Clik here to view.
Boycott it!
In a last minute appeal to the spirit of patriotism, General Secretary of the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) George Pilgrim is urging Barbadians “not to further tarnish brand Barbados by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More Bajans to get tuition assistance to attend UWI
Government has pledged to increase the qualifying household income threshold for students requiring state-funded tuition fees to attend the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI),...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BICO’s shares trading way below value – Thirlwell
A lack of inactivity on the Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) is depressing the share price of ice cream and cold storage company BICO Limited, according to a company executive. Expressing dissatisfaction...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pan-American Insurance looking up, says King
At least one insurance company here is satisfied that confidence in the sector is bound to rise with Government’s decision to provide close to $30 million in its 2017-2018 Estimates of Revenue and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PM honoured by Oxford University
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has been elected an Honorary Fellow of Keble College, Oxford University. The decision of the Governing Body of Keble College took effect on Thursday, March 9, 2017. The...
View ArticleSupport for women with endometriosis
Endometriosis is one of the most common ailments affecting women, but it is not a topic that is readily discussed in public. The newly formed Barbados Association of Endometriosis and PCOS (Polycystic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reid remanded to prison
Anderson Wycleff Reid was remanded to prison when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrate Court today on a charge of criminal damage. Reid, 38, of Woodstock Road, Spooners Hill, St Michael, was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Barbadian is front-runner for LIAT CEO
Barbadian Julie Reifer-Jones is among three people short-listed for the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LIAT. The Antigua-based Observer Radio quoted “a usually reliable source at the airline”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Women march for respect
Women of Barbados decided today that they would no longer be silent about acts of violence being committed against them. Scores of women and men answered the call of the charity Life in Leggings...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘March of Disgust’ just the beginning
Thousands of Barbadians shrugged off rain and sun to march through Bridgetown then assemble at Jubilee Gardens to hear political and non-political speakers repeatedly calling for a change in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Enough is Enough’
It was a sea of red in Bridgetown on Saturday as supporters of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) chanted “Enough Is Enough”. The March of Disgust started in Jubilee Gardens and made its way through The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pilgrim: It was a rent a crowd
The ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is charging that Barbadians were paid to participate in yesterday’s national March of Disgust organized by the Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP). Speaking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mixed reaction to BLP-led march
The Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) is pleased with the turnout for yesterday’s national March of Disgust, which party spokesman Dale Marshall says has “rattled” the ruling Democratic Labour...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police investigate St James accident
Police are on the scene of a two-car smash up at Lower Carlton, St James. More details as they come to hand.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Update: Police investigate St James accident
Two men were injured in a two–car smash up at Lower Carlton, St James that occurred around 6:45 p.m. They are Ryan Browne, 30, of Denton Road, Grazettes, St Michael and Wilfred Francis, 60, of Sion...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Three injured at Silver Hill
Police say three men were injured during a shooting incident at Block 3D, Silver Hill, Christ Church last night. The victims — all from the same area — were reportedly among a group of men who were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Best charged with raping British visitor
Police have arrested and charged a 34-year-old man in connection with the rape of a 46-year-old British visitor. David Omar Best of Orange Hill, St James appeared before Magistrate Wanda Blair in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jamaican fined $8000 for trafficking drugs
A Jamaican national was today ordered to pay $8000 forthwith or spend 12 months in prison. Octavia Nickoda Lucimia Taylor, 25, landed at the Grantley Adams International Airport on Saturday, March 11...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guilty as charged!
In a confession of sorts, Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler Monday admitted that the Central Bank’s printing of money was “not good” for the ailing Barbados economy and it must be “brought to a halt...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sinckler ready to have a national conversation
Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler says it is time for a national discourse on a new socio-economic development model for the country to tackle the foreign exchange situation, high debt and the overall...
View Article