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St Philip mentorship programme launched
Red Plastic Bag is more than the iconic stage name for St Philip’s treasured son of the soil, the Most Honourable Stedson (RPB) Wiltshire – it also symbolises the RED Foundation Inc. whose patron is...
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Celebrating National Hero Robyn Rihanna Fenty on her birthday
Happy Birthday, Rihanna! Today, Barbados celebrates the birthday of one of its illustrious daughters, Robyn Rihanna Fenty. Born and raised in Westbury Road, St Michael, Rihanna expanded her horizons...
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DPP says wife killer should spend no less than 25 years in prison
“The State implores this honourable court not to allow convicted Sean Watson to see the light of day until he has served at least 25 years.” Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Donna Babb-Agard SC...
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Rape accused not the man identified by complainant
Days after a British visitor was raped on Dover Beach, she picked out her attacker in a police identification parade. However, that man was not Neil Anthony Broome, the man charged with committing the...
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Smoother Surface for Highway 1
Motorists who travel along Highway 1 will soon enjoy a smoother ride from Speightstown roundabout, St. Peter to Holetown in St. James. Starting Wednesday, February 21, C.O. Williams Construction...
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Use opportunities to explore CARICOM, Abrahams urges
A government minister has urged more skilled workers to explore job opportunities available across CARICOM. Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams also said Barbadians have benefited tremendously...
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Thorne supports free movement legislation
Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has thrown his support behind Government’s amendment to the CARICOM free movement legislation noting that the enhancements to the laws are a continuation of efforts at...
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Back free movement but improve pay, perks here – Browne
Government backbencher and ex-health minister Dr Sonia Browne said Tuesday there is still a fundamental need to provide fair compensation and incentives to nurses and other essential professions to...
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Wage review urged amid questions over its existence
By Emmanuel Joseph The nation’s largest public-sector union has thrown its weight behind a call from a sister union to reopen talks on the national minimum wage while questions linger about the very...
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India’s commerce minister says countries can’t expect help while attacking Gov’t
By Dawne Parris in India A senior official in the Indian government has criticised some countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of...
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Trio path to Caribbean ‘excellence awards’ in regional first
Three Barbadian icons in their field have been honoured for exceptional accomplishments and unwavering support of Caribbean development, in an unprecedented domination by a single country in the...
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A win-win for Barbados and global coalition
Not only would Barbados benefit from membership of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) – a multi-stakeholder global partnership that seeks to build resilient infrastructure in...
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Caribbean economies to expand in ’24, dogged by ’23 issues — CDB
The 19 economies served by the Caribbean Development Bank are forecast to grow on average by 8.6 per cent in 2024, up from last year’s 6.7 per cent — driven largely by Guyana’s oil boom, the bank’s...
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Govt spending rises by a third over FY2023
The Mia Mottley administration is expected to spend one-third more during the coming financial year — $4.66 billion — to support central government operations. This is on the accrual accounting basis...
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Pundits: Dems should focus on unity under Thorne
Political scientists Dr Kristina Hinds and Devaron Bruce suggested on Tuesday the Democratic Labour Party ought to focus on improving its public image and uniting the party now that Opposition Leader...
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Official funeral with military honours for Grantley Watson
Former Commissioner of Police and Executive Director of the Regional Security System, Grantley Sylvester Watson, will be accorded an Official Funeral with Military Honours on Friday, March 8. The...
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Years after dog’s drowning, review of case ‘drags through courts’
Animal welfare group Be Their Voice has expressed concern about the delay in the judicial review of the punishment of a St Michael man who pleaded guilty to animal abuse. On Wednesday, the group’s...
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Woman admits to decade-old fraud charges
A Black Rock, St Michael hairdresser initially told the police and a bank manager that the cheque she had tried to cash was payment for an injury received while working at a supermarket. Then, Latoya...
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River Van Stand Murder: Twin brother among two to testify
The twin brother of murder-accused Jamar Watson and another witness, Carey Miller, gave testimony on Wednesday in the No. 4 Supreme Court in the River Van Stand murder trial. Watson, 36, of School Gap,...
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Minimum wage ‘to get review’
The Minister of Labour is to reconvene the Minimum Wages Board for a comprehensive review of the minimum wage, he announced Wednesday, days after unions called for a review while another union leader...
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