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Barbados records 100 AIDS deaths
Barbados recorded the lowest number of deaths related to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the Caribbean for last year. Latest data from the UNAIDS has revealed that 100 people died of the...
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Still no solution at Combermere
There’s still no solution to the environmental problems at Combermere. In a statement released this evening through the Barbados Government Information Service the Ministry of Education announced...
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Well done, Barbados!
Jamaica has joined in congratulating Barbados on its achievement of 50 years of independence. During a 50th anniversary celebration hosted by the Honorary Consul of Barbados to Jamaica Walton Bayley at...
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Silent protest
The National Organisation of Women today staged a ‘silent’ protest against domestic violence at the Broad Street, Hastings, and Haggatt Hall branches of Scotia Bank. The activity formed part of the...
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Skeete gets home for the holidays
Christmas has come early for Felicia Skeete of Porey Spring, St Thomas, whose house suffered extensive damage when a tree fell on it nearly three months ago. Skeete now has a newly renovated family...
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Prince Harry departs
Britain’s Prince Harry bade farewell to Barbados today, as his official three-day visit and the penultimate leg of his tour of the Caribbean came to an end. Prior to boarding a Trans Guyana Airways...
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Son bullied
She has spent more than $15,000 in the past year on medical treatment for her son, a victim of bullying. And with seemingly very little cooperation from authorities to bring the bullies to justice, a...
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Flooded out
At a time when many Barbadians are crying out for insufficient water, a group of St Philip operators is desperate to get rid of their excess supply. However, the problem at Woodbourne, St Philip cannot...
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Homeless left stranded in the rain — Saffrey
Complaining that a number of homeless Barbadians were left stranded during this week’s torrential downpour, President of the Barbados Homeless and Vagrants Society (BHVS) Kemar Saffrey today appealed...
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High ranking
Barbados is among the top ten countries in the world when it comes to its high standard of education. Addressing the opening ceremony of the 48th Meeting of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) at...
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Jones dismisses talk of IMF arrangement
Against the backdrop of leading Barbadian economists calling for Barbados to be enlisted in an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, a Government minister has lashed out at the financial...
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‘No more taxes’
A Government minister is seeking to distance himself from his own administration’s management of some aspects of the country’s affairs. Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small...
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Don’t rule out IMF, says senior economist
Barbados should not rule out turning to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help in reversing the current economic woes facing the country, according to a noted economist. Dean of the Faculty of...
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Worthing Beach closed
Government this morning announced the closure of the popular Worthing Beach in Christ Church with immediate effect. In a brief statement issued by the Barbados Government Information Service it said as...
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Don’t exclude them!
Minister of Social Care Steve Blackett today highlighted the need for Barbados to become a more inclusive society. Speaking at a workshop to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities,...
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Support for kidney sufferers
A kidney transplant programme has been revived at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), and Barbadians are being urged to consider becoming kidney donors. This positive development for the approximately...
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Senior citizens feted
Senior citizens at the St Thomas, St Lucy and St Philip Geriatric hospitals were recently treated to a luncheon hosted by the Barbados ex-policemen of New York, under the theme ‘Celebrating our nation...
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Region lacks capacity to deal with severe weather, says climate change expert
One climate change expert has said that the Caribbean does not have the capacity to deal with the impact of severe weather patterns that have been affecting the region in recent times. The deputy...
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Police probe Tudor Street shooting
Police are investigating a shooting which occurred this morning at Tudor Street, Bridgetown, St Michael in which one St Michael man sustained several injuries to his chest. According to police,...
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More people suffering from kidney failure
The Barbados Kidney Association (BKA) is reporting a significant increase in the number of patients suffering from kidney failure in recent years. “A couple of years ago, we had two or three patients...
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