Missing: Leslie Lewis Clarke
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to help locate a missing man. He is 71-year-old Leslie Lewis Clarke of Bayfield, St Philip who went missing while at sea about 170 miles off the south east of...
View ArticleWanted: Clarence Raekwan Emilo Williams
The Barbados Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance to help locate Clarence Raekwan Emilo Williams, 25, alias Rackwan or Danny who is wanted for questioning in connection with serious...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Update: 323 new positive cases
Barbados recorded 323 new COVID-19 cases, 131 males and 192 females, from the 926 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Thursday, August 11. Of the positive cases, 51...
View Article84-year-old woman succumbs to COVID-19
Another COVID-19 death has been recorded. The deceased is an 84-year-old woman who succumbed to the virus on Monday, August 8. Her passing has brought the number of COVID-19 casualties to 515. Minister...
View ArticleOfficial documents needed to register vehicles owned by a deceased person
Any person who is seeking to sell, purchase or change the registration of a vehicle previously owned by someone who died, must have the legal authority to do so. Acting Principal State Council with the...
View ArticleAstrazeneca vaccines available
The wait for persons who require the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine is over. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has received a limited amount of AstraZeneca vaccines. Individuals who require a second...
View ArticleMinistry Of Housing Lands And Maintenance conducting an audit
The Ministry of Housing, Lands and Maintenance will be undertaking Operation Seek and Secure on the weekends of August 27 and 28, September 3 and 4 and September 10 and 11. This project will involve...
View ArticleArt appreciation
Director of Culture and Arts for Love and Living (CALL) Andrea King wants Government and stakeholders to make a renewed effort to expose children in schools to the benefits and importance of the...
View ArticleSix go free
Several serious charges, ranging from illegal gun possession to endangering life, were dismissed by Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes on Friday due to a lack of police files on the cases. The decision...
View ArticleMatter of urgency
The Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) has sent a strong message to Government that it must face and fix the troubling findings in the Auditor General’s report as a matter of urgency. The body...
View ArticleElectricity savings this month
Consumers will see a reduction in their electricity bills this month, with the average residential customer saving about $39, Barbados Light & Power (BL&P) Managing Director Roger Blackman...
View ArticleExperts call for intervention to prevent more suicides among youth
A clinical psychologist has called for urgent interventions to save the lives of young people amid a spike in suicides in Barbados, mainly involving young men. “I am not saying it as a slogan, I am...
View Article#BTEditorial – Urgent united fix needed to rescue NIS
Efforts to calm Barbadians’ fears about the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) have not been too convincing, when one breaks down the financial troubles facing the 55-year-old social security scheme....
View ArticleThe FTC must consider all their publics
The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) is a tripartite body and stands unique in this regard relative to other regional regulators. Dr. Marsha Atherley-Ikechi, the CEO, explained that the FTC is comprised...
View ArticleButcher tells CWI start U23 Tournament mirroring first-class season
By Kimberley Cummins West Indies cricket will continue to have a revolving door of coaching staff and failures if the crux of its problem is not addressed. Following West Indies fast bowling great Sir...
View ArticleTicket office opens at Kensington Oval for West Indies vs New Zealand ODI Series
Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced the opening of the ticket office at Kensington Oval for the upcoming CG United ODI Series between West Indies and New Zealand. The teams will meet in three...
View ArticleCarew-White’s ‘House’ had a fulfilling Crop Over
By Shamar Blunt A season of welcomed success and support. This is how businesswoman and manager of the CO Williams House of Soca tent, Sharon Carew-White, described this year’s Crop Over season, after...
View ArticleNo interest yet from CWI, BCA on new bats
By Kimberley Cummins West Indies cricket is losing out on new specially designed training bats that could possibly turn around its losing slide. So said former England test player, Barbados-born Roland...
View ArticleJoseph cops silver in the omnium
Barbadian cyclist Amber Joseph has added another piece of hardware to her collection. This time she rode her way to silver in the women’s omnium at the Pan American Elite Track Cycling Championships at...
View ArticleGreat expectations for U14 footballers
By Kimberley Cummins The Barbados Under-14 footballers are upbeat about their prospects at the Caribbean Football Union’s (CFU) Boys’ U-14 Challenge Series in the Dominican Republic. A Barbados TODAY...
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