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You swore, PM
The island’s most powerful public sector labour union is holding Prime Minister Freundel Stuart to his word on the controversial National Social Responsibility Levy (NSRL) in view of the performance...
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We are not pocketing levy funds, Inniss says
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Small Business Development Donville Inniss is making it clear that no one in the Freundel Stuart administration is pocketing any of the monies raised through the...
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No glory
Three months after Government increased the controversial National Social Responsibility Levy (NSRL) from two per cent to ten per cent, Bridgetown businesses say there has since been a drastic...
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BIBA: Downgrade could hurt international business
The recent downgrade of Barbados by the American ratings agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) will likely take a bite out of the island’s international business, according to a senior official of the...
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Too many potholes
It has been a rough road to travel in recent months for residents of Pilgrim Place, Christ Church, who complain that a growing number of potholes in their roadway leave little road for pedestrians and...
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Parents of missing 40 year old at their wits end
The parents of missing man Christopher Broome say they are at their wits end. A police bulletin issued yesterday said the 40-year-old man had been missing since September 21 and was last seen by his...
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Help us too!
With the Caribbean’s disaster relief efforts currently concentrated on countries that are said to need it the most, a top official of regional airline LIAT today suggested that the struggling...
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PSV driver found guilty of indecently assaulting teen
A St Michael man, found guilty of indecently assaulting a 19-year-old, lost his freedom today. Madam Justice Jacqueline Cornelius issued the order after a jury returned “a majority verdict” against...
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ZR driver fined and banned for injuring schoolgirl
The ZR driver who made national headlines in 2015 when a schoolgirl lost her arm whilst travelling in his vehicle, has been disqualified from driving for the next 18 months. Magistrate Graveney...
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PM In the dark
Three days after his Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler revealed that the inflated National Social Responsibility Levy (NSRL) had raked in $50 million in its first quarter of operation, Prime Minister...
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Trouble brewing over creation of Teaching Service Commission
Government and the teachers’ unions appear to be on a collision course over something the teachers have been demanding for a number of years: a teaching service commission. Prime Minister Freundel...
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Well done, Toni!
The head of this country’s largest trade union is hailing as a major victory for worker solidarity the settlement reached by the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) in its recent impasse with the state-run...
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BDF issues apology over incident in Dominica
A Barbadian coast guard officer has found himself at the centre of controversy in Dominica after he reportedly “grabbed” a camera from a regional journalist on Thursday in a bid to stop him from...
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Two arrested in Cane Garden, St Thomas
Police have arrested and jointly charged 45-year-old Corey Cleophus Parris of Shop Hill, St Thomas and 23-year-old Shakir Omari Maycock of 7th Avenue, New Orleans, St Michael with unlawful possession...
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Let pedestrians cross for themselves warns road traffic advisor
A former president of the Barbados Road Safety Association (BRSA) is calling for an immediate end to the practice of drivers of public service vehicles (PSVs) stopping traffic to facilitate...
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PAD launches ICT system
A new information, communication and technological (ICT) system has been launched that is expected to speed up decision-making in the public service and improve productivity. The Personnel...
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UN must set up relief fund for storm victims – McNish
The region’s peace advocates are appealing to the United Nations to establish a relief fund to assist the countries battered by the recent category five hurricanes. In addressing the first Caribbean...
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Fighting back
There is a call for October 6 to be declared as the International Day Against Terrorism. That call came from Gerald Perreira, leader for the Organization for the Victory of the People in Guyana during...
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Beware uncle Sam
Social activist David Comissiong is viewing with suspicion the “fortress-like” United States embassy in Wildey, St Michael, questioning whether it was or it was not a nest of spies. Addressing the...
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Pedal cyclist killed in road accident
A 61-year-old man is this country’s latest road fatality. Police said the man, whose address and next of kin are still to be ascertained, was knocked from his pedal cycle sometime around 11:20 last...
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