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Suspended commissioner’s case up for judicial review
Darwin Dottin and his lawyer Elliott Mottley. The High Court has “thrown out” the application of Darwin Dottin for an injunction urging it to reinstate him as Commissioner of Police. The court’s ruling...
View ArticlePolice crack cold case
Police have made a breakthrough in the investigations into the murder of 14-year-old Kalifa Downes who was found dead at Mount Friendship in April 2007.Assistant Commissioner of Police Mark Thompson...
View ArticleBLP’s gripe
The main Opposition Barbados Labour Party has called on the Freundel Stuart administration to intervene at the financially troubled Transport Board.Opposition spokesman Dwight Sutherland, parliamentary...
View ArticleTime to strengthen privacy
A health official says stigma and discrimination are still proving to be a major barrier in the fight against HIV/AIDS.Addressing the annual health fair of the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic in The...
View ArticlePolice defend Nation newspaper charges
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Mark Thompson has defended the decision to charge three officials at the Nation Publishing Company, saying that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was...
View ArticleUpdate sex health laws
Local legislation has to be updated to empower the island’s adolescents to take control of issues related to their sexuality.As debate on youth sexuality continues, Senior Medical Health Officer Dr...
View ArticleCut the taxes!
Reduce taxes, return the reverse tax credit and stop the bureaucracy. Those are the demands of Barbadians as outlined in the latest study from the University of the West Indies’ Management Department...
View ArticleUntrue!
Sir Hilary Beckles is not telling the truth!That is what Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler stated categorically this afternoon in response to Sir Hilary’s assertion on Wednesday that the Government...
View ArticleNOT SORRY
The Government of Barbados says it will not apologize for buying Almond Beach Village in St Peter for $US55 million.Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler told Parliament this afternoon the investment was...
View ArticleMan commits suicide after stabbing fiancée and friend
Police are investigating the stabbing of two women and the suspected suicide of their alleged attacker – the fiancé of one of the women – at Woodstock Road, Spooners Hill, St. Michael.Public Relations...
View ArticlePolice probe suspected murder
Lawmen are probing what appears to be another murder.The deceased is 45-year-old Linda Tull whose body was found in her car which was parked on a road behind the Oistins Polyclinic around 11:40 last...
View ArticleUPDATED – Police locate missing teen
The 14-year-old girl reported missing since Saturday has been found safe, police have reported.Police said in a statement that Raniesha Tison, of Gunsite Road, Brittons Hill, St. Michael, is safe and...
View ArticlePolice: CCTV shows lawmen acted promptly
Police say they have CCTV footage to prove that they did not waste time in going to the aid of Linda Tull who was eventually killed in Oistins last weekend.They also say officers involved in the matter...
View ArticlePolice deny ignoring complaint
Police are investigating claims by a woman that lawmen were not taking her calls for help dealing with her ex-boyfriend seriously.Below is a statement on the matter, issued by Police PRO Inspector...
View ArticleNew taxes still coming
Government has not backed off its plan to introduce a suite of new taxes and will, in fact, go to Parliament in three weeks’ time for approval of the bills that will bring them into force.That...
View ArticleLIAT jobs coming to Barbados
Regional carrier LIAT is moving more of its commercial operations from Antigua to Barbados.Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy says scheduling and revenue management departments are joining marketing and...
View ArticleMESA considers legal action to protect men’s rights
One of Barbados’ leading men’s advocates is planning to go to the courts to test what he says is unfair practices that end up hurting men.President of the Men’s Education Support Association (MESA),...
View ArticleStudents questioned in connection with explosion at school
Four Princess Margaret Secondary School students were questioned by police but will not face any charges after causing a small explosion at the St Philip institution this morning.The Bomb Squad was...
View ArticleBarbados downgraded again
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has revised downwards the long-term rating for Barbados, the second downgrade in four months.Late this afternoon, the United States-based credit rating agency announced...
View ArticleGrand plan
With heavy-criticisms still swirling around the Sandals-Barbados deal, Jamaican business tycoon Gordon “Butch” Stewart today said he was focused on plans for a $30 million facelift of the former...
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