secondary School
The Graydon Sealy Secondary School, Paddock Road, St. Michael, is seeking to update its student information database. To this end, parents and guardians are advised to visit the school’s website...
View ArticleBCC reopening for payment of fees
The Barbados Community College (BCC), Eyrie Campus, will facilitate the payment of tuition, application, transcripts and other document fees from next Tuesday, June 2. To ensure the safety of the...
View ArticleDrug addict admits to stealing from funeral home
A 31-year-old man who burglarised a funeral home and also stole from a woman who used to feed him, has been remanded to Dodds until June 25 pending sentence. Jerome O’Brien Rudder, of no fixed place of...
View ArticleWoman claims ‘wrongful dismissal’ from insurance firm
A former employee of Sagicor General in Barbados is suing the insurance company for more than half million dollars in damages, claiming she was wrongfully dismissed on May 16, 2018. Andrea Eli-Jones,...
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