St Lucy man dies at sea
Police are investigating the death of 65-year-old Collin Greaves of Hope Road, St Lucy, at Nans beach this morning. Preliminary reports say that around 11:00 Greaves went spear fishing at the beach...
View ArticleMissing boy traced
Fourteen-year-old Nathan Hewitt of 1st Avenue Weekes Land, Goodland, St Michael, who was reported missing last evening, has been traced and is safe. Police said at the time that the teen had not been...
View ArticleFr Paul knocks BFPA, calls for more marriages
Roman Catholic priest Father Clement Paul is calling for more Christian marriages to solve Barbados’ low birth rate, saying that offering cash incentives to couples to have babies is “far too...
View ArticlePastor declares war on drug pushers
Pastor of the Empowerment International Ministries, Roger Husbands, today warned drug pushers who have been leading children astray that he will be taking back the youth from them with the aid of...
View ArticleMorris says Durant’s plan encourages national prostitution
It is national prostitution. That was the angry reaction of outspoken cleric Reverend Charles Morris as he rubbished as “asinine” a recommendation by Government Senator, church leader and Chairman of...
View ArticleSinckler contradicts Inniss on Hyatt hotel
Two ministers in the Freundel Stuart administration have made opposing pronouncements regarding planning permission for the controversial Hyatt Centric hotel proposed for Carlisle Bay, Bay Street, St...
View ArticleTax hit
Not only will Barbadians be paying more for goods when the National Social Responsibility Levy takes effect on Thursday, they can also expect to see more than a two per cent hike in costs, University...
View ArticleBoycott them – Sinckler
Just days after Minister of Industry Donville Inniss threatened to name and shame businesses which raised prices to unreasonable levels following the introduction of the National Social Responsibility...
View ArticleGovt has no money – Abrahams
Government is so broke that it cannot afford to pay for removal of overflowing garbage skips, or to shell out cash for the fabrication of bicycle licence plates, Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP)...
View ArticleDLP a party of taxes – Straughn
The Democratic Labour Party’s (DLP) image as the party for poor people has been shattered since it was returned to power in 2008 and it has become the party of taxes, according to Opposition Barbados...
View ArticleSpend more
President of the Guild of Students at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Olvine Holas today made a strong plea to regional governments to put more money into financing...
View ArticleUWI students’ guild to assist financially struggling pupils
The Guild of Students at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus is stepping up to assist students who need help with paying their tuition fees. President of the Guild Olvine Holas...
View ArticleTASI extended again
Government is to further extend its experimental programme of combining the services of the Barbados Transport Board and private operators of public service vehicles on some routes. A release today...
View ArticleGrilling of BVTB Director continues
It was another session of intense grilling yesterday for Director of the Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB) Henderson Thompson, as the Employment Rights Tribunal continued its hearing into the...
View ArticleWhat price gouging?
One of the island’s largest private sector groupings is confirming that retail prices will rise above two per cent following the implementation of the National Social Responsibility Levy on Thursday,...
View ArticleANSA McAL to buy two Barbadian companies
Approximately eight months after losing the bid to acquire Banks Holdings Limited (BHL), Trinidadian conglomerate ANSA McAL is about to acquire two other companies in Barbados. This comes as the...
View ArticleMore money
Barbadian producers can expect more than $3 million in business to come their way this year once fast food restaurant Burger King follows through on a commitment to buy local. General Manager Ryan...
View ArticleIMF report no surprise – Sinckler
The latest report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the Barbados economy came as no surprise to Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler. Stating that he only read aspects of the report which was...
View ArticleLorde: Don’t place asset tax on credit unions
University of the West Indies economist Dr Troy Lorde is dismissing calls by commercial banks for the recently hiked Bank Asset Tax to be applied to other financial institutions, particularly credit...
View ArticleThompson endures third straight day of questioning
Director of the Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB) Henderson Thompson today underwent a third straight day of intense cross-examination in the wrongful dismissal case of the BVTB’s marketing and...
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