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Nearly 1,800 gone
Cabinet’s approval last week of $3 million to fund 3,000 bursaries for University of the West Indies (UWI) students for the 2014/2015 academic year has been simply “too late” in coming, says student...
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Student Guild says PM’s response was unfortunate
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Guild of Students has expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Freundel Stuart’s response to its recent letter of concern, dated January 23. Prime Minister...
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Sir Harcourt a ‘rare breed’
Family and friends of late Cabinet Minister and senior public servant Sir Harcourt Lewis gathered at Parliament building today where senators paid tribute to him. Leading off the tributes was Leader of...
View ArticleNight tours a plus
Opposition Senator Wilfred Abrahams is challenging tourism authorities to begin offering tours of historic Bridgetown at night. He made the recommendation this evening as the Senate debated the Cruise...
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Mosquito breeding charge a surprise
Last November, Funeral Director Michael St Hill went before the District ‘A’ Magistrate Court after the Ministry of Health brought a case against him for knowingly breeding mosquitoes on his property....
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Lawmen seeking to identify deceased man
Police have made another appeal for the public’s help in identifying a man who was found unconscious near the roundabout on the Speightstown Bypass Road in St Peter on Monday. Unindentified man. The...
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Too many knee-jerk decisions, laments Bynoe
A prominent local businessman says he fears that too many knee-jerk decisions are being made in Barbados. The director of A-One Supermarket Ltd Andrew Bynoe voiced this concern today, during the launch...
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Man accused of stealing over $6,000 in items
A St Michael man was remanded until March 11 when he went before Magistrate Douglas Frederick in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court today. Reo Rashad Walkes of 7th Avenue New Orleans, St Michael has...
View ArticleBusiness operators still banking on tax refunds
Business operators here have identified the delay in issuing tax refunds and other payments in the public sector, as well as high energy costs as the top three financial problems they are experiencing...
View ArticleStep in, PM
There may be some light at the end of the tunnel for the 90 Nigerian students whose nine-month study programme in tourism and agriculture in Barbados was abruptly pulled by their government last month....
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Wrong warrant
When Kelroy Alexander went the District ‘A’ Traffic Court on Monday it was because a marshal saw him a few days earlier and told him that he needed to report to the court since a warrant of arrest was...
View ArticleRAW DEAL
Ahead of the start of this year’s sugar crop set for March 15, independent cane growers are accusing Government of keeping them in the dark about the true state of the industry, even as a top industry...
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Surety made to pay for missing defendant
The accused for whom she signed bail was a no-show at the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court yesterday, so Magistrate Douglas Frederick ordered Grace Best to forfeit $1 000 forthwith. Best had signed as...
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Too long!
Temporary teachers, who are eligible for permanent appointment in the Government school system, have been given the assurance by Chief Personnel Officer Gail Atkins that their status is being...
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BLP web address for sale?
The opposition Barbados Labour Party’s web domain appears to be up for sale. That’s according to HugeDomains.com, an online domain names registrar, while another Godaddy.com has it up for auction. Both...
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Pedestrian killed
Police were tonight investigating the discovery of a body along Hincks Street, The City. Up to news time the identity of the victim had not been released but police said the pedestrian met his death...
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ZR driver and conductor accused of starting brawl
After boarding a minibus and throwing bottles at a colleague, two ZR workers – a driver and a conductor – were remanded when they appeared in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. Omar Jamal...
View ArticleCOSTLY DELAYS
Chief Marshal Adrian Lovell today issued a timely reminder that court marshals, who knowingly act in contravention of their oath, or those found guilty of neglect, misconduct or breach of duty are...
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Checked out!
Ten Nigerian students, who were among a group of 11 ordered by their government to leave Barbados and return home immediately, have reportedly defied the order, opting instead to remain on the island....
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Behave or else!
Eight girls from two rural secondary schools appeared in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court this morning following an altercation on Thursday. Acting Magistrate Wanda Blair spoke sternly to the group of...
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