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Two fires within hours
Residents of Collymore Rock, St Michael responded quickly to the fire at this abandoned house.Firefighters were called into action this morning to put out two blazes.The first was at Rose Hill, St...
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Lionel Craig was a man of the people – Mottley
Family members of Lionel Craig in hymn. At far left is Prime Minister Freundel Stuart.Hundreds of Barbadians from all walks of life today said goodbye to Lionel Seymour Craig, CHB, who was described...
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David Thompson tournament escapes chopping block
Minister of Constituency Empowerment and Community Development, Steve Blackett.The David Thompson Memorial Constituency Councils Football Classic will continue for another year despite the financial...
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Stuart says he has no regrets
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart says he has no regrets about the formation of Constituency Councils just over five years ago.In fact, the country’s leader says he is proud of the work done by the...
View ArticleMissing girl found
Police say missing 16-year-old Abbygale Joseph has been found safe.In a brief statement which did not indicate where or when she was located, police public relations officer Inspector David Welch said...
View ArticleMan shot, drugs and boat held
One man was shot late yesterday evening as law enforcement officers intercepted a boat carrying illegal drugs. He and three others are now in police custody.Police say that around 6:30 pm yesterday,...
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More duty-free areas needed, says BCCI official
BCCI senior vice president Tracey Shuffler.A senior official of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce & Industry is suggesting an expansion of duty-free shopping zones across the island to encourage...
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Foolish talk!
Utter nonsense!That’s how one Anglican priest has dismissed the recent discussion and controversy surrounding a “seminary student” with a dreadlocked hairstyle.Reverend Davidson Bowen of the St Philip...
View ArticleFull disclosure
Get the facts first before going out to bat for workers.This message to the island’s public sector unions from the rector of the St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Reverend John Rogers.This morning he told...
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Gabby wants Carlisle Bay name change
Cultural Ambassador Anthony ‘Gabby’ Carter is calling for Carlisle Bay to be renamed to Fergusson Bay in honour of Barbadian mariner Captain George Fergusson.Saying that the Earl of Carlisle James Hay,...
View ArticleMyrie wait not long, says Jamaican minister
Shanique Myrie may be pushing for the Barbados Government to pay up the money awarded to her by the Caribbean Court of Justice but her country’s foreign minister says the five-month period that has...
View ArticleBarbados crush T&T
Barbados crushed archrivals Trinidad and Tobago by an innings and 60 runs inside three days, to make a bold statement in the Regional Four-Day Championship today.Spinners Ashley Nurse and Sulieman Benn...
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Ignore David Estwick, Arthur tells BLP
Former prime minister and BLP leader Owen Arthur makes a point at theChrist Church West Central BLP branch meeting at the Christ Church Foundation School.Ignore Dr David Estwick and focus on the work...
View ArticleJob cuts hit QEH
Just over a dozen temporary workers at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital began the day with employment but ended it jobless as Government’s retrenchment programme continues.Tears were shed as 13 workers...
View ArticleSuspected suicide in St Thomas
Police are investigating a suspected suicide.Norman Forte, 66, was found hanging from the roof of his Welchman Hall Main Road, Welchman Hall, St. Thomas home this morning.A family member made the...
View ArticleArmed men rob City establishment
Police are investigating an aggravated burglary which occurred this morning around 7.30 at the Pool Hall, Marhill Street, Bridgetown.Two men, one armed with a gun, stole an undisclosed sum of money...
View ArticleJuvenile among accused in shooting of Canadian
A 15-year-old boy is among a group of men charged in connection with the St. John burglary in which a Canadian visitor was shot earlier this month.The juvenile has been charged along with Damian Omar...
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Time to plan ahead
Describing Minister of Agriculture Dr David Estwick’s discontent with Government’s economic policies as a ‘theatre of the absurd’, Owen Arthur is urging Barbados Labour Party members to ignore the...
View ArticleRefurbishment plan for Wildey Gym
Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, Stephen Lashley says a major refurbishment of the Wildey Gymnasium has been planned for the final quarter of this year.The overhaul will see the introduction of...
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‘Invest in education’
Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Maxine McClean, believes that as a people, Barbadians have become too comfortable.Senator Maxine McCleanThe Government Senator made this observation today...
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