Teen remanded on theft charge
Teenager Milek Joshua Johnson was remanded to Dodds on Tuesday for 28 days on a theft charge. Johnson, 19, from 2nd Avenue, Deanes Village, Hindsbury, St Michael appeared before Magistrate Angela...
View ArticleAccused Harewood granted $2 500 bail
Coconut vendor Kamal Kemar Harewood was granted bail on Tuesday when he appeared before a Bridgetown court on a wounding charge. Harewood, 27, of Fordes Road, Clapham, St Michael is accused of...
View ArticleBarbados are CAZOVA champions!
Barbados and Jamaica emerged as boys’ and girls’ champions, respectively, at the 2024 CAZOVA U19 Boys and Girls Zonal Championships. The tournament concluded earlier this week at the GC Foster College...
View ArticleTough times in Lima at Pan Am Squash
The Barbados squash team had a challenging first day at the 2024 Senior Pan American Squash Championships held in Lima, Peru. The team faced strong opponents, resulting in some promising performances...
View ArticleKirton boys acing it
Four Barbados players are presently in Saint Lucia for the Sagicor Junior International Tennis Tournament. Being played at the National Tennis Centre in Beausejour, Gros Islet, this competition is part...
View ArticleSada Williams advances to 400m final at Paris Olympics
Barbadian Sada Williams on Wednesday booked her spot in the finals of the Women’s 400-metre finals at the Paris Olympics. Williams, who competed in the 3rd semi final heat for the event clocked 49.89...
View ArticleCrop Over is a team sport, needs national effort
The golden anniversary of Crop Over has come to an end with the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) facing both praise and criticism for the festival’s outcomes. Firstly, there must be an admission that...
View ArticleNo solution in sight to ongoing DLP rift
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has been thrown into further turmoil as suspended president Dr Ronnie Yearwood and general secretary Steve Blackett failed to attend a crucial disciplinary committee...
View ArticleHomeless secure post-World Cup jobs
About a dozen individuals who were hired for the clean-up campaign during the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup have successfully secured well-paying jobs in the bustling 2024 Crop Over season, marking a...
View ArticleClapham burglar given suspended sentence
For the next two years, Christopher Seth Japeth Bynoe has to stay out of trouble with the law if he wants to avoid serving a six-month sentence imposed on him. Magistrate Manila Renee sentenced the...
View ArticleArchives restoration ‘progressing’ after lightning strike fire
Significant progress is being made in the restoration and protection of the Archives Department following a devastating fire in June, with a focus on resilience, security and comprehensive preventative...
View ArticleReturn to mask-wearing, officials urge as new COVID variant spreads
Medical experts are calling on people to resume wearing masks as a new, more transmissible variant of COVID-19 gains dominance on the island. No mask mandate has been issued. The Barbados Association...
View ArticleFarmers seal bid for cattle imports to boost milk production
After a significant setback, dairy farmers have secured a deal to import 180 pregnant heifers from Canada next month, in an effort to boost the island’s milk production. James Paul, chief executive...
View ArticleBAS launches $2 million farmers loan scheme
The Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) has become a farming lender, launching a $2 million loan scheme aimed at supporting farmers’ production needs, following through on a government promise made...
View ArticleRain Can’t Stop Dis is Rick: Ignite
Neon-hued glow sticks pierced the darkness as Dis is Rick: Ignite transformed the Wildey Gymnasium car park on Saturday night. Early birds flocked to the eagerly awaited event, where DJs Raw Gas, Zen...
View ArticleGetting Youth into Entrepreneurship
There is a persistent call for the youth to be engaged in entrepreneurial activity, not just as a strategy to address youth unemployment but more so to unlock the innovation and creativity that exist...
View ArticleSada Williams is determined to cop a medal in Friday’s 400 metres final at...
Sada Williams became the first Barbadian woman to make an Olympic athletics final shortly after 3:01 p.m., Barbados time on Wednesday in Paris. From miles away, thousands of Barbadians watched...
View ArticleBAMSAC impresses at Senior Games
Team Barbados earned 36 medals at the recently concluded Pennsylvania Senior Games. The 12-member team, under the auspices of the Barbados Masters and Seniors Athletic Club (BAMSAC), returned 21 gold...
View ArticleMinistry of Education warns of ‘’illegitimate laptop scheme in circulation”
It has come to the attention of the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training that there is a document in circulation advertising applications for a students’ laptop scheme. The...
View ArticleBMS eyes area of interest
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) is closely monitoring the progress of an area of interest in the Central Tropical Atlantic. An information statement issued by the BMS said: “Model guidance...
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