Bajan Dooflicky
The Pelican Craft Village was the place to be yesterday to experience a real Bajan cultural show, from sweet-sounding tuk band music to a good old-time wuk-up by Mother Sally.The village was the...
View ArticleLandowners Beware!
Landowners who ignore Government’s warnings to debush their vacant lots will be named, shamed and even forced to pay a fine if they want to ever develop or sell that property.Tired of people not...
View Article100 and going strong
One of the secrets to reaching 100 years is hard work –– this coming from Barbados’ latest centenarian Whitstanley Spooner, who celebrated his birthday yesterday with visits from Governor General Sir...
View ArticleSirs Alike
An outstanding heart specialist and an international business lawyer of philanthropic repute have been accorded this country’s highest national awards in the 2013 Independence Day Honours. They are Dr...
View ArticleIn Service of Country
Shocked! This much summed up the feeling of Marcia Burrowes, who, in addition to the PhD behind her name, from this morning may now BSS –– Barbados Service Star.The actress and cultural historian was...
View ArticleBoyce’s call
Minister of Health John Boyce is calling on Barbados cell service providers to join with the Government in a campaign to stop road users from talking and texting on their phones while driving.Declaring...
View ArticleUnited We Stand
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart delivers message of unity for Independence. Following is the full text of his statement:“I am pleased once again to salute you as we celebrate the 47th Anniversary of our...
View ArticleHope needed
Opposition Leader Mia Mottley talks of the need for hope in her Independence Day message. Following is the full text of her statement.Citizens, Residents, Friends and Well-wishers;As we celebrate our...
View ArticleThink twice before giving HPV vaccine, authorities told
Health and education authorities are being advised to think twice before giving pre-teen girls a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.Director of the Pure Sex Centre Ambrose Carter says parents need to...
View ArticleSt Thomas woman killed in dispute with man
Another young woman has been killed in a dispute with a man.Krystal Lovell, 22, was killed at her Highland, St Thomas home last night.Police say initial investigations show that Lovell was involved in...
View ArticleRomel Graham on police wanted list
Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with serious criminal matters.He is 32-year-old Romel Dacosta Graham, alias “Naca Pooh” or “Dre Man”, whose last known address is Four Square Valley,...
View ArticleMan charged with money laundering and theft
Members of the Fraud Squad have arrested and charged Reynold Randolph Roach, 47, of Apt 9, Lower Estate Heights, St. Michael for money laundering and theft involving more than $150,000.He is accused of...
View ArticleFire aboard yacht extinguished
(Photo compliments John Forde)A fire aboard a yacht off Port St Charles Marina earlier today has been brought under control.Fire officials said everyone on board is safe although one crew member had to...
View ArticleFamily mourns Krystal’s death
Krystal Lovell’s mother Lorraine (left), cradling the latest addition to the Lovell family. Sister Khanesha (centre) and aunt Jennifer Boyce (right) reflect on their personal loss.A St Thomas family...
View ArticleMan charged with Krystal Lovell’s death
Jarrick Tudor has been charged with Krystal Lovell’s murder.The 29-year-old ex-boyfriend of Krystal Lovell has been charged with her murder.Jarrick Tudor, a Guyanese national who resided at Fairfield,...
View Article‘Xpress’ loans available
BCCI president Lalu Vaswani, Axcel Finance Barbados’ CEO Samuel Rosenberg and MInister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development Denis Kellman at the launch.Barbadians may now get consumer loans within...
View ArticleAlleged teacher attacker sent to Psychiatric Hospital
A man who allegedly stabbed a pre-school teacher last week, a Guyanese woman who brought cocaine into Barbados, and a man accused of money laundering and theft all faced different fates when they...
View ArticleUPDATE: Krystal Lovell’s alleged killer remanded
Jarrick Tudor charged with the murder of Krystal Lovell.Krystal Lovell’s ex-boyfriend, who is accused of killing her, has been remanded to prison.Jerrick, Tudor, 29, a Guyanese national living at...
View ArticleNot a boy!
The National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) wants the Freundel Stuart Government to take retrenchment of public servants off the table, even as it struggles to find a palatable national solution to...
View ArticleDo or die
Two Barbadian economists say Government has no alternative but to cut its public service wage bill to rightsize the economy.The position of Michael Howard, a professor of economics at the University of...
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