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Wanted man surrenders
Police now have in custody 42-year-old David Anderson McDonald Reeves. Reeves, of Holders Land, Kew Road, Bank Hall, St Michael, was the subject of a wanted bulletin issued Tuesday night. He...
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UPDATE: Yearwood gets bail
Kwame Everton Dashawn Yearwood, 17, was granted $5000 bail after appearing before Magistrate Douglas Frederick at the District “A” Magistrate court this morning. The accused who has been charged with...
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Rare marine mammal stranding
When two juvenile spotted dolphins were discovered close to the shoreline in Mullins on the west coast last Tuesday, it raised concern among some members of the public, who quickly alerted members of...
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Prominent criminal attorney Andrew Pilgrim, QC and police prosecutor Sergeant Neville Watson were Thursday locked in a verbal tussle over a bail application in a case involving more than half million...
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Church’s appeal
Don’t mess with religious education! That was the forceful message from the Pentecostal Assemblies of the West Indies (PAWI) to political scientist Tennyson Joseph who yesterday urged the Freundel...
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No noose
A recent study by this country’s Criminal Justice Unit shows that 80 per cent of Barbadians support the retention of the death penalty on this country’s statute books. However, Kim Ramsay, a senior...
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Off the job
The industrial relations climate at JADA Group remains unstable following a five-hour work stoppage Thursday over pay and conditions of work. Employees at four locations who had downed their tools...
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Man admits to ganja ‘farm’
A St Michael man’s pleas to be given a fine for drug offences rather than jail, were not enough to prevent a Bridgetown magistrate from remanding him to HMP Dodds. Dwight Ramon Maradona Edwin, 28, of...
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Bring back our national bank – Abed
Amidst increasing calls for the privatization of state assets, one Barbadian businessman is calling for the reverse in banking. Entrepreneur Gabriel Abed wants to see the reintroduction of an...
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Diabetes rate too high
With 200 amputations said to taking place annually at the state-run Queen Elizabeth Hospital, officials today warned that the local rate of diabetes remains too high. Chief Executive Officer of the...
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GAIA wage dispute resolution in sight
A prolonged and sometimes bitter wages dispute between airport workers and Grantley Adams International Airport Inc (GAIA) could finally be over by the end of next month. Workers emerged all smiles...
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Teen faces indecency charge
A St George teen who was charged in connection with a video showing a male making sexual advances towards a minor, appeared in court Thursday and was granted bail. Kwame Everton Dashawn Yearwood, 17,...
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Local weed cultivation on the rise
Marijuana cultivation is on the rise here, partly because law enforcement officials are having some success intercepting illegal drugs that have been imported into the country, according to the Royal...
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Missing after Matthew
On Saturday October 22, Barbados TODAY and CapitalMedia HD 99.3 will stand in solidarity with Haiti as they team up to stage a Radiothon to raise funds for the country ravaged by Hurricane Matthew....
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Tudor hospitalized
Former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Joseph Johnny Tudor has been hospitalized, following a minor heart attack. One family member told Barbados TODAY this evening that Tudor, who is the...
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‘Suspicious’
Four years after fire destroyed the popular Workbench furniture store on Spring Garden Highway, a nasty claims dispute between the owner of the Barbadian company and its Trinidad-based insurer remains...
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QEH wants more autonomy
The state-run Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is looking to review its governance model to allow for greater autonomy and improved service to patients. Chief executive officer Dr Dexter James told the...
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Too much pressure on A&E, warns official
The Accident & Emergency Department (A&E) at the state-run Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is being stretched to the limit. Senior Registrar in the department Dr Joanne Bradford gave this...
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Priest supports ban on religious teaching in schools
An outspoken Anglican cleric is supporting the recent call for religious teaching to be omitted from the school curriculum. Rev Morris, who is also a senior teacher at the Combermere School, argued...
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Water hope
Relief could soon be on the way for residents in water-starved parishes. Acting General Manager John Mwanza reported today that an additional half a million gallons of water would soon become available...
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