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Cherry has a change of heart on QEH pickups
A day after the Managing Director of José y José Liquid and Solid Waste Management, Anderson Cherry, told Barbados TODAY that he would no longer be collecting garbage from the state-run Queen Elizabeth...
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NUPW still in the dark over key aspects of BRA move
With just over a month to go before the transfer of Customs officers to the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) is scheduled to be completed, the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) says it is still...
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Man who stabbed ex-lover and her mother gives his story
A man who injured a mother and daughter at the Valery high-rise apartment complex days ago admitted doing so before Magistrate Douglas Frederick today. Shakir Akil Elias Greaves, of Block 9E Division...
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‘Lord Evil’ plus three
Only one of the five St Lucy men accused of murdering Charley Dume at Nelson Street, The City, on April 26 last year, has not been offered or granted bail. The five are Andre “Lord Evil” Jackman, 35,...
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Not on board
Complaining that they have lost faith in the collective bargaining process after seven years of letter exchanges between Government and the Barbados Workers Union, Customs guards warned today they...
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CLEAR WIN
Coalition leader David Granger was expected to take over as President of Guyana, after his grouping of six opposition parties was today declared winner of Monday’s general and regional elections. The...
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Fire breaks out at Jose y Jose complex in the Belle
A major fire, suspected to be the work of vandals, broke out just after midnight at the Belle, St Michael office complex of Jose y Jose. However, quick action by a team of seven fire officers from...
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‘Lord Evil’s’ attorney defends bail offer
There is absolutely nothing improper about granting murder-accused in Barbados bail, legal officials explain. “High Court judges do not take the granting of bail to murder-accused lightly . . . . The...
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Man injured in collision
A collision between a car and a motorcycle this afternoon has left a man nursing serious injuries. Kerwyn Husbands, 37, of Parish Land, Christ Church, suffered a broken right foot, along with several...
View ArticleCourt request
The No. 2 Supreme Court would like Damian ‘Gilly’ Jones of Silver Hill, Christ Church to attend that court on September 14 this year.
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No layoffs
While it is Government’s intention to ensure that no jobs are lost when employees of the Customs Department are integrated into the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA), there is still the possibility that...
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Man pleads guilty to assault
Andre Jamal Williams pleaded guilty yesterday to unlawfully assaulting Iana Bobb on April 11 this year. However, he denied assaulting or using threatening words toward Jamila Blackman on that same...
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Shamar death probe
As the country grapples with the tragedy of a suspected suicide by a 12-year-old St Lucy boy, the state agency responsible for the care and protection of children has launched a probe to determine if...
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NOT IN THAT!
Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler has respectfully turned down a request by protesting waste haulers for a meeting with him to discuss Government’s newly-introduced and controversial tipping fee of...
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Not me!
A St Peter man denied several fraud charges when he appeared before Magistrate Douglas Frederick in the District ‘A’ Magistrates Court yesterday. Louwayne Joel Eugene Branch, 36, of Clarke’s Road,...
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Driver injured as vehicle overturns in St James
The driver of a Suzuki Celerio motor car had to be to taken to hospital by ambulance early Saturday morning after the vehicle struck a curb and overturned, along Upper Carlton, St James. A visibly...
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Heartbroken!
Twelve-year-old Shamar Weekes had big dreams of becoming a lawyer someday. However, following his untimely passing last evening, he will never have the opportunity to represent anyone, much less...
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Pedestrian killed in early morning accident
The body of Jerome Nicholls being taken away. A young man lost his life this morning after being struck by a vehicle. Jerome Nicholls, 27, of Nursery #2, St Philip, died on the spot after he was hit by...
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Child’s death rocks nation
The death of Shamar Weekes has sent shockwaves through the island. The apparent suicide of 12-year-old Shamar Weekes has left not only residents of Checker Hall, St Lucy in shock, but also the entire...
View ArticleJamaican woman held with drugs
In what has seemingly become the norm, yet another Jamaican has been held trying to sneak drugs into the island. The latest to be caught is 22-year-old Danielle Tiffany Cole, who is set to appear in...
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