Holder to carry BLP banner again
Attorney-at-law Arthur Holder will carry the Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) banner in St Michael Central in the next general election. During Sunday night’s nomination exercise, which attracted a large...
View ArticleGas and diesel prices on the rise
Consumers are paying more for gasoline, diesel and kerosene, and less for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from midnight, Sunday, April 10. The changes, which took effect on midnight on Sunday, saw the...
View ArticleThree charged with stealing sweet potatoes
Police have made a breakthrough into a spate of crop theft. Ian Emmerson Bennett, 41, of Cliff, St John has been formally charged with stealing over 90 rods of sweet potatoes between April 5 and...
View ArticleCrime chief dead
Members of the Royal Barbados Police Force are mourning the sudden death of another of their senior officers. Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of crime, Livingston Eversley, 58,...
View ArticleMissing Dad
The 11-year-old boy from St Peter who was reported missing yesterday was on a mission to find his father, the boy’s mother revealed today. Kimberly Adams told Barbados TODAY that her son Tarel Taronta...
View ArticleDrug trafficker blames skin disorder
Corey Ramont Jordan learnt today that selling marijuana to pay the doctor for medical services is not the way to go. Jordan, 35, went before Magistrate Douglas Frederick in the District ‘A’...
View ArticleTwo face separate charges of assault
A man and a woman were granted bail in separate matters when they went before the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court earlier today. Shaneka Crystal Kyesha Nicholls, of Rose Hill, Kendal Hill, Christ...
View ArticleNo water ease
The already troublesome water shortages in the north and east of the island are likely to get worse before they get better. Manager of Engineering at the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) Charles Marville...
View ArticleAnother man charged with crop theft
A third man is expected to face the law court today on charges of crop theft. Grantley DaCosta McDonald Thorpe, 52, of Valley Land, St George, is charged with stealing 105 pounds of sweet potatoes from...
View ArticleBail for murder-accused
Almost four years since he was arrested and charged with the murder of his estranged wife Nicole Harrison-Watson, Sean Watson has been released on bail. The draughtsman of Ballantyne, Christ Church,...
View ArticleWorst nightmare
When Mercedes Gill received news today that the man accused of murdering her daughter had been granted bail, she felt as though “my daughter had been killed all over again”. Gill’s worst nightmare came...
View ArticleNot a bad Dad
The father of the pre-teen boy from Station Hill, St Peter who was reported missing on Sunday has admitted that he often let his children down, blaming the lack of a steady job and inadequate housing...
View ArticlePM: They’re hypocrites!
“Do not pay any attention to these hypocrites who are now critical of the introduction of biometrics; its use was raised at the time of the staging Cricket World Cup 2007 in the Caribbean.” This was...
View ArticleEnvironmental problems at schools will be solved – Jones
Lingering environmental challenges at three of the island’s schools continue to receive the attention of the authorities, assured Minister of Education Ronald Jones as the new school term got underway...
View ArticleJailing crop thieves pleases Paul
The head of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) James Paul is hopeful that the recent jailing of two crop thieves will help stem the increasing number of cases of praedial larceny. “At least there...
View ArticleRiver setback
Minister of Transport and Works Michael Lashley has issued a new deadline for completion of work on the River Bus terminal. Speaking following a tour of the project, which is located on the site of the...
View ArticlePolice hunt for suspect
Police are on the hunt for a male suspect following the seizure of over 200 cannabis plants in St Andrew yesterday. The plants were found when lawmen from the Belleplaine station executed a warrant at...
View ArticleA fourth man accused of stealing sweet potatoes
A fourth man has been arrested and charged in connection with the theft of sweet potatoes. Hayden Ricardo Brathwaite, 42, of Church Village, St Philip is accused of stealing the produce from a field at...
View ArticleLiat’s CEO departs
It’s official! Liat’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Evans has parted ways with the company. In a brief release issued today, the regional airline confirmed that it had accepted Evan’s resignation...
View ArticleNew payment initiative for Bayview patients
Bayview Hospital has partnered with Republic Bank to launch a new credit card initiative to assist patients with their medical expenses. It is the first time in Barbados that a bank and a medical...
View Article