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Construction in Shorey Village almost done
Paving will soon be completed on the roads in Shorey Village, St Andrew, following four months of rehabilitative road and drainage construction in the area. The work was conducted under the Scotland...
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Dutch ‘menace’
Deemed a danger and menace to society, a Dutchman was fined a total of $40 000 for gun and ammo offences and ordered deported from Barbados. Madam Justice Pamela Beckles on Thursday handed down the...
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Ex murder accused files another constitutional motion
Former murder accused Pedro Deroy Ellis has brought yet another claim against the state for breach of his constitutional rights, seeking a third payout. Back in August, he was awarded $60 000 in...
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New year decision on cards
The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) decision on the Barbados Light and Power Company (BLPC) application for a hike in electricity rates may be known next month. Chief Executive Officer of the FTC Marsha...
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PSV body rejects notion of regulating routes, salaries in the sector
The head of the body representing owners of private transport has rejected the idea of government regulation of their routes and workers’ salaries. Responding to the suggestion made by a government...
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Plan in works to restore QEH services after cybersecurity incident
Management of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) says a team that includes cyber security experts are developing a plan to restore the healthcare institution’s services and guard against future...
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Price hike?
Barbadians have been given the assurance that there will be no shortages of meat or vegetables this Christmas. However, they may have to pay more for them, chief executive officer of the Barbados...
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#BTEditorial – Thousands unable to have a Merry Christmas
Some social ills have plagued human existence since the beginning of time. And while we are all acutely aware that these menacing issues exist, some of us often turn a blind eye to them. Poverty is one...
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Two polyclinics closing early on Friday
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that the Branford Taitt Polyclinic at Black Rock, St. Michael and the Maurice Byer Polyclinic at Station Hill, St. Peter will both close early tomorrow,...
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More counselling services needed in schools to tackle deviance
Chief Executive Officer of Supreme Counselling for Personal Development Shawn Clarke says more psychological and counselling services are needed in schools to help address the current wave of deviant...
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Barbados Road Tennis Cup reaches semi-finals
By Morissa Lindsay National men’s champion Mark ‘Venom’ Griffith is into the semifinals of the 2022 Barbados Road Tennis Cup hosted by the Professional Road Tennis Association slated for Friday,...
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UWU head says CTUSAB off mark on sabotage allegations
Veteran trade unionist Caswell Franklyn has dismissed claims by the Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) that efforts are being made to undermine that organisation. In...
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Derelict properties to be converted to housing
Government is working on a plan to use the 25 000-plus derelict properties and empty lots across the island to build more housing for Barbadians. Minister of Housing, Lands and Maintenance Dwight...
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Open door
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has spoken out against a High Court judge’s decision to strike down the buggery laws, declaring it could open the door for legalising same-sex marriages in Barbados and...
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Singing Francine has died
SOURCE: Trinidad Guardian: Calypso artiste Singing Francine (Francine Edwards), has died. According to a release from the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) Singing Francine passed away...
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#BTEditorial – Tourism remains key to economy
Much is riding on the success of the island’s winter tourist season which officially began yesterday and runs until mid-April. We are aware of the untold damage inflicted on the sector during the...
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Another step
Laws are repealed by the Parliament of Barbados, not by the law courts. So says law lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Nicole Foster, who said while the court had the...
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Local LIAT workers want new bargaining agent
Some former Barbadian LIAT employees are considering parting ways with the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) and National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) accusing them of a lack of proper representation in...
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Firearm unease
Opportunities for use of firearms in Barbados are popping up “too frequently for comfort”, a newly appointed judge said on Friday as she joined in the chorus of people expressing concern about the...
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Judge: Gunman paralyzing society with fear
A High Court judge lamented on Friday that the continued indiscriminate use of illegal guns has the Barbadian society “almost paralyzed with fear”, with honest law-abiding citizens afraid to leave...
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