‘Urgent solutions needed’
The island’s umbrella trade union body wants an urgent meeting of the full Social Partnership with Prime Minister Fruendel Stuart as it points to the economic crisis facing Barbados at this...
View ArticleScientific crime solving
The ad hoc and lackadaisical approach to crime scenes in the region could soon be a thing of the past.Director of training with the Regional Security System Yvonne Alexander gave this assurance...
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Surgery for baby Dakari
Baby Dakari Shorey may soon be on a road to recovery.That is because he has been approved for the first of three surgeries to be performed this weekend when he is flown to the United States.The...
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United plans to open new outlets
United Insurance Company Limited is expected to open two new outlets in Barbados this year.Newly appointed business manager Sharron Alleyne-Elcock, though not giving details, told Barbados TODAY this...
View ArticleBeaches construction starts in April 2015
The start date for construction of the much talked about Beaches Resorts in Barbados is set for the second quarter of 2015.And while Gordon “Butch” Stewart, chairman of Sandals Resorts International...
View ArticleMen charged with attempting to export US dollars
A father and son have been arrested after trying to leave Barbados with more than US$6,ooo.Jeffrey Harrington Callender, 46, of No. 9 Coral Land, Haggatt Hall St. Michael and 23-year-old Rico Antonio...
View ArticleOne dead, at least 50 injured in road accidents
One man is dead and more than 50 people injured after two mass casualty road accidents occurred within just over an hour of each other on Saturday.Troy Ifill, 35, of Cutting Road, Haggatt Hall, St...
View ArticleMissing schoolgirl found
The 14-year-old Parkinson Memorial School girl who was reported missing last week has been found.In a brief statement issued today, police said Sanna Rhondine Makerry Adams is safe.“The Force thanks...
View ArticleBoat crew detained after drug find
The captain and crew of a Guyanese registered ship berthed at the Bridgetown Port have been detained and are being questioned after cocaine and cannabis were discovered on their boat.Members of the...
View ArticleJamaican chef on drug charges
A Jamaican chef who came to Barbados after swallowing more than 30 packets containing a pound of cannabis will appear in court tomorrow.Martell Antonio Stewart will face charges of possession,...
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Three injured in another serious accident
The third serious accident in less than 24 hours has left three people injured.The latest incident involved a car and a taxi van and occurred around 8:25 this morning on the Spring Garden Highway near...
View ArticleFirearm seized
One man is assisting lawmen with investigations into the seizure of a firearm, the fifth within two weeks.Police say detectives were on patrol duty about 2.45 am on Saturday when they stopped a...
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Transport Board employee dies suddenly
Byron Jackman, seen here at an event last year, passed away at his home this morning.The Transport Board and the Barbados Workers Union (BWU) have been thrown into mourning today with the sudden death...
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Airport vigilant after CAL threat
Officials at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) will remain vigilant following a warning by the United States Embassy of “unconfirmed threat information” relating to Caribbean Airline...
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Scary dip in reserves
In spite of Government borrowing to shore up the foreign reserves, that pool of money continues to decline, suffering a major drop last month.So says Barbados Labour Party spokesman on economic...
View ArticlePositive signs
Following on from last year’s mixed performance by Barbados, the chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), Beverly Nicholson-Doty says there are positive signs of recovery for island’s...
View ArticleIMF board looks at Barbados
Against the backdrop of strong economic worry among Barbadians and a massive programme of public sector retrenchment that is currently in train, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund...
View ArticleCrisis the ‘best thing that could happen’
The best time to change a society for the better is during a period of crisis.This contention from the president of the Barbados Economic Society, Jeremy Stephen, who has said that the recession was...
View ArticleHeads must roll
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has one week to fire Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler, failing which the Prime Minister himself will have to leave as Head of Government.Leader of the Opposition Mia...
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No ignoring the IMF, warns Mottley
Opposition Leader Mia Mottley has predicted a negative outcome to today’s International Monetary Fund’s executive board meeting, called to examine the latest Article IV Report on Barbados.The report is...
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