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PM says SIDS do not need death sentence
SOURCE: CMC-Prime Minister Mia Mottley Monday urged the international community to agree to a 1.5 degree Celsius mark regarding the environment warning that anything higher than that would constitute a...
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COVID-19 Update: Barbados records 260 new cases
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported for Sunday, October 31, is 260 – 131 males and 129 females. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory conducted 1,293 tests. The new positives consist of 61...
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St Michael man to appear in court on multiple charges
A St Michael man is set to appear in the District “A” Criminal Court on multiple charges allegedly committed on the compound of the Bridgetown Port in August. Rashad Mathurin, 26, of Halls Road, has...
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Booster shot now for all eligible persons
The criteria for the AstraZeneca booster shot has been widened to include all eligible persons, 18 years and older. Word of this has come from Co-coordinator of the Immunisation Unit, Major David...
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TRACED: Edwin Herbert
Edwin Herbert also known as Tall Boy has been traced by police alive at Bishop’s Court Hill St. Michael. He was reported missing on Sunday October 31st 2021 by a family member. The post TRACED: Edwin...
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New BTMI chief inducted into ‘hall of tourism heroes’
LONDON – On his first official day on the job, the CEO of Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc (BTMI) Jens Traenhart has been inducted into the World Tourism Network’s (WTN) Hall of International Tourism...
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‘Under siege’
GLASGOW – Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday called on world leaders to take firm and decisive action to tackle climate change as a global summit, considered a make-or-break chance to save the planet...
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‘Not ’bout hey’ suggests St James MP
Member of Parliament for St James Central Kerrie Symmonds wants the Chief Town Planner to start “talking the language of enforcement” in response to a development at Fitts Village, St James, which is...
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Judge blasts investigation into High Court criminal cases
A High Court judge has ripped the quality of criminal investigations for cases being brought before the court. Justice Carlisle Greaves made clear that “the investigations in this country have got to...
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First-time offender’s jailtime suspended; probation ordered
A St Philip man has been given a suspended sentence after spending over a month on remand at Her Majesty’s Prisons Dodds. The convicted man must also undergo a period of probation. Nakimo Kenyatta...
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Businessman to know fate on Friday
Convicted gunman Mervyn Walter Hunte admitted on Monday that he committed a “stupid act”. The 52-year-old Six Roads, St Philip man made the statement as he addressed Justice Randall Worrell this...
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Man charged in Port case remanded
A 26-year-old man who is facing several charges including entering the Bridgetown Port in a wanton manner, is now on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds. Rashad Akeem Mathurin, from Bibby’s Gap,...
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Barbados may trade in building materials with Guyana – Duguid
Barbados is seeking assistance from Guyana in the provision of certain types of construction materials to build houses here, Minister of Housing Dr William Duguid said on Monday. In return, Barbados is...
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Fresh fishing controls drafted
New regulations are coming to prevent fishermen from casting their nets to catch certain species of fish and restrict their access to certain sections of the island’s coastline. Minister of Maritime...
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Gibson defends statements about West Coast after minister’s chiding
Democratic Labour Party (DLP) St James Central candidate Paul Gibson has taken umbrage to suggestions that he deliberately created an atmosphere of panic in the constituency by spreading a “wicked and...
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Booster shots for all eligible adults, says MOH
Mere days after reporting high demand for COVID-19 booster shots, authorities have immediately widened access to all whose second shot was at least six months ago. Co-coordinator of the vaccine...
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Duguid still undecided
With three Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Parliamentary Representatives having already declared their intention to quit elective politics, a fourth BLP MP has not ruled out the possibility of stepping...
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Barbados welcomes new Eurowings winter flight out of Germany
by Shamar Blunt The first winter season flight from the German city, Frankfurt, touched down here just after 5 p.m. on Monday, as tourism officials welcomed the inaugural service from German airline,...
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Lights on in City; call for more resilience
As seasonal lights were switched on Monday evening, Community Empowerment Minister Dwight Sutherland declared that a more resilient community can emerge from the last 20 months of challenges. In the...
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Lions Club adds soursop to million-tree effort
The Lions Club has made its contribution to the national effort to plant one million trees with the planting of a soursop tree at the National Botanical Gardens on Monday. In brief remarks, Lions Club...
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