Clik here to view.
Honesty and integrity is key – BBA
There are many ways lawyers can pay their clients seamlessly, but in the end president of the Barbados Bar Association, Rosalind Smith-Millar believes honesty and integrity are the two most important...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Insurer questions delay in breathalyser testing
Chief Executive Officer of Co-operators General Insurance Limited (CGIL) Anton Lovell is concerned about Government’s decision to delay the implementation of breathalyser testing. Lovell said that at a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WIA wants minister to report on how GIS wards are doing
Home Affairs Minister Wilfred Abrahams has been given five days to update the country on the well-being of the girls from the Government Industrial School (GIS) who were reported to be on suicide watch...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Disciplinary hearing for teacher delayed
Educator Alwyn Babb’s disciplinary hearing has been adjourned until June 8. According to trade unionist Caswell Franklyn who accompanied the suspended teacher to the hearing at the Ministry of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
University lecturer sees no real implications from a boycott of upcoming OAS...
A senior international relations expert is expecting no significant fallout for Caribbean Community countries that boycott next month’s Summit of the Americas over concerns about the treatment of Cuba...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Insurance break this hurricane season
With predictions of an active 2022 Atlantic hurricane season coming at a time of rising cost of living, one insurance company has decided not to increase premiums so that existing and new policyholders...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Zero-emission vehicles a popular choice since concessions granted
One of this country’s leading automobile dealers is reporting an overwhelming demand for electric vehicles since a VAT holiday on them came into effect at the start of April this year. Regional Product...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vendors agree to keep Jubilee Gardens clean
A major clean-up exercise is planned for Jubilee Gardens in The City amid growing complaints about the unsightly state of the space. Joy-Ann Haigh, a communications consultant for the Barbados Tourism...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former diplomat endorses Jamaican for Commonwealth post
Former Barbadian diplomat Guy Hewitt has called on Commonwealth Heads to throw their support behind Jamaica Foreign Minister Senator Kamina Johnson-Smith’s candidacy to be the next Commonwealth...
View ArticleClik here to view.
C&W confirms readiness for hurricane season
Miami – C&W Communications, operators of the Flow, Flow Business, C&W Business and BTC brands in the Caribbean, is confirming all systems are in place for the start of the 2022 Atlantic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BARP Charitable Trust to host seminar
The BARP Charitable Trust – the charitable arm of the Barbados Association of Retired Persons (BARP) – will host a cybersecurity seminar to ensure that the Association’s membership and friends of BARP...
View ArticleClik here to view.
COVID-19 Update: 192 new positive cases
Barbados recorded 192 new cases of COVID-19; 84 males and 108 females – on Tuesday, May 31. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory conducted a total of 767 tests. Of this number, there were 50...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two injured in shooting incident at Brittons Hill, St Michael
Two people are nursing gunshot injuries after being shot at Bonnetts, Brittons Hill, St Michael around 7.55 p.m. on Tuesday. Police said they received reports of gunshots being fired in the community...
View ArticleClik here to view.
COVID-19 related deaths move to 461
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported that over the last three weeks, the Coroner’s Office carried out COVID-19 testing on persons who had died suddenly or unnaturally in the community,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Venezuela to assist Ministry of People Empowerment
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela through its embassy located in Barbados will offer technical assistance to the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs in several areas including community...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Barbados Uh Come From’ Treasure Hunt a success
The competitive side of Barbadians was on display as hundreds came out and participated in the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc’s (BTMI) ‘Barbados Uh Come From’ Treasure Hunt. With over 800 participants...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sanjay minimart extensively damaged by fire
Police and fire officials are on the scene of a fire at Sanjay’s minimart located at Belmont Road, St Michael. The blaze, which started around 5 a.m., has resulted in extensive damage to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Home Affairs Minister says Gov’t better prepared than before for hurricane...
Barbados is not only in line for more tropical cycles but it is also due to be impacted by a major hurricane, Director of the Barbados Meteorological Services Sabu Best has warned. Meantime, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Minister says Gov’t has taken steps to avoid any critical food shortages in...
There is enough food on the island to cater to the needs of the population in the event a major hurricane or natural disaster strikes. That assurance was given today by Minister of Home Affairs and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An increase in shootings and stabbings put pressure on QEH
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has recorded a doubling in the number of patients treated for stab and gunshot wounds so far this year when compared to the same period in 2021, and the situation is...
View Article