Trial date for alleged gunmen to be set month-end
A trial date is to be set later this month in the case of four men charged with having possession of 18 firearms and over 600 rounds of ammunition over a decade ago. During a special arraignment...
View ArticleProbe into fire tender burning
A probe will be conducted into the circumstances that led to a fire tender at the scene of a wild blaze in a canefield at Locust Hall, St George being burnt to a shell on Monday. The driver suffered...
View ArticleRaising the Bar on Cybersecurity: A Competitive Advantage for Law Practices
A friend of mine, an up-and-coming lawyer, lamented how increasingly difficult it was becoming for some lawyers to find work outside of a few well-established local firms in Barbados. She noted that...
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Student nurses awarded scholarships
In celebration of International Nurses’ Day, CIBC Caribbean on Monday awarded three student nurses with scholarships in the name of Ramona Mascoll, the first medical worker in Barbados to succumb to...
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Army chief praises backing for Tradewinds
Despite complaints of frequent military helicopter flights causing noise and disruption, the head of the armed forces has praised the public for support and understanding during Exercise Tradewinds, as...
View ArticleSuriname sweeps men’s bodybuilding
Competitors from Suriname put on a dominant display on their way to capturing the top spots in the men’s bodybuilding at the IFBB Elite Pro Roger Boyce World Cup. The Garfield Sobers Sports Complex in...
View ArticleMorgan crowned body fitness queen
Barbados’ own Ramona Morgan defied the odds on Saturday to capture the women’s body fitness title at the IFBB Elite Pro Roger Boyce World Cup. When Morgan was announced as the winner, a roar echoed...
View ArticleQuartet take home chess titles
Aaron Jaikaran is the new Under-13 Scholastics Chess champion after winning the event from a field of two dozen players when the event was completed recently at Harrison College over the weekend....
View ArticleHoad leads BRC Championship
Chris Hoad leads the chase for the coveted Barbados Rally Club (BRC) champion driver title ahead of the two marquee events of the year, the First Citizens King of the Hill and BCIC Rally Barbados....
View ArticleBWA Investigating reported water outages in St. Peter
The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) advises residents of the St. Peter districts currently impacted by low pressure or water outages that it is conducting investigations within that distribution network...
View ArticleAbrahams: Burden of reporting child abuse being removed from victim
Authorities and other adults whose work requires them to play a role in children’s lives are responsible for reporting incidents of abuse, says Minister of Home Affairs Wilfred Abrahams. He pointed out...
View ArticleMcConney: ‘I don’t know why people need to interfere with people’s children’
In a shocking revelation to Parliament, Minister of Education Kay McConney said several teachers are under lengthy suspension on allegations of making sexual advances to students. It was not...
View ArticleChemistry test issues triggers call for exam body overhaul
A grouping of parents that has emerged as a leading critic of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on Tuesday called for the exam body’s overhaul following discrepancies in a Caribbean Advanced...
View ArticleBDF integrates drones to combat narcotics
The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) has begun using drones in its maritime and land-based security efforts, including drug-fighting operations and intelligence gathering, the military officer overseeing...
View ArticleBAC: CARICOM skilled national applications growing
There has been a significant surge in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals seeking accreditation for their qualifications from the Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC), Executive Director Lisa Gale...
View ArticleSecurity forces acquire skills in hostage and active shooter scenarios
Personnel from local and regional security forces received training in hostage and active shooter situations on Tuesday during a simulation at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC), as part of...
View ArticleThorne to AG: Amend ‘vague’ sex offences law to protect children
Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has urged Attorney General Dale Marshall to amend the Sexual Offences Act, a year and a half after the High Court struck down the criminalisation of buggery but also...
View ArticleCar dealer jailed for just under two years for stealing, money laundering
Reynold Randolph Roach has been jailed for stealing $76 000 from a bank and laundering it 12 years ago. Madam Justice Wanda Blair imposed a term of four years on the 57-year-old resident of Lower...
View ArticleSt Michael man remanded on gun, drug charges
A 20-year-old man is now on remand at Dodds Prison after being charged with several firearm and drug offences. When he appeared in the No. 2 District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Manila...
View ArticleCriminal damage, theft charges land labourer on remand
Even as he assured the court that he would make things right with the complainants, Delano Romerro Linton was remanded to Dodds Prison for the next three weeks. The 34-year-old labourer of 6th Avenue...
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