Legislators trade words on crime
Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Maxine McClean today snubbed suggestions that the Freundel Stuart administration had failed to take charge of rising gun violence in the country even as Opposition MP...
View ArticleA fourth man charged with St Lucy murder
A fourth man will appear before the District “A” Magistrate court tomorrow in connection with the murder of Andre Hinds, 49, of Northumberland St Lucy. He is Richan Robert Walrond, 25, of Back Ivy,...
View ArticleSt Andrew man faces multiple charges
Kevin Don Pedro Chandler, 25, of Chalky Mount, St Andrew is set to appear before the District “D” Magistrate court tomorrow on a string of charges. Police have charged Chandler with unlawful possession...
View ArticleYWCA appeals for more help for the nation’s youth
President of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Tamita Griffith, today urged society to help her organization develop the minds of the nation’s children as she declared that not all young...
View ArticleFix water woes, BLP says
Mere hours before the start of the new school year tomorrow, the Barbados Labour Party’s shadow Minister of Water Resources Trevor Prescod has blasted Agriculture Minister Dr David Estwick for the...
View ArticleEnough talk!
The people of St Joseph want water coming from their taps and are not prepared to hear anything about service standards for the company that has not delivered the precious resource in months. That was...
View ArticleComissiong fed up with the AG
Attorney-at-law David Comissiong today charged that Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite has done little or nothing over the past eight years that the ruling Democratic Labour Party has been in office to...
View ArticleNo more breaks!
Tax defaulters beware! Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler today served notice to those taxpayers who currently owe Government millions of dollars in outstanding value added tax, income tax and land tax...
View ArticleMajor fallout
A leading academic today lamented that the poor and vulnerable were being offered up on the sacrificial altar of economic fiscal adjustment. Vice Chancellor of the University of West Indies Sir Hilary...
View ArticleBarbados gets mixed review in 2016 Caribbean HDR
Women living in Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines can expect a fairer shot at senior managerial jobs when compared to their counterparts in other Caribbean countries. This is according to data...
View ArticleHeritage chairman staying clear of Hyatt
The new chairman of the Cabinet-appointed Barbados World Heritage Committee, which has responsibility for the overall management and protection of this country’s UNESCO World Heritage site designation,...
View ArticleToo much ‘sex for benefits’, warns BFPA
The Barbados Family Planning Association (BFPA) has raised concern that teenage girls are having transactional and intergenerational sex, putting them at risk of contracting HIV and other sexually...
View ArticleVisitor dies at Road View
Police are investigating a fatality, which occurred along Road View, St Peter sometime after 11 p.m. on Monday, resulting in the death of a 50-year-old Austrian male. Police are yet to release the name...
View ArticleThousands run and walk for good cause
Over 3,000 people turned up sunday to play their part in the fight to end gynaecological cancers in Barbados. They all participated in the fourth annual Sagicor Globe-athon Barbados 2016 5K Walk and...
View ArticleFestival finale
Crop Over 2016 officially climaxed sunday night with the annual awards ceremony recognizing key players in the historic festival. Artistes, bandleaders and producers were awarded for making this year’s...
View ArticleCaddle looking to unseat Sealy
A young economist, who has her eyes on the seat which is currently held in Parliament by Minister of Tourism and International Transport Richard Sealy, believes the people of St Michael South Central...
View Article‘Epic threat’
Barbados’ illegal gun problem is in no way unique, says regional security expert Francis Forbes, who has revealed figures showing that the large number of illegal firearms on the streets is a...
View ArticleAbrahams ready to talk ganja
He is neither for nor against the decriminalization of marijuana, but attorney-at-law Wilfred Abrahams believes the time has come for the country to have a serious conversation on the issue. Abrahams’...
View ArticleGovt making it easier for businesses to sell liquor
Government is looking to make it easier for shop keepers, vendors and local event planners to buy and sell alcoholic beverages, particularly at high-volume times such as Crop Over. Minister of...
View ArticleMore LIAT blues
Yet another scathing criticism has been issued of the service provided by the beleaguered regional airline LIAT. The latest attack comes from Grenada’s Tourism Minister Clarice Modeste who said she was...
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