Family of man found hanging in police cell has retained legal counsel in the...
Queen’s Counsel Michael Lashley wants a full investigation by an independent body into the death of Colin MacDonald Greene. The 43-year-old Greene, of Chalky Mount, St Andrew, was found hanging in a...
View ArticlePaediatrician urges support for 31-year-old newborn intensive care unit
Babies born in Barbados or given intensive newborn care here have the best shot of surviving the first five years of life than elsewhere in the region, a senior paediatrician said Tuesday, declaring a...
View Article‘Curfew ease good for small businesses’
Ryan Walters, Democratic Labour Party (DLP) spokesman on small business and entrepreneurship, has welcomed the easing of the curfew, saying this would provide some breathing room for micro and small...
View ArticlePSVs want restriction on capacity lifted to allow them more passengers
Along with renewed calls for public service vehicles (PSVs) to be allowed to operate at full capacity, the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) is also suggesting there should be a full removal...
View ArticleGovt revising customs tariffs to ‘ensure it doesn’t lose out on revenue’
Government will be revising its master list of duties on imported goods, Finance Minister Ryan Straughn announced in Parliament on Tuesday, claiming that “updated tariffs” will ensure the State is not...
View ArticleCritical customs reforms ten years late
One of Government’s main reform agenda items under the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) programme is on course to completion, says Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn....
View ArticleFaster clearance of barrels promised
Barbadians expecting barrels and packages for Christmas were given an assurance Tuesday of faster clearance times as they collect goods from family and friends this year. As primary school children...
View ArticleRarefied air of bipartisan criticism of Customs policy, tax system
Two Government backbenchers and the Leader of the Opposition, found themselves sharing the rarefied atmosphere of accidental bipartisanship on Tuesday as they challenged policies on import duties, the...
View ArticleSSA move stirs workers
Industrial unrest appears to be brewing at the state-run Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) over the treatment meted out to one of the employees. Acting General Secretary of the National Union of...
View ArticleWhen a Bajan and a Jamaica come together
by Marlon Madden It is like a story out of a book or from the big screens straight out of Hollywood – the coming together of a chic Barbadian woman and a Jamaican Rastaman, who now serve up some of the...
View ArticleTwo join forces to promote agrotourism
Two regional organisations have joined forces to promote the distinct qualities of two Caribbean iconic products – rum and tourism. The West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers’ Association Inc. (WIRSPA)...
View ArticleCPA Canada hosts feedback learning session
Feedback inherently focuses on past actions but the focus should always remain on the future, according to Jeff Smith, Founder and CEO of the Supporting Lines Institute and a certified executive coach...
View ArticleMissing: Samara Cameisha Kymel Bristol
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to help locate a missing American woman. She is Samara Cameisha Kymel Bristol, 30, who has been staying at Airy Cot, St. Thomas. She was reported missing by...
View ArticleFive die from COVID-19 in one day
Two women and three men, all Barbadians, died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, November 16. Four of them passed away while at the Harrison’s Point Isolation Facility – three men, aged 58, 75 and 77, and a...
View ArticleBarbados records 284 new cases
There were 284 people – 119 males and 165 females – identified as COVID-19 positive on Tuesday, November 16. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory conducted 1,590 tests. Of the new cases, 56...
View ArticlePolice probe accident at Bay Street
Police are on the scene of an accident at Bay Street, St Michael involving a Transport Board Bus and a car. (More details as they come to hand.) The post Police probe accident at Bay Street appeared...
View ArticleBAC office closes tomorrow
The office of the Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC), located at Manor Lodge Complex, Lodge Hill, St. Michael, will close at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, November 18, to facilitate a staff function....
View ArticleMinistry of Health gets new ‘red bus’
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has acquired a new vehicle retrofitted to transport a maximum of six persons on low-flow oxygen supply. The white semi-ambulance coach has been nicknamed “The Red...
View ArticleCommunity engagement exercise starts on Friday
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is embarking on an exercise as part of their Mission Critical: Saving Lives Risk Communication and Community Engagement response to the current COVID-19 epidemic....
View ArticleBSTU seeks ‘more consultation’ as authorities decide on return to...
The Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU) has serious concerns about a “rushed” return to in-person classes, as education officials contemplate the possibilities as the country continues to grapple...
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