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Captain Sawyer hurt by NOW criticisms
Hurtful and disappointing. That’s how calypsonian, Captain Sawyer, is describing critical comments made by outgoing President of the National Organization of Women (NOW), Marilyn Rice-Bowen, about his...
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‘Set a better example’
An unemployed St Michael man was given a six-month sentence earlier today, which Magistrate Douglas Frederick suspended for nine months. Should Anderson Omar Murrell commit any other offence within the...
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Push back
It is now unlikely that the planned changeover of Customs & Excise Department (CED) to the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) will be completed by July 1 as planned. Furthermore, 16 temporary Customs...
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Strike action next week at Mental
The Unity Workers Union is threatening to call out workers at the Psychiatric Hospital next week to protest what it deems to be intimidation of union members at the lone mental health institution on...
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Jordan falls ill
Tourism consultant and opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) candidate for St Peter, Colin Jordan, is recovering at the Sparman Clinic after undergoing a medical procedure. Colin Jordan Jordan, who is...
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RELIEVE US!
Crop Over stakeholders are calling on Government to give them the same relief afforded to tourism players when it comes to the payment of Value Added Tax (VAT). The appeal for the rate of VAT paid by...
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Sold out!
Three days after the relaunch of its savings bonds instruments, the Central Bank of Barbados today reported that the $10 million issue was sold out. Prominent economist Dr Justin Robinson, dean of the...
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Tison brothers appear in court
Two brothers entered the District ‘A’ dock today, one after the other. The case against Kelvin Anthony Tison, of Rock Gap, Spooners Hill, St Michael was called first. He pleaded guilty before...
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It’s about quick returns, says Stephen
Barbadian residents and other investors looking for a quick return on their investment were the main reason why the Central Bank’s $10 million savings bonds issue was so quickly snapped up. This...
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Missing data
Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) president Sunil Chatrani is not entirely flattered by recent long-stay tourist arrival figures, suggesting pertinent data that could be of benefit to hotel...
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160 hours community service for Brathwaite
The “Seaweed Project” was given a helping hand today when a young man was ordered to complete 160 hours to help remove the marine vegetable matter which has been washing up on local beaches. Kadeem...
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Nation case put back again
The “indecent photo publication” case against Nation Newspaper employees was today adjourned until August 17 by a newly appointed Magistrate who has taken over the case. The adjournment came after the...
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Food ban
With the cost of treating Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) spiraling out of control, Minister of Health John Boyce today warned that Barbados had now reached the stage where restrictions would have to...
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Charlie Charlie challenge has abated, says principal
President of the Youth Ministries at the New Life Tabernacle Kevin Price Following last week’s uproar over the Charlie Charlie Challenge, one local principal is reporting that the controversy has...
View ArticleNigerian students settled at BIMAP
With the controversy surrounding the Nigeria Delta State Youth Empowerment Programme abated, students involved in the project have now settled into their studies at the Barbados Institute of Management...
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13 plus
A senior High Court official is suggesting that children should not be allowed to have a Facebook page before age 13. This advice to parents from Registrar of the Supreme Court Barbara Cooke-Alleyne as...
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Mother crying out again for help
My children are hungry again! The cry of 45-year-old Harriett Hackett as she took a breadfruit from a neighbour and made her way into the kitchen to turn it into a meal for her children when they...
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$1,500 fine for assaulting cop
Magistrate Douglas Frederick believed Gabriel Alexander Blanchard bounced Police Constable Rommel Downes deliberately on September 23, 2013. So the judicial officer today fined the 25-year-old, of...
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I will vote no to marijuana, says Paul
Government backbencher James Paul today came out strongly against moves to achieve the legalization of marijuana, clearly hinting he would oppose the issue if it ever comes up for approval in the House...
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Youth accused of having 17 forged $100 notes
A 22-year-old man appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court late this afternoon, charged with having 17 forged $100 notes. Lawrence Michael Browne, of Coach House, Dunlow Lane, St Michael, was...
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