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Prevention is better than cure
Our communities, along with the responsible managers of society—police, clergy, politicians, and others—play a critical role in addressing the alarming rise in violence, drug abuse, and crime. While...
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Chief Education Officer touts industry-education arts partnership
A strong partnership between industry and education is crucial for the sustainable development of the creative arts sector and the jobs it generates, Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw...
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Fire victim begs for help after all lost in Pine blaze
A fire victim on Monday made a desperate plea for help after fire demolished his house at Golden Rock, the Pine, St Michael and all his possessions. Jeffrey Thomas was shaken and in disbelief at the...
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52-year-old is latest road fatality
An accident along Sargeants Village Main Road in Christ Church has claimed the life of 52-year-old Anderson Lovell of Butler’s Avenue, Gall Hill, in the same parish. Lovell died when the electric...
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Govt to release comprehensive report on school closures
A thorough analysis of the persistent environmental, health, and security issues affecting public schools across the nation is nearing completion, Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw said...
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Duo remanded on gun, ammo charges
Taray Jacobi Skeete, 20, and Rozario David Anthony Boyce, 28, were remanded to prison on gun and ammunition charges when they appeared in the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Skeete, a...
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Magistrate orders thief to get job or start studying
A 24-year-old man has been given a chance to either find a job or enrol in a course of study, after admitting on Monday that he stole money from three tourists. Jevon Obrien Jafari Richardson, of...
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$816 000 bail for drug accused
A man accused of trafficking $816 000 worth of cannabis was released on bail of that same amount on Monday and ordered to surrender his travel documents. Christopher Dave Hinds, a 32-year-old...
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Walters: Barbadians in cost of living ‘crisis’
Opposition Senator Ryan Walters has given a blistering critique of the current Mia Mottley administration’s handling of the cost of living, described as an ongoing crisis. And he has suggested that...
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PriceCheck app: relief or more confusion? Shoppers speak
Barbadian consumers weighed in Monday on the government’s new web-based app, PriceCheck, which allows users to compare product prices at several supermarkets. Launched last Friday by the Ministry of...
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Missing: Princess-Shakiya Peters
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to help locate a missing 17-year-old girl. She is Princess-Shakiya Peters, of No. 3 White Hall, St Michael, and previously of Brownes Gap, Jackson, St...
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Mother begs missing son to come home
Lashandy Studor is a mother in despair. Her son, Cheston Collins, has been missing for four days and she just wants him to come home. She made that plea on Tuesday as she led a search party in...
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Crime prevention minister concerned about surge in school violence
Minister responsible for crime prevention Corey Lane has voiced deep concern over the recent rise in violent incidents within schools. Speaking at his Wildey office on Tuesday, he acknowledged the...
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Govt modernising maritime industry with new legislation
Barbados is poised to modernise its maritime industry with the introduction of a suite of five merchant shipping bills aimed at creating opportunities in ship financing, employment, and economic...
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1-0 down, the tourists aim to bounce back and square the series
West Indies One Day International (ODI) captain Shai Hope insists that the Men In Maroon will view the second contest of three against Sri Lanka as a must-win, after dropping the first rain-affected...
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Thorne criticised for ‘false’ claims about ‘high unemployment’
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds has strongly rejected claims by the Opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) that unemployment figures are higher than the government has...
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Potential, contributions recognised at Arthur Smith Primary
In a celebration of dedication, service, and untapped potential, the Arthur Smith Primary School community gathered at the St Matthias Anglican Church on Monday, for their annual Founders’ Day Service....
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Females take all but one spot in Richard Stoute Over-21 final
And then there were 10. After a pleasing display of talent at the semifinal of the Richard Stoute Over-21 Competition at The Derrick Smith School and Vocational Centre on Saturday night, nine females...
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QEH to revamp clinic services to reduce wait times, discomfort
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has unveiled plans to comprehensively revamp its outpatient services, as a top official admitted that “laziness” has contributed to the long-standing issues of...
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Father, mother of murder victim recall getting news of son’s killing
Russell Norville recalled to a court on Tuesday that he had just gone to lie down when he heard two loud bangs. Moments later, he was told that his son Graeme was dead. He was one of the first...
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