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Wanted men captured, woman charged
A 25-year-old woman has been charged after police captured two wanted men at her home Thursday night. Clyesha Shamara Barnard is now facing two charges of assisting an offender. CAPTURED: Ricardo...
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NCPTA to write officials on SBA controversy
The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTA) will on Tuesday deliver letters to the Ministry of Education and the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in a bid to get all the parties at...
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Westbury Primary School gets helping hand
Giving the bathrooms a facelift. When school reopens later this month, Westbury Primary School students will be returning to spruced up bathrooms. Yesterday, Oran Limited in conjunction with Do It...
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More Nigerians leave; others to start at BIMAP next week
The final eight Nigerian students who had been defying their government’s directive to return home have now left Barbados. The young men, who came here last December as part of a larger group under the...
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Vincentian drug trio remanded
Kevin David Christopher Joe Allison Agustus Blugh Three Vincentians accused of drug crimes are spending the long Easter weekend on remand at HMP Dodds. Jomo Jalon Jack, 30; Allison Agustus Blugh, 31;...
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Upgrades coming to Oistins’ facilities
Member of Parliament, John Boyce, wants urgent improvements to Oistins’ facilities and immediate surroundings, starting with bathrooms and drainage for the Bay Garden area. Addressing the opening...
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Teachers not money hungry, says Redman
President of the Barbados Secondary Teachers Union (BSTU), Mary Redman has brushed aside claims that those teachers seeking payment for correcting SBA papers are “money hungry.” Furthermore, Redman has...
View ArticleGas and diesel prices up
Effective midnight Sunday, Barbadians will be paying 17 cents more at the pumps for a litre of gasoline and 18 cents more for a litre of diesel. However, the price of kerosene will decrease by one cent...
View ArticleFestival for change
Concerned about the seemingly rising levels of crime and disunity across the island, one local group has introduced a new festival to help bring about a positive change. The Annu Institute for Human...
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Robbers hit gas station
The scene of this morning’s robbery in Six Roads, St Philip. Armed robbers struck at a gas station this morning, escaping with an undisclosed sum of money and leaving a manager nursing a gunshot wound....
View ArticleTen injured in accident
At least 10 people were injured in an accident this morning involving a route taxi and a car. The accident which occured on Black Rock Main Road, St. Michael, left eight passengers travelling onboard...
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Kite flying interest still high
Kite flying remains a favourite pastime for many Barbadians, especially this time of year. And at least two groups are ensuring that they keep the loved tradition alive while passing on the art of...
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Car crashes into shop
The scene of the crash. Yet another accident has occurred in Black Rock, St Michael during this Easter period. This afternoon, a car veered off the road and crashed into a shop, severely damaging the...
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King of Oistins
Tyrone Shorey won the annual dolphin-skinning competition for the 11th time this evening, as the three-day Oistins Fish Festival culminated. Tyrone Shorey receives his cheque from the official...
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UWI enrolment and revenue dip
Six months after Barbadian students were forced to start paying tuition fees at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) outgoing principal Professor Sir Hilary Beckles is...
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Talks with Obama
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart will be among three regional leaders who will address the summit of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders and United States President Barack Obama later this week....
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BSTU reports growing support for SBA stance
Bring it on! Those were the strong words of President of the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU) Mary Redman, as she made it clear today teachers would not be bullied into correcting School-Based...
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Cop charged
A police constable appeared in a Bridgetown court today on three charges, including one for assaulting a superior. Andrew Jonathan Maynard, 28, of Lynches Tenantry, St Philip, pleaded not guilty to all...
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CABBAGE CONCERN
The Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) is calling for an investigation to determine if cabbage imported for the School Meals Department, ended up providing competition for domestic farmers on the open...
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April date
A year after getting their walking papers from the National Conservation Commission (NCC), former workers will finally have their case heard by the Employment RightsTribunal (ERT). Some of the...
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