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Alarming!
Government’s decision to raise the domestic debt ceiling under the Domestic Loans Act by $1 billion to $7.5 billion has been met with grave concern from the private sector, as well as at least one...
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Still in limbo!
Attempts to persuade staff of the Combermere School that it is safe to return to the classroom did not go over as smoothly as the Ministry of Education may have hoped. Staff members were summoned to a...
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Similar fraud charges, different fates
Two men who appeared in a Bridgetown court jointly charged for fraud faced different fates Friday. They are Kirk Mcneal Griffith, 41, of #2 Golden Rock, Pinelands, St Michael and Alwin Luton King, 38,...
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School closure is not holiday, warns Jones
Minister of Education Ronald Jones is calling for revision of the protocols governing the work ethic of teachers whenever there are unscheduled school closures. In his feature address at the Caribbean...
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Tread carefully, Mr Minister – NUPW
The Gender Affairs Committee (GAC) of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) has hit back at Minister of Social Care Steve Blackett over recent remarks on a sex offenders’ register that would...
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Murder accused on incest and indecent assault charges
Jamar Antonio Pile appeared in court Friday on charges of incest and indecent assault. When the 25-year-old of Skeete Road, Jackman, St Michael, went before Magistrate Douglas Frederick in the District...
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Serious crimes down
Police are reporting a significant drop in crime so far this year, although some minor crimes were up. Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of Crime Management Lybron Sobers would...
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Cases of respiratory illnesses on the rise
Many Barbadians who thought they had the flu last month actually suffered from respiratory illnesses, according to the Ministry of Health. In a statement released today through the Barbados Government...
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Sinclair takes charge of C&W’s Caribbean operations
Cable & Wireless Communications (C&W), which operates here as FLOW, has announced a new head of operations for Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean. Jamaican Garfield Sinclair, the current...
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Centenarian gives thanks
Barbados’ latest centenarian this morning marked her precious milestone with a church service, attended by Governor General Sir Elliott Belgrave, at the St Leonard’s Anglican Church, Westbury Road, St...
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100 years Young
Errie Elease Young is still as sprightly today as she was in her prime. As she celebrated her 100th birthday, the centenarian — who was one of two visited on Saturday by Governor General Sir Elliott...
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Missing woman found
Police are reporting that 29-year-old Tracey Maria Chase of Wilcox Christ Church, who was reported missing on December 15, has been traced and is safe. The Royal Barbados Police Force thanked the...
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$2 million repair of South Coast sewerage system
The Barbados Water Authority today announced it is undertaking a $2 million repair of the South Coast sewerage system, following a leakage in recent weeks. The problem resulted in effluence flowing...
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Soldier laid to rest
Officers from the Barbados Defence Force gathered in the Calvary Moravian Church to pay their last respects to their slain colleague, Private David Nicholas Blenman. Blenman’s body was at Foul Bay...
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Entertainers join Kettle Drive
Local entertainers Damian Marvay and Kirk Browne brought some Christmas cheer to shoppers at Massy Warrens today as they supported the Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle Drive. The annual fundraiser is...
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Today’s weather
Barbadians can expect fair weather conditions for most of the day. The Barbados Meteorological Service says today will be fair to partly cloudy and windy with occasional scattered showers.
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Sinckler delivers Christmas goodies for constituents
Five hundred households in the St Michael North West constituency had some early yuletide cheer yesterday. Parliamentary representative for the constituency and Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler and...
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Christmas cheer in the Villages at Coverley
The spirit of Christmas was alive and well at the Villages of Coverley last night at the annual Christmas in the Villages party for residents and the general public. The event, in its fourth year,...
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Teach vocations earlier, says Counsellor
Chief Executive Officer of Supreme Counselling for Personal Development, Shawn Clarke has called for the island’s children to be exposed to vocational studies at the start of their secondary...
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Five firearms discovered in food barrel
A 29-year-old woman is due to appear in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court this morning after she was nabbed at the Bridgetown Port last Thursday on two firearm offences. Skye Yasmin Lecreta Murray of...
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