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Bank going to CCJ
Attorneys for CIBC are going to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to appeal a 2014 Court of Appeal decision that ordered the bank to make a $6 million payout to jeans manufacturer Gypsy...
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Gregory Nicholls clears the air
A politician is seeking to clear his name following the publication of a newspaper report that he was being sued by a member of his 2013 election campaign team. Gregory Nicholls, who is an...
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Guyanese fails to pay big drug fine
A Guyanese man started a three-year jail term today after failing to pay a $150,000 fine for coming into Barbados with two kilos of cocaine strapped to his body. Alistair Caldie Reid, a 22-year-old...
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Benefits from Cuba summit
Barbados is set to receive Cuba’s help in preparing for hurricanes and other disasters, and more benefits as they relate to care for children with special challenges and to the arts. Minister of Social...
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BLP questions $500m investment
The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) is questioning Government’s decision to invest $500 million in a multipurpose sugar factory while it fails to meet several commitments to Barbadians. Opposition Leader...
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Case against elderly man dropped
A 74-year-old man accused of indecently assaulting an eight-year-old girl walked out of the High Court today without the charge hanging over his head. Justice Olson Alleyne ruled that George Henry...
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Settlement
Returning national John Griffiths is a much happier man tonight after finally getting the money owed to him by his former attorney and Speaker of the House Michael Carrington. He confirmed today that...
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ADAMS’ WAY
A former principal is proposing radical reforms in the financing of university education that would see students, rather than Government, carrying far more of the financial burden. Senator Alwin Adams,...
View ArticleFraud among teachers, says CXC
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is calling for more vigilance among teachers and department heads as it continues to battle irregularities, lack of compliance and plagiarism in some...
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Absence of file leads to case dismissal
The absence of a file resulted in a robbery case being dismissed in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court today. The matter had come up for hearing on several occasions, but when prosecutor Sergeant Derwin...
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B-GLAD backing AG
The group representing gays has thrown its support behind Government’s move to stop the death penalty from being compulsory for murder. But it has insisted that the same way Barbados is moving to...
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Crane Beach in the running for top award
Barbados’ Crane Beach is in the running for the Best Caribbean Beach in USA TODAY 10 Best’s Readers Choice Awards. The Crane Beach is currently ranked as the number one in the Caribbean, but is...
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Hotels to access tax breaks from Monday
February 1. That is the revised date for members of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association BHTA president Sunil Chatrani (BHTA) to begin accessing duty free concessions. The announcement was made...
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Students march against drugs
Scores of students took to the streets of Bridgetown this morning to raise awareness about the dangers of drug use. The youth march and rally, which started at the Pelican Village Car Park, was...
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Farewell Sir Harcourt
Widow Claudette Lady Lewis and youngest son Larry grieving at the graveside. Former Cabinet minister, senior public servant, trade unionist and financial manager, Sir Lawrence Vernon Harcourt Lewis...
View ArticleGuyanese remanded
A 36-year-old Guyanese man has been remanded to prison after appearing in court on four drug-related charges. Troy Anthony Erskine is facing the charges of possession of cocaine, possession with intent...
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Dutch Caribbean islands consider CXC model
Reynolds Oleana and Elaine Marchena sharing a light moment. The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) model is being considered by the Dutch Caribbean islands of Saint Eustatius and Saba, which are also...
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Annual flower show hits the mark, again
Lady Belgrave inspecting one of the displays. Residents have been flocking to the Balls Plantation, Christ Church for the Annual Flower and Garden Show organized by the Barbados Horticultural...
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Celebrating African Awareness Month
Bishop Marlon Jones of the Sons of God Apostolic Spiritual Baptist Church raises his hands in supplication at this morning’s homage. Barbadians, led by the Pan-African Coalition of Organizations...
View ArticleMen charged for fishing for sea eggs
Two St John men, who were caught by law enforcement officers with bags containing 368 sea eggs, have been charged. Erskine Adolphus Pollard, 54, and David Orlando Bennett, 43, of Bath Land are due to...
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