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Griffith denies cannabis charges
A self-employed man pleaded not guilty to several drug offences when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. Ramone Henderson Sharom Griffith, of Sweet Street, Lowthers Hill,...
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Airport simulation a ‘success’
Grantley Adams International Airport Inc. officials are reporting a successful testing of its aircraft emergency events response on Wednesday, although admitting there are “some gaps” in the national...
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Entrepreneurs to put skills honed in BEF Community Challenge into practice
Participants in the Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation (BEF) Community Challenge programme are one step closer to accessing needed finance as they seek to either launch or grow their operations....
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Police get electric motorcycles
The Barbados Police Service has been given some zero-emission vehicles that motorcycle cops are expected to start using in the coming weeks. Barbados-based electric vehicle (EV) dealer Bim EV Services...
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Barbados leads in UK-style food, drink labels – study
By Emmanuel Joseph A CARICOM Impact Assessment (CIA) study on front-of-package Nutritional Labelling (FoPNL) has unveiled that Barbados imports the highest percentage of products displaying the UK...
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Education chief admits simulation at Springer Memorial could have been done...
By Emmanuel Joseph The Ministry of Education has announced that a safety and security plan, already in the works for public schools, will include how emergency drills and simulations are to be carried...
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Prosecution, defence present final arguments in incest trial
Presenting their closing arguments in the trial of a father accused of having unlawful sexual intercourse with his daughter, the prosecution and the defence urged the jury to consider the evidence...
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DLP advises parents of Springer Memorial students to take Gov’t to court
By Emmanuel Joseph The Democratic Labour Party’s youth leader on Thursday upped the ante in the political debate stemming from the controversial lockdown drill at the Springer Memorial School by...
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Prison break probe complete
Prison authorities have completed their probe into the recent escape of a murder-accused inmate from Dodds. A report on the findings is now in the hands of Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams....
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Points for citizenship
Abrahams says new system to expand citizenship criteria Barbados is not considering granting foreigners citizenship by investment, but new legislation will expand the criteria for citizenship that...
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Parking changes at Supreme Court Complex
Persons wishing to conduct business at the Registration Department or the Supreme Court Complex in Whitepark Road, St Michael are asked to note there will be temporary changes to parking arrangements,...
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Henry acquitted of indecent assault charge
Shawn Ricardo Henry has been found not guilty of indecent assault. The jury in the No. 4A Supreme Court returned the unanimous verdict in the April 20, 2009 matter before Justice Wanda Blair. The...
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Officers testify in customs brokers’ drug trial
A former police officer and a police constable gave evidence before a nine-member jury in the trial of two customs brokers charged with drug offences relating to the importation of 301.4 kilogrammes of...
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Defence suggests one-year prison term for gunman
Sentencing submissions for a gunman who shot into a food shop one night seven years ago will continue later this month. The defence has suggested that all things considered, 25-year-old Tremaine...
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Call for value strengthening in schools, home, community
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr Shantal Munro-Knight has called on leaders in Barbados and across the region to take deliberate and strategic action to strengthen values in the...
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CSME official calls for more balanced trade between Barbados, T&T
Director of the CARICOM Single Market (CSME) Unit Leo Titus Preville has called for a more favourable balance of trade by Trinidad and Tobago with Barbados. Addressing the opening ceremony of a...
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BCA Vice-president gives assurance that members still support president
By Randy Bennett The membership of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) is backing its embattled president Conde Riley 100 per cent. So says vice-president Calvin Hope, who today dispelled fears that...
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Man shot at shop in The Ivy
Police are investigating a shooting incident it The Ivy, St Michael last night in which a man in his late 20s was injured. According to police, the incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. A statement from...
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Group seeks police permission for pro-Palestine rally
The Barbados-based Caribbean Against Apartheid in Palestine (CAAP) is planning to join global solidarity protests for Palestine with a rally next weekend, once it gets the green light from police. The...
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#BTColumn – Enough is enough
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Paula-Anne Moore We empathise with our nation’s 900-plus 11- to 18-year-old...
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